If you earn £80k or more, what do you do?

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Following on from another thread.

Partly because I'm nosey and partly because I'd love a career change but I'm the breadwinner so would still need to earn £££ to keep our current lifestyle.

I think we may decide in time to dial the lifestyle down so I don't have to work in a job I hate but for now debt means that's impossible.

So what do those on here who are high earners (£80k+) do?

Not me, but DH is in telecoms.

DH does. He's a relationship manager in corporate banking. He looks after a large portfolio of business customers turning over at least £5 million. It's bloody stressful and long hours.

Not me (I work for a small charity and earn peanuts) but OH

He’s self employed, contract based, has an IT background, then moved into project managment. Now he does various stuff, but mostly puts together big money business cases
It’s taken him years of hard work to get here though and he’s usually away Monday to Friday

The people I know who earn that money all started their careers on a lot less.

It may be more useful for you to tell us your current experience and what you would like to do and see if there are cross overs that would pay that.

My DH does. He changes careers 12 years ago, and already had a lot of management experience. He took a masters while working 4 days a week, and earning g less than £20k. When we met 10 years ago, he was on less than £30k and working very long hours to build his career. He has contjnued to work very long hours, and was not around very much when our eldest was a baby, as he was trying to prove himself in a new job. He now has a better work-life balance, but I ended up leaving my job as he works long hours and often travels. Yes, we have a nice lifestyle, but it has taken time to achieve and comes at a cost.

Good luck with whatever you do.

DH does. He works for a large consultancy and is effectively an IT project manager. Long hours, lots of stress, some travel and the risk that he’ll eventually end up on a placement not local to us so will be Mon-Fri away from home.

I do. Headteacher.

Ds will be starting on that salary in September. Junior trader. Would not be for me but he’s worked very hard in uni to get there

I do. I’m an accountant.

Started 13 years ago on £18k now on £75k plus up to 20% bonus (well over £80k last year). Accountant.

Jesus Christ, it's depressing how many women on here are like, "not me, but DH". FFS.

I earn > 80k, and in senior management in academia.

I echo the above. I spent a decade working stupid hours (60+ hour weeks were not unusual) but have been able to cash that in and now genuinely do 9-5.

Not atm as not working but when I do senior in creative sector

Everyone I know on six figures literally have no life outside of work, most are in sham marriages, some are divorced...I come from a family where many earn huge money, all are miserable as sin. Good luck to all in the elite level rat race.

Another IT project manager here

Used to work in a Big4 consultancy, horrendous hours but very rewarding

Now in-house so occasional long hours/high stress but mostly great people, very congenial team work.

I used to before becoming a SAHM. I was in Business Management in an Investment Bank. Running a team and managing large budgets.

I do. Marketing director, global company. DH earns a lot less here!

DH is on more than that part time (4 days), would be about £115 including bonus if full time

I'm trying my best to catch up, currently £60 full time but also work 4 days so 80% of that

He's in program management, I'm a mathematical modeller / data scientist

Just wanted to put it out there that it is possible to earn high and have a life, esp if you're part time. You have to work for a decent manage and be brave enough to put yourself out there and make a case to your boss how you can make it work part time.

I do. Chartered Surveyor

My DD is on over 200k pa working in banking. She is in her 20s.

We both do. I'm an advisor to a Middle Eastern government. He is a senior accounts manager for an oil company.

We both have businesses too. Mine is too outing, but his is a property management firm.

CEO in a medium size company

I do a similar role now to one mentioned a few times.

I'm a Programme Manager in Financial Services. Earn £650 per day currently as a contractor.

I should be able to earn £650-750 theoretically so perhaps the answer is just to carry on trying to earn a bit more and then do 4 days a week.

I just feel so bloody unfulfilled and uninspired by what I do but maybe I just need to accept this is the trade off.

Yy to PP who said all the ‘not me, but DH’ was depressing.

I do. Pharmaceuticals, plenty on that kind of salary in this sector.

Lawyer city firm. Newly qualified solicitors in US firms earn £100k+ www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-5814097/amp/Junior-lawyers-firm-handed-starting-salary-143-000.html