Barenski wrote:

Have been in Jewellery trade…and same company…for 43 years after leaving school at age 15.

Became Manager in 1988 and when the boss retired in 2000 myself and another tradesman took it over becoming partners. We split the partnership up in 2011 and he graciously allowed me to keep this business name going. In 2015 I had what I consider some sort of breakdown and decided that I needed to do something else to save my sanity and that of my family. With my love of golf and how golf works, I took on a role at Elanora Country Club as Course Marshal and I can honestly say that it was a decision that has changed my life, for the better.

Now I’m there 4 days, still a casual but doing around 28-30 hours a week..still running the Jewellery manufacturing business from home, 2 days a week, so in reality I’ve turned my job into a hobby and my hobby into a job…and I love it!

Did we ever confess the full story to the team about what was allegedly yours and my first ever meeting on the putting green at Palm Meadows of the very first Saturday of the very first Nationals?
Following a few weeks worth of sledging and offers of huge bets for a putt off?
and how the end bet was upwards of $200 after I kept on running my mouth off?
and how your first putt was the worst in the history of the world?
and how I had to try and make mine even worse without trying to make it look obvious?

Good times….

You are one of the very good blokes JB and I am very thankful that you’re still hanging onto the skills of your new hobby

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BumpunRun wrote:

Barenski wrote:

Have been in Jewellery trade…and same company…for 43 years after leaving school at age 15.

Became Manager in 1988 and when the boss retired in 2000 myself and another tradesman took it over becoming partners. We split the partnership up in 2011 and he graciously allowed me to keep this business name going. In 2015 I had what I consider some sort of breakdown and decided that I needed to do something else to save my sanity and that of my family. With my love of golf and how golf works, I took on a role at Elanora Country Club as Course Marshal and I can honestly say that it was a decision that has changed my life, for the better.

Now I’m there 4 days, still a casual but doing around 28-30 hours a week..still running the Jewellery manufacturing business from home, 2 days a week, so in reality I’ve turned my job into a hobby and my hobby into a job…and I love it!

Did we ever confess the full story to the team about what was allegedly yours and my first ever meeting on the putting green at Palm Meadows of the very first Saturday of the very first Nationals?
Following a few weeks worth of sledging and offers of huge bets for a putt off?
and how the end bet was upwards of $200 after I kept on running my mouth off?
and how your first putt was the worst in the history of the world?
and how I had to try and make mine even worse without trying to make it look obvious?

Good times….

You are one of the very good blokes JB and I am very thankful that you’re still hanging onto the skills of your new hobby

That was a classic…I couldn’t have had a worse putt if I tried!

Thanks Bumpa, some great friendships made through this great game.

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Madam

Let’s see:
First job at Ericsson central warehouse in Stockholm at 16 picking orders for telecomms parts to be sent all over the world
One year in the army blowing shit up (combat engineers)
MSc in Computer Science at Uni (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm and University of California, Irvine)
Software Developer (SQL Server)
Started a Fintech before anyone knew what it was (1999)
No salary from Fintech for almost a year after the IT crash 2001 so gave up and:
Math/Science teacher grade 6-9
Golf travel agent location rep in the Azores (fun but ridiculous hours)
Macgregor Golf demo days (which sucked big time)
Golf club reception (fun but crap pay)
IT Project Manager
Scrum Master
Currently Agile Coach with a small bank in the Illawarra

Moved from Stockholm to Oz in October 2016.

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DavidM wrote:

Let me introduce myself first. Took up golf at 60, five years later I’m down to 17.4, slow learner.
Started work at 16 in an Abattoir, stayed 8 years and made some good money, all of which I wasted. Then drove a taxi for 6 years full time (then another 6 years part time), moved up to Buses where I continued for the next 36 years. Currently unemployed and not looking for work, will have to soon, money getting tight. The lack of a Job has helped my golf game a great deal.

Welcome to the asylum

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Hack2489

I enjoy reading the banter, I won’t have much to say..

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Francie wrote:

DavidM wrote:

I enjoy reading the banter, I won’t have much to say..

Quiet bunch….you Daves

• This reply was modified 5 years, 12 months ago by Francie.

My mum told me, “You should never talk with your mouth full.” Must admit, I do find it hard to talk and drink at the same time, so yeah, quiet most of the time. I can still type and drink though..

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Hack2489 wrote:

The winding path of work n life has lead my from cleaning toilets and mowing lawns to trainee bean counter, qualified bean counter, bean counter in business, partner in bean counter firm, bean counter in different businesses, management consultant, then business consultant for SME, and now my current gig as a business and financial strategist.

I’ve also gone from surfing ever morning, to twice a day or more, to mornings only before work, to once mid week and weekends, to hardly ever, to every day, to my current set up of daily if conditions and my lower back allows.

Golf has gone from NFI, to active improvement with lessons and practice, to barely any idea, to twice weekly competition rounds and still barely NFI, to basically nothing for years other than an odd social game, to new clubs, lessons, practice and fleeting hints of lossing the NFI tag.

And a very warm welcome to the NFI club. It is in fact the biggest golfing fraternity world wide. Just enjoy it, the rest is just what happens on the day..

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Madam, Hack2489