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

[Cannierelax]

Just being nosey!

must admit fran most GP partners of my aquaintance in our area who work full time earn twice that.

I work in sales and earn 40k basic for a four day week and about 8k on top in commission. I am the least well remunerated in the team because I am a woman part time.

Whois... Sounds like my life!!

School Business Manager - primary school
£18,000 working about 40 hours per week term time plus about three weeks in the hols.

When I see everyone's salaries and the long hours that people put in,I feel increasingly cross about my 45k/year staff member who takes full lunch, break and refuses to ever stay late or work from home. Shame!

When I'm working on a contract I usually do 12-14 hour days. I'd rather work in short, intensive bursts over three days than 9-5 over 5 days.

Structural Engineer circa £65k with a bonus

£32K for a 28 hour week 6 weeks holiday.

For comparison, here are what politicians earn. Or the best info I can find on what they earn.

MEP: £82,431
MP: £65,738
MSP: £57,520
Welsh AM: £53,852
Welsh Councillor: £13,175
Scottish Councillor: £16,234
English Councillors: Appear to receive allowances only, which come to between £2000 and £20,000.

Page 13 of this shows the salaries of doctors in training.

Doesn't bother me to use the phone for work.

It is tuesday morning here, I am sitting on my deck planning the meals/shopping for the rest of the week while having a coffee. DS2 is bouncing on the trampoline. I am MNting and have my work email open as well, have answered a couple.

Will keep an eye on it periodically throughout the day.

I like technology and doing multiple things at once so I dont find it onerous.

Mostly I like getting paid a lot.

Georgina - hmmm am a little green at that... maybe I could move, but when it comes down to that choice I am so happy where I live now that I don't want to:) which makes me feel fine about what I have at this point in time!

williaminajetfighter but if he/ she is entitled to the breaks why not take them? People should not have to take work home. I am all for maximum pay for minimum effort myself.

And Georgina, what area is that?! :)

God yes, I take breaks when and as I need them.

I get the job done, am bloody good at it to be honest so if I am going for lunch and decide to take a bit extra here and there thats the way it is, I dont take the piss but neither am I a slave.

That is the way we manage our team as well. I have an excellent team everyone is quite extraordinary. We get the job done and we take the perks that come feom that.

Nurse in A and E 34.5 hours a week 23 of which are nights and I get £25,000 ish. Not enough if you ask me for the abuse and poor management of the NHS I have to put up with or the smells!

2 and a bit years post qualified ACA, manager in tax department of a big 4 firm in the north, just under 45k.

Junior Account Director in a small advertising/marketing agency. 32k gross, graduated in 2006 so 6 years in. Supposedly 9-5:30 hours mon-fri, but ever since Christmas it has been rare to leave before 7:30pm. Can't afford to turn work away. We live very hand to mouth, it's very stressful, and we've just taken on a load of youngsters to try and ease the strain but they're all so inexperienced it's turning my hair grey. I'm only a babby myself!! How the F did i end up managing a team and everyone looking to me for answers?

People of my position and seniority in larger agencies seem to be on 40k+. Such a volatile job market in this sector i am scared to move.

I earn the £58pw pittance that is carers allowance.

On the plus side DH's new venture has been succesful and will provide an income of roughly 100k within the next year, if things continue as they are.

I'm a musician,I work for an orchestra and I earn 35k before tax.

Obviously many many years training and way too many musicians for contracted positions available. We will get 200 applications at least per job. And it takes about two years to fill that position.

City job, salary 80k, bonus = multiples of salary...naturally varies from yr to yr. Nice job, highly pressured in the office, but offers child friendly hours and a good balance between home and work. Does not hold working mothers (or fathers) back, but actively seeks to facilitate career progression for them bearing in mind familial needs.

Fran Leafy Cheshire

Thank you all for the responses!

£22k for a nursery nurse, around here you'd earn £10k less

solicitor turned comm prop manager - £45k. The same as it was 10 years ago. That's FT