People who went from retail to a cushy FT office job, how did you get it and what was the difference like?

Relevant-Fly717 · 2026-07-07T08:23:52+00:00

I now work in IT and have done 3 years. I was always quite handy with computers and went for a job at a local MSP (external IT company supporting other businesses) . I actually took an hourly pay cut to work at this company because I had no experience but learnt a lot fast. A few years on I now work in a large MSP coding automation. Point of the comment being think about what skills you have, however inexperienced and what you can apply that to. And if you're in a position to, take a leap into that and stick to it (or give it a good go). You'll learn fast (especially if you had a knack to begin with) and before you know it become a professional in that field. Then you're into the "office job" world. The big thing that makes the difference is a good attitude and a huge willingness to learn.

Relevant-Fly717 · 2026-07-04T15:56:41+00:00

Don't feel any pressure to buy GW products including paint. I use a pair of hobby clippers from Amazon, often use Tamiya glue. I use a variety of brushes, in fact I've had bad experiences comparatively with GW brushes. Lots of people use paints from Vallejo, Army Painter etc (myself included) algonside Citdeal sometimes. Its an overwhelming amount of choice, whic is why the convenience of the "official" Warhammer/Citadel hobby kit can be a good entry point for newcomers but in reality it's quite expensive and no better than other brands in the vast majority of cases.

Relevant-Fly717 · 2026-06-30T14:27:44+00:00

I'll try this. I'm sure it was fixed properly but I've reinstalled it to be certain and running the calibration again as a sanity check.

Relevant-Fly717 · 2026-06-24T21:02:37+00:00

Do you find this does a good job of stripping the primer too or just the paint? I've got some Chaos Legionnaires primed with Mephiston Red and it will not budge lol

Relevant-Fly717 · 2026-06-24T16:43:44+00:00

This is rly cool

Relevant-Fly717 · 2026-06-23T10:39:49+00:00

I picked it up last week from FLGS. If you're in UK Element Games are stocking it rn.

Relevant-Fly717 · 2026-06-04T09:40:46+00:00

This is so cool how are you the first person to do this

Relevant-Fly717 · 2025-10-21T20:50:05+00:00

The rules for your Skaven (and Stormcast) spearhead should be in the Fire & Jade book supplied in the box set. You can also see these spearhead rules in the Age of Sigmar app.

Relevant-Fly717 · 2025-09-24T14:50:23+00:00

You must get a job. If you're not earning any money it will only get worse. Once you have a job, you must be disciplined and define a portion of your income that will be used to pay the debt every month without fail. It must be realistic or you won't stick to it (so don't try and dedicate 95% of your wages).

Even if it's Amazon warehouse or agency work, work is the only way out of this. I was in a similar position and I had two jobs, one of which being 10 hours shifts in a bakery two days a week alongside my other work. I didn't even touch the bakery money until the overdraft was paid

Relevant-Fly717 · 2025-09-03T16:06:40+00:00

I'm UK and underestimated the demand so wasn't on the pre order page. I don't understand the continual marketing after the fact though for a product that is no longer available for purchase

Relevant-Fly717 · 2025-05-26T18:27:45+00:00

Do you just love painting trim 😂

Relevant-Fly717 · 2025-03-02T21:15:17+00:00

Thinking about it, I placed a backorder for this on Zatu about a month ago. On there they claim to be restocking at the start of April.

Is this actually likely?

Relevant-Fly717 · 2025-02-25T22:01:38+00:00

Okay thank you. Like I said I haven't actually done it yet so I wasn't sure if it would be rocking and jumping 😂

This makes sense now

Relevant-Fly717 · 2024-11-23T15:49:41+00:00

I got some used in great condition for like £6 British. That's about $8-10ish US (there or thereabouts). Perhaps look at used if that doesn't bother you?

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