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Salary, job and stress levels

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Goforththenorth · 09/09/2023 07:27

What’s your salary, role, and stress levels (or work life balance)?

I earn £42k per year, I’m a civil servant. My stress levels are low, although I find the culture and pace frustrating at times. I have a good work/life balance as I WFH.

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Fab973 · 09/09/2023 18:17

£93k last year 3 days a week. 9-5 very little stress in a sales role. I’m on the pigs back, plus company car

CornishGem1975 · 09/09/2023 18:22

40k, full-time but with a lot of flexibility for school runs/childcare etc so in reality, probably about 34 hours a week, mostly from home, some in the office but to suit me. Not really stressful, I enjoy my job, but definitely overworked and have been coerced into a management role which I don't hate but has added a lot more to my workload with no extra remuneration for it. I did raise it but was told they couldn't do any at that time, so we shall see what happens at payrise time later this year.

ilovebagpuss · 09/09/2023 18:30

33k full time but fairly flexible including a lot of WFH.
Can be a bit stressful during the day, software system type stuff and problem solving.
No take home stress at all.

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kitsuneghost · 09/09/2023 18:45

34k science. Used to be really busy and stressful and I loved it. Now they have lightened the work load and I am so so bored.
I thrive off busy and stressful and get down in the dumps a bit when not busy.

woulducouldushouldu · 09/09/2023 19:36

£250k but about to be promoted so will once significantly. I love my job. Stressful at times but learnt to take no shit from the arseholes. I'm on a 5 year plan to retire at 60 so do'able. I just think of my pension and get my head down

User0311 · 09/09/2023 19:38

Well this thread makes me feel poor 😅

Hairballing · 09/09/2023 20:47

manager in residential care setting for 8 children and 23 staff (but still short staffed). Only 32k per annum despite overseeing a 24/7 setting and being degree equivalent qualified.

kitsuneghost · 09/09/2023 20:54

Hairballing · 09/09/2023 20:47

manager in residential care setting for 8 children and 23 staff (but still short staffed). Only 32k per annum despite overseeing a 24/7 setting and being degree equivalent qualified.

How much are you expecting like?

chatenoire · 09/09/2023 20:56

£70k fairly decent work life balance and would say low stress levels

JohnNolan · 09/09/2023 20:56

£42k in local government. No stress at all. Partly because I'm lucky to never really get stressed & partly as I know my job inside out.

Mushroo · 09/09/2023 20:58

C.£75k. Zero stress, 9-5 only.

Worked super hard before this job though in professional services (with high levels of stress every day) so having a few ‘chilled’ years whilst I have very young kids.

letstrythatagain · 09/09/2023 20:59

Fab973 · 09/09/2023 18:17

£93k last year 3 days a week. 9-5 very little stress in a sales role. I’m on the pigs back, plus company car

Pigs back?

wavws · 09/09/2023 21:03

Goforththenorth · 09/09/2023 07:27

What’s your salary, role, and stress levels (or work life balance)?

I earn £42k per year, I’m a civil servant. My stress levels are low, although I find the culture and pace frustrating at times. I have a good work/life balance as I WFH.

Same. Are you a SEO too? My current role is fairly balanced in terms of responsibility/stress.

I’m in my 20s, so it’s a decent salary for my age but frankly it’s not enough considering my bills are about £1.8k a month, leaves me around £550 afterwards. So my life is average…hoping to get to G7 before I’m 30

NeedNwJeans · 09/09/2023 21:10

£100k, in IT. The most stressful thing at the moment I'd say is the risk of losing job (because of lay offs in the tech industry). WFH so pretty good WLB

NeverAloneNeverAgain · 09/09/2023 21:21

39k. Social Worker. High stress and no work life balance. I work most evenings and weekends to get things done but I love my job and can't imagine doing anything else.

riotlady · 09/09/2023 21:30

29k FTE (but I only do 24 hours), civil servant as well. Basically no stress for most of the year, minor stress for a few weeks a year when we all have short notice deadlines. WFH 2 days a week, flexi time, nice team and manager. Only downside is that my work isn’t very challenging so am moving on for something a bit more interesting (and more pay!)

Fab973 · 10/09/2023 01:14

It means I have it easy. Not sure if it’s a Uk or Irish saying but means it’s a good gig and relatively easy.

letstrythatagain · 10/09/2023 09:22

Fab973 · 10/09/2023 01:14

It means I have it easy. Not sure if it’s a Uk or Irish saying but means it’s a good gig and relatively easy.

Thank you 😁. Never heard that saying before!

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