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Jynxed · 18/02/2013 23:37

Construction project manager, working in a particular specialised field. MSc as well as project management qualifications. 32k for a 4 day week (but they are very long days!). Will also be phoned or emailed on the days I am not in. Not good money, and a very misogynistic world. Incredibly interesting and rewarding on the other hand.

sleepingsatellite18 · 18/02/2013 23:37

Chesty - I am thinking of school nurseries I have been in, these are the only ones I have experience of so can't speak for the others - I do think they deserve more pay though.

Re; reception classes - yes it is kind of similar! Slightly heavier workload but not by miles. That's why I was always advised to stick with KS1/foundation stage until DC's are older I guess!

PlentyOfFreeTime · 18/02/2013 23:40

£20K for doing absolutely nothing - bliss!

balroymum · 18/02/2013 23:41

Good post sleeping. Just want to say again, yes, nursery staff are underpaid. I do agree with your point about workload though. I teach in a secondary school and have an extra 110 minutes of non-contact time a fortnight to run an English Dept. Not complaining as I really do love my job but just trying to explain how my workload after school is so huge. I think you're right- it is much more time consuming marking older kids' work. I marked my Year 10 practice essays this weekend, all with summative comments and individual targets for improvement. 30 kids. 3-4 sides of A4 each. I am not alone! Please don't read this as an 'I'm the only one who works hard' post.

ChestyLeRoux · 18/02/2013 23:42

Sleepingsatellite- School nurseries are very easy compared to a lot of normal nurseries,but you get very good pay for it.If you have a government job though they usually pay very high wages.

Plus3 · 18/02/2013 23:45

I used to work with a consultant who bemoaned her wage .... Swore she would go into banking if she had her time again. Registrars wil regularly tell you how badly they are paid (and always fail to add on their overtime & locum money...)

most regs that I work with take home around £70k. Which I don't begrudge them - the level of responsibility in our field is beyond huge. But we don't do it for the money! Interestingly though, intensive care is becoming harder to recruit medics into - GP is seen as a much better lifestyle choice.

sleepingsatellite18 · 18/02/2013 23:50

My cousins wife works in a private nursery. She JUST managed to get New Years Day off!! I totally understand that point of view too, really wasn't thinking about private nurseries when I mentioned them.
Plus babies must actually be harder! A lot more responsibility I would imagine?

Ahhhh.....I don't envy you working in a secondary school!
I think you have to put in a lot more too, teenagers need more from their teachers (out of school) than primary aged kids, if you know what I mean? More hormonal issues, home issues, peer issues - I think these are stronger in teenagers and a lot of pupils will turn to their teachers. My sister is in year 12, the amount of hours her teachers put in OUTSIDE of school is massive - productions, revision classes, homework help, just need a chat.........

M0naLisa · 18/02/2013 23:59

SAHM £0.

Sarahplane · 19/02/2013 00:04

dashoflime do you mind if I ask how you got into welfare rights? I work in a related job and it's something I would love to get into but have been trying to figure out how. what qualifications/experience do you need?

happyAvocado · 19/02/2013 00:04

I work for a software company as an Engineer in Operations looking after our servers (sounds quite geeky). I am earning 44K but I hope my salary will go up as I just joined new team and am learning very interesting stuff (we in IT call it bleeding edge) which should eventually get me salary 30-50% more than now in the next 2-3 years.

I am extremely happy that I can be doing this in my mid 40's - changing career and be paid to be taught and trained:)

I work 7-4, will do on call for extra pay (no idea how this will work out but would be nice to have extra money coming in), hope to work 2-3 days/week from home soon.

I joined IT 11 years ago, 2 years break, so 9 years experience with 2 kids - I was never pushing to be moving up v.quickly as I value my time with them greatly.

I took a gamble 2 years into my job to join very male dominated area and again 4 years later - not to become Team Leader but stay technical and hands-on. I loe my job, no 2 days are the same, very challenging and does wonders for my memory as I always have to learn new stuff.

YoullNeedATray · 19/02/2013 00:17

Just to settle the Enland/Wales v Scotland teachers' starting salary discussion ...
An NQT in England is equivalent to a Probationer in Scotland... the salaries are very similar.

Scotland
England and Wales

Sarahplane · 19/02/2013 00:23

Housing benefit and council tax adviser. I would be on £17.5k per year if I was still full time.

Ummofumbridge · 19/02/2013 00:33

Love this thread. It's fascinating. I'm just about to graduate as a biomedical scientist and will expect to earn 21k starting salary.

Arisbottle · 19/02/2013 00:41

Primary teachers on here seem to work much harder than me and much harder than I would ever do.

wonderwoman2012 · 19/02/2013 00:44

Work within the health service 45K and doing a job I love so money not important. Helping my clients (that is what we have to call people now, heaven help us) is so rewarding.

ThatVikRinA22 · 19/02/2013 00:51

response police officer - so dangerous and rather shit job if im honest. stressful and anxiety ridden, dangerous as never seems to be enough of us to back up at violent jobs, crappy shift pattern and a 54 - 58 hour working week. no overtime.

starting salary 19k per year as of this year and thanks to Dave the guvnor

i started on about 22k - i am fully qualified now, 2 1/2 years in and on about £26k a year - but i lose nearly 4k on travel costs, lose another £210 on pension per month and take home about the same as DH who is a baker on 22k.

conclusion.
not sodding worth it.
looking for something else less dangerous and less stressful and with no wappy shifts and where i dont face people wielding blades at me at least twice a week.

cornycourvoisier · 19/02/2013 00:54

teacher p/t but f/t would be approx £41k

manicinsomniac · 19/02/2013 00:57

Boarding School Teacher, about £31,000

Think I probably do only average a 9-5 working day actually, or even less. 60-70 hours a week in termtime but only about 10 hours a week in holidays.

JackieTheFart · 19/02/2013 00:58

Work in a call centre. F/t on any and all shifts between 8-8 Mon-Fri and every other Saturday.

Basic rate £20910 but hopefully will take home an additional £2k in bonuses. Have just had notification of my pay rise and was very disappointed.

This was not what I was expecting to be earning 7 years after graduation!

rockinhippy · 19/02/2013 01:16

In a previous incarnation - Design & Technical Director (fashion), basically head designer, pattern cutter, coster, QC, staff manager & general dogs body) - 52k plus bonuses - weekends off, but 12 hour days were the norm & you have to live & breathe fashion, fabric & all that goes with it & weekends off don't really happen.

These days, its hard to put a figure on it, but not much - DH is now the main bread winner, (we swapped) I now make & sell according to what my health & DDs health allows me time to & I face paint in the summer - I enjoy it a lot more & feel I am back to my craft roots & I actually have a life again :) - wealth doesn't always come with $$££ signs ;)

gregorisnotmyname · 19/02/2013 01:25

Screenwriter, director, producer with other bits and bobs. I earn 6 figures in a good year but there's no job security, erratic hours and an unhealthy lifestyle.

rockinhippy · 19/02/2013 01:31

Got to say, I am quite shocked at some of these, very interesting thread...

PimpMyHippo · 19/02/2013 01:34

Trainee veterinary nurse - minimum wage, part time. I take all the extra hours I can get, but I still don't think I'd reach 9k in a year. And this is why I still live with my parents... When I'm a qualified veterinary nurse, I would be very happy to find a full time job earning around 22k.

Arcadia · 19/02/2013 01:52

family solicitor for medium sized non-London law firm. £32k pro rata, £19.5k for three day week 9 - 5.30 but am basically on call on my days off and have to deal with emails from clients all week round and at weekends. Job can be stressful (pressure of court hearings and deadlines, distressed clients and big focus on financial and time targets) but I love the work. Retrained in law when I was 31 (now 38 ) and am 3 years qualified now but was off for a year after I qualified with DD who is 3. am quite happy with my salary but have discovered that the newly qualifieds in our firm usually start on £34k but when I joined at 1.5 years post-qual I didn't know that and didn't ask for as much as I should have! Need to request a pay rise but didn't meet my targets last year...

cupcakelover1983 · 19/02/2013 02:01

Teacher - head of department working under faculty head (who deals with staffing etc). £39K.