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To ask your occupation and how much you earn....

567 replies

Cannierelax · 18/02/2013 18:33

Just being nosey!

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ErikNorseman · 18/02/2013 22:24

I'm a student social worker, used to be a social work resource officer and earnt £28k, when I qualify I could start on £25k Confused as I left at the top of the scale and would start at the bottom. Doing post qualifying training would bump me up to £29k within a year or so though if I do it. Social work is hard work and not well paid - much like most caring professions really.

goingupinfumes · 18/02/2013 22:25

Coraltoes ca I have your job! Can I ask -what does "working in the city" or "city job" involve is it all financial services?

VinegarDrinker · 18/02/2013 22:26

I'm another (hospital) doctor, 6 yrs post graduation. I earn about 40k for officially a 37 hr week (4 days, one night shift most weeks, plus 1:4 weekends) but as others will know it never works out like that! I am at least 10 years+ (and a few big exams) away from being a Consultant.

The speciality you work in, plus intensity of the job, % of nights/weekends all affects your pay as a hospital Dr. The pay scales are all public though - Google Doctors Pay Scales 2012/13. I started on 21k post graduation IIRC but that was a few years ago.

I agree that many of my midwife and nursing friends earn as much if not more -.especially if they do bank shifts.

VinegarDrinker · 18/02/2013 22:29

How could I forget to mention, I still owe the SLC 35K and 7k to the bank in Career Development Loans (to pay my way through med school) so £700 pm goes straight out in repayments (just in case anyone is number crunching with the plan of retraining Smile )

FunnysInLaJardin · 18/02/2013 22:31

oh and used to earn £60k PT/£90k Ft before the recession Angry Grin

ChestyLeRoux · 18/02/2013 22:33

Nursery nurse 6.19 but soon I am starting a management position and am getting 6.70

Chottie · 18/02/2013 22:35

Official hours are 9-5, but never take a lunch hour and am always at my desk by 8.30 am, with one late night per week to 10.00 pm. Work for an LA GBP 39

WhatsTheBuzz · 18/02/2013 22:36

ugh my job is rubbish compared to loads of these - on nmw Sad. And a bit of volunteer work.

BlackholesAndRevelations · 18/02/2013 22:36

Haven't read whole thread but I'm the same as schooldidi (post threshold teacher, £34k) and feel like a complete fraud when there are doctors earning less. I so need to quit and be a SAHM.

notsofrownieface · 18/02/2013 22:39

Retail c17k, I am also studying for a degree that I hope to teach with.

HappyGirlNow · 18/02/2013 22:41

IT Manager, £42k plus bonus and final salary pension..

coraltoes · 18/02/2013 22:44

Going up,
I view "city job" as banking, trading (not only investment banks do it) and yeah financial services too I guess. I'm in the 2nd of those. DH is a trader (I'm in mgmt in trading so don't actually trade) and he works longer hours than i do with bigger stress, but then he earns based on what profit he makes. Crucially he sees dd everyday, and whilst headhunters may call he will not trade roles and risk jeopardising his hours with her. Hard in the city to find managers happy to let you have a life outside of their team!! We have been unbelievably lucky in that respect.

mummyplum1 · 18/02/2013 22:45

Another doctor here. I earn around £30 as a part time GP (Salaried not Partner).
The media portray all doctors as being very high earning but the reality is very different. The basic starting salary of a doctor is actually very similar to that of a nurse or a teacher.

GP Partners can earn very well (£100k plus) but they do have a huge amount of responsibility on top of their clinical work which patients are completely unaware of. Some Consultants earn very well if they do a significant amount of private work. This would usually be in addition the their NHS work. Personally, I think the starting salary of an NHS Consultant is low considering the number of years of training and degree of responsibility, although it does vary from specialty to specialty. The person operating on your brain or heart has to have a huge amount of knowledge and technical skill and should be paid accordingly.

coraltoes · 18/02/2013 22:46

Fwiw I ended up in this job by accident, drifted around the city a bit and found my "fit". I had no idea what any of this was before I joined.

balroymum · 18/02/2013 22:48

Blackholes- why? Surely you work hard enough for your salary?! Do you not enjoy teaching? If not, fair enough, do the SAHM thing but don't be guilted out of your career! X

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Cannierelax · 18/02/2013 22:49

Juneybean.... Around where exactly?!!

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ChestyLeRoux · 18/02/2013 22:50

Teachers do deserve their salary,but I think nursery nurses salaries should be raised to teachers wages.

LiegeAndLief · 18/02/2013 22:51

Scientist with BSc only (no PhD) and 12 years experience, would be about 30,000 if full time, maybe a couple of grand more. I work for a small biotech company.

Would be on more money and more senior position if it wasn't for the 2 dc, but they were worth it!

balroymum · 18/02/2013 22:51

Woops! Unintentional kiss! Meant to add smiley face- not very technical!

coraltoes · 18/02/2013 22:53

It is a disgrace what medical staff earn...from doctors to nurses, to midwives, to jeez who else?! Should be SO much more. They save lives ffs and keep us on our feet. Nd work so chuffing hard...a true calling

balroymum · 18/02/2013 22:58

Chesty- I agree, kind of. Nursery nurses look after the most important people in our lives and deserve a much better salary than they get now. However, (awaits flaming) they are not required to be educated to degree standard and do not have the same demands during after work hours in terms of marking and preparation.

sausagesandwich34 · 18/02/2013 22:58

I'm a retail manager and I earn 27k

Bosgrove · 18/02/2013 22:59

Also had City Job (Back office role a in Bank), was on approx £45K plus bonus, horrid hours, hardly ever saw kids. Therefore now SAHM of 3 DC on £0

FergusSingsTheBlues · 18/02/2013 23:00

Coraltoes, im ex city too. Earned same as you, but did not find it particularly family friendly, which was why I had to ditch it. We were juggling our on as though he were an inconvenience and it was too upsetting. Can I just ask what area you work? Id udeally lije to go back at aome stage. Just not ibanking.