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What job do you do :)

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strawberrymilkshake123 · 12/02/2022 21:03

Pure nosiness really.

What job do you do, do you enjoy it, would you recommend it ?

I'm a welfare rights advisor, and yes I enjoy it, ( although it often leaves me with a higher than average hatred of the Tories ), and yes I'd recommend it.

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GiveMummyTheWhizzer · 12/02/2022 21:07

I'm a Compliance Manager for a Financial Services firm.

It's hard work and can be complicated. At times also boring but I do enjoy it.

Letsallscreamatthesistene · 12/02/2022 21:16

Nurse Practitioner in a GP. Very hard work, especially at the moment but I mainly love it. Trying to do the best for people and work with a broken system can be extremely frustrating and depressing though.

devildeepbluesea · 12/02/2022 21:19

I head up HR and another department in an arm of the civil service (smaller arm, I’m not that much of a high roller 😂).

Just started but it looks like it’s going to be great.

Bearnecessity · 12/02/2022 21:39

Teacher

Simonjt · 12/02/2022 21:43

Actuary and a rugby player.

Actuary, a bit boring at times, but pays the bills, relativelt easy and family friendly (the profession has changed a lot in recent years). Would recommend it as its fairly secure and well paid.

Rugby union player, brilliant, absolutely love it, would recommend, the only downside is that the pay is very poor.

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strawberrymilkshake123 · 12/02/2022 22:14

@Letsallscreamatthesistene

Nurse Practitioner in a GP. Very hard work, especially at the moment but I mainly love it. Trying to do the best for people and work with a broken system can be extremely frustrating and depressing though.
Actually sounds really interesting @Letsallscreamatthesistene.

Can I ask what does a practice nurse do, is it dressings, injections, blood pressure, cervical smears, coil fittings and other stuff ?

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OrangePeppaPig · 12/02/2022 22:15

Primary Teacher. Pretty sure I only pursued it as I wasn't really aware of any other jobs.

titchy · 12/02/2022 22:17

University data guru and wonk. Love it!

Azerothi · 12/02/2022 22:18

I work for a sex site aimed at married people. I also freelance as a medical writing proofreader. I have an extensive medical background.

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strawberrymilkshake123 · 12/02/2022 22:20

@titchy

University data guru and wonk. Love it!
Does that mean data about students e.g. student satisfaction or research data ?
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strawberrymilkshake123 · 12/02/2022 22:31

@Simonjt

Actuary and a rugby player.

Actuary, a bit boring at times, but pays the bills, relativelt easy and family friendly (the profession has changed a lot in recent years). Would recommend it as its fairly secure and well paid.

Rugby union player, brilliant, absolutely love it, would recommend, the only downside is that the pay is very poor.

silly question, but how does the pay work for rugby union ?
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flapjackfairy · 12/02/2022 22:33

foster carer . love it.

SurfWaves · 12/02/2022 22:34

Nurse

titchy · 12/02/2022 22:35

Student and financial data, and anything to do with regulation. Not research though, although I'll be all over the REF scores once they're out.

GlitchStitch · 12/02/2022 23:29

I work in crisis services for a mental health charity. Absolutely love it.

Gingernaut · 12/02/2022 23:36

Telephonist at an underperforming, understaffed hospital.

It's fucking purgatory.

No one to answer the phones on the wards or in the offices, abuse every day from callers desperate to find out about their loved ones and oblivious management who don't have a clue.

We're doing our own repairs on stuff and bringing in our own soaps and toilet paper as we are not a maintenance or housekeeping priority.

CMeredithC · 12/02/2022 23:42

Classical musician in a professional orchestra. That's my main job anyway, on top of it I also perform solo, in chamber ensembles, teach, record...

I love it, never wanted to do anything else. You meet so many people and get to travel a lot. Pre-Covid times I was abroad 3-4 months total each year.

You also work insane hours on a regular basis (70-80h weeks are normal) and usually for very little money, unless you're at the very top level in which case you're paid very generously. Outside the UK anyway.

Would I recommend it to my kids? If they love it, yes. The exhaustion is constant but you wake up with a smile on your face each day, knowing you get to do what you love most for the rest of the day. If you don't absolutely love it then no, it isn't worth it.

Too many sacrifices from a very young age for something that isn't usually paid that well. I started at 5. By the age of 15 I was having 12 hours of classes each week, plus 2-3 hours individual practice on top. It's so socially and individually rewarding though, it's the best thing ever if you're really in love with music.

LyndaSnellsSniff · 12/02/2022 23:42

Teaching assistant. It's ok and fits round my own children beautifully. Pay dreadful. More and more expectation to step up and cover teaching staff in their absence and teach classes for no extra pay.

I used to work in heritage education and it was the happiest time of my life. Sigh.

Meandmini3 · 12/02/2022 23:46

Primary teacher. I love the job but I’m leaving soon because of the negative impact the workload has on my life.

Nowayoutonlydown · 12/02/2022 23:51

Construction management, I work freelance, sometimes as a site manager, sometimes as a project manager.
I love it, but am currently off sick due to pregnancy related illness, I really miss the hustle and bustle.
It's the only job I've had that I've really enjoyed but it gets a bit all too encompassing but that's probably half of what I like about it!

Evanesco · 12/02/2022 23:57

Marketing manager - I enjoy it and would recommend it but different roles in different companies and industries can be so hit and miss as to whether the job is enjoyable or not.

I work in an old fashioned company at the moment where we're still seen as the colouring in department (even though every single one of us in the team are more highly educated and have more student debt than pretty much everyone else in the company)

caringcarer · 13/02/2022 00:00

I'm a foster carer. I used to be s secondary teacher but left when our FS with additional needs started secondary school and I have to drive him every day and collect him. I love it when he makes even small progress.

Iamthewombat · 13/02/2022 00:02

Classical musician in a professional orchestra. That's my main job anyway, on top of it I also perform solo, in chamber ensembles, teach, record...

Ooh I am fascinated by the life of professional musicians. What is your instrument? Every time I go to see the Halle or Opera North I am avid to know what the professionals’ lives are like. It is so different to what I do (finance).

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 13/02/2022 00:03

@Simonjt

Actuary and a rugby player.

Actuary, a bit boring at times, but pays the bills, relativelt easy and family friendly (the profession has changed a lot in recent years). Would recommend it as its fairly secure and well paid.

Rugby union player, brilliant, absolutely love it, would recommend, the only downside is that the pay is very poor.

DD wants to be an actuary, which is an odd ambition for a 10 year old, but she identified it on the basis of being really good at maths, and wanting to be well paid! She seems to understand what it’s about.

I’m a geologist turned civil engineer. I love it, it’s very outdoorsy.

dontblameme · 13/02/2022 00:05

Fitness instructor and I love it. The pay is terrible and hasn't gone up for 20 years but I am happy and healthy with a good work/life balance.

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