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Would you do a low skilled job all your life?

57 replies

SurreyMan93 · 15/09/2021 22:01

Hi all,

I’m just wondering would you do a low skilled job all your life with low pay of around £20,000 a year. Also what would be the least amount of money you would take home per year?!

Thanks

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Hellocatshome · 15/09/2021 22:03

Lots of people take home a lot less than that a year.

EspressoDoubleShot · 15/09/2021 22:05

If I had to yes. Work pays the bills,provides a bit of security and purpose
The wage is relative,in a low cost area is going to stretch further than say London

Imcatmum · 15/09/2021 22:05

I'd do what I had to in order to survive.

Thatsplentyjack · 15/09/2021 22:06

I probably will, yes.

gardeninggirl68 · 15/09/2021 22:07

why would you ask this?

MsFenellaFielding · 15/09/2021 22:09

Why would you ask this?

Are you trying to goad people?

carolinesbaby · 15/09/2021 22:10

Outside of London, £20k pa is well above the NMW.
Many people earn that much or less.

Why do you ask?

Mischance · 15/09/2021 22:13

It depends on whether the job is enjoyable and worthwhile. Not everyone hankers after climbing the career ladder or accumulating wealth.

undecided2022 · 15/09/2021 22:14

No.

40k but am SAHM atm.

Mymapuddlington · 15/09/2021 22:14

That’s higher than minimum wage just so you know.

If I enjoyed it then yes. If I didn’t then no.

Money doesn’t bother me, feeling happy spending most of your days is what I think is most important.

imnottoofussed · 15/09/2021 22:18

20k is not that low to be honest and looking at advertisements for jobs in my area they would be wanting some skills for that pay.

Wankerchief · 15/09/2021 22:18
Hmm
ChampagneWorries · 15/09/2021 22:18

20k pa is quite a low wage and imo when I’ve done a low paid job in the past it was quite miserable.

Also low skilled workers also end up with shift work, unsociable hours etc so it’s not something I would want to do. My experience is within the care homes though.

2lsinllama · 15/09/2021 22:20

What is a low skilled job exactly? Is it the same as a low paid job?
I’d do whatever I needed to afford to live and enjoy what I do.

PermanentTemporary · 15/09/2021 22:22

If I had to, sure. But I found working for £8k a year 25 years ago (probably about the same level??) very hard and draining. Eventually I left and got a job with more pay. I guess I'd have kept going if there hadn't been any other options.

Original poster
SurreyMan93 · 15/09/2021 22:23

@gardeninggirl68

why would you ask this?
Because most people I know don’t like doing low skilled jobs because they feel it’s beneath them.
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Passthecake30 · 15/09/2021 22:25

I would if I had to. Sometimes I feel that a job earning that amount of money would surely be less stressful than mine, however, I’m probably completely wrong, it would just be a different sort of stress.

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SurreyMan93 · 15/09/2021 22:25

@2lsinllama

What is a low skilled job exactly? Is it the same as a low paid job? I’d do whatever I needed to afford to live and enjoy what I do.
Low skilled like for example cleaning, binmen, litter pickers, McDonald’s etc. And most of the time yes it is low paid
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Lessofallthisunpleasantness · 15/09/2021 22:26

Yes

Mymapuddlington · 15/09/2021 22:26

@SurreyMan93 get better friends lol
I think covid has proven that some of the jobs ‘beneath them’ are some of the most vital.
I also know older people whose favourite job was factory work. Unskilled but they had loads of fun.
I also know someone who is always wanting more money, won’t do anything beneath him, wants a nice house, nice car, nice life and he’s the most miserable bloke you will ever meet.

Original poster
SurreyMan93 · 15/09/2021 22:29

@Reachersloveinterest

Outside of London, £20k pa is well above the NMW. Many people earn that much or less.

Why do you ask?

Because most people earn a lot more than that amount. And the average wage per year is around 29K
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MyMoneyIsAllSpent · 15/09/2021 22:30

You think thats a low salary? Blimey! I'm a carer. I barely earn enough to pay for my petrol! Obviously I don't do my job for my salary! I hope you can pay for your care when needs must.

PermanentTemporary · 15/09/2021 22:31

I think low paid jobs are usually completely knackering. The lowest paid job i ever did was as a TA. It certainly wasn't boring but bloody hell I was so tired. You needed a microscope to see my salary tbh.

Mantlemoose · 15/09/2021 22:32

Yes knowing what I know now. Our lives were much easier when we rented from the council and I was a receptionist and he was an odd job man. Now I'm Management (which I hate and am steeping back from) and he's not working. We're finding our lives are becoming a lot less stressful living on less money.

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SurreyMan93 · 15/09/2021 22:33

@MyMoneyIsAllSpent

You think thats a low salary? Blimey! I'm a carer. I barely earn enough to pay for my petrol! Obviously I don't do my job for my salary! I hope you can pay for your care when needs must.
It does seem like a low salary when you’re looking for jobs etc as it’s an entry level salary!
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