To ask your salary, profession, location and years of experience

[Nosey77]

I know I am being really nosey and it's not very British to talk money. I was inspired by another thread where people are asking questions to all sorts of careers.

I was just wondering if people could take part and say what they do, how much they earn and where they are. Also, could you also provide advice on how to enter the profession and whether you recommend it. Thought this might be more u self than just go ogling as I get real life opinions and have found the other thread really insightful

Please let's not make anyone feel bad for what they are. I'll start

Retail assistant, 3 year, Leeds, £6.50ph. Whilst I actually enjoy it, I'm looking to leave. No advice needed - just hand in tour CVs

Freelance Jewelry designer/writer
No salary, some days can pull in 200+ Euro, most days nothing
Would definitely recommend, no boss, office, stress, mortgage or need to stay in one place.
The downside is no money, security, credit and you eat an alarming amount of lentil soup.

Own and run a translation agency. Income varies but last year financial year I made £120k.

Only work pt now as I have an amazing team who do the day to day work - my role is esentially to oversee things and steer the company in the right direction.

Been in the industry for almost 20 years and started the company just before I fell pregnant 7 years ago. Barely made a penny the first year, second year I was able to eat and by the third year we were flying.

Just read the obituary of Kenneth Clarke's wife. Apparently once someone said she was mumsy. He retorted she had the best Cambridge first of her generation or something like that and had she not married him she would have achieved much (instead she sewed quilts). that is just yet another example of a woman who just happened to put her husband first.

The other interesting article I read today was about a study of women and pay. It found in a US study that although many people think women earn less than men because they leave to have children in fact that applies to only a small percentage. Many many more carry on working full time but just get less and far too many work full time and are stupid enough to tolerate more domestic work than their husbands.

Surely the beautiful thing about having a choice is that women can put their husband first, or their career first? If you want to stay home and be a domestic goddess, all power to you. And if you want to work 50 hours a week, all power to you. None of my business what other women choose to do with their lives, it's not my place to judge. I do what works for me and my family.

PR for almost 20 years.
Degree in journalism
Around 120 k gbp
Live overseas

It's hard, stressful, pressured. Not for the faint hearted. Not sure I would recommend it TBH.

Many many more carry on working full time but just get less and far too many work full time and are stupid enough to tolerate more domestic work than their husbands.

I wonder if women's lower full-time pay leads to situation where couples feel the woman 'should' do more of the wifework? As in, she's contributing less to the household income so she has to make it up by, effectively, working for him?

I just used to hire people to do my wifework, married or single. But that makes me more like a man in this respect - I exchanged money for the labour.

Taylor, I would find that more beautiful if it were just as normal for men to make this choice too!

Indeed and the longer maternity leaves women have now than in my day helps engrain the role of mother as main carer although of course I am sure plenty of women welcome the longer leaves and the new rules that allow men to take 6 months of a 12 month leave which have just come in will help richer families where they can afford periods without pay.

We need to ensure my teenage sons will have as much choice in a decade's time to stay at home when babies come as their wives and that no women are put off by that obligation to bring home all the bacon.

The point about money and power is always fascinating. We did the same amount at home I suspect not just because we knew when we married I would earn more but because I spent my teens reading feminist books, the issues were discussed before marriage and I come from a long line of feminists who just don't tolerate sexist men. However had I not earned a lot would that balance of power change? Does the full time nurse on £25k married to the £100k male earner who works the same hours so more chores because husband earns more and when that's reserved does the man do more chores?

Lawyer. 12 years PQE. C.£150kpa. Long hours. Sometimes I love my job and sometimes (especially at midnight having missed bedtime yet again) I don't. I am thinking of taking a career break to go and try being in a business for a bit (but not as a lawyer), or doing some more non-exec work. Interestingly this thread makes me think I earn quite a lot (which I do in national terms) but it doesnt feel that way in London once you pay for a mortgage and wrap-around care.

None of my business what other women choose to do with their lives, it's not my place to judge

The problem is ... the problem with this is that other people -- and organisations and employers - do judge. They judge that women don't need to earn as much as their male colleagues, simply because they are women. Whether or not they "put their husband first." Whether or not they have a husband. Or children.

Even after male ^ female wages are adjusted for part-time working etc etc, women still on average earn only 84% of what men earn.

The reason: because employers (including women) believe that women don't need or deserve to be paid as much as men.

So yes, what women do and the choices they make, do have an effect on other women. Although they're not to blame ...

I'm another one who put her husband first but we are now separated after almost 40 years together. I have a 'salary' of 15k a month as well as my properties and I've earned every penny of it.

I only have the life I do because of what I put into our marriage, my husbands career, and ultimately our business.

My husband is the first to admit it.

How do you spend £15k/month? (mind boggles)

wow StarsInTheNightSky glad I'm not the only one.

We're farmers, dairy and beef farm in South America, very profitable, but not for eveyone. I work in Education for the local authority but the details will out me. Husband is a former radio frequency engineer, 13 years experience, contracts were very very well paid, don't want to detail them but it is not a good career unless you are single and don't mind working anywhere the wind blows you.

Trout - is that just addressed to me or to the other posters who's income is similar per month

Trout, there is no rule that says all of an income needs to be spent.

Weebirdie said her life was only how it is (including the £15k/month part) because of XYZ decisions, which made me think she needed close to £15k/month to maintain the lifestyle to which she had become accustomed.

I suppose I lack imagination in how to spend £15k/month.

It depends where you live and your lifestyle, in Singapore it went easily, back home in Scotland then yes it does go much further

118k + bonus

Senior cival servant in London , 14 years.

I love my job although is very stressful and often have to take work home with me. I do get a very generous holiday allowance and a decent pension (this is being eroded however).

Having a high end car doesn't mean someone is well off, it may mean they value having a nice car, doesn't mean they are rich.

I'm in London, maybe it is a European thing and continental people are doing it. I'm in crouch end.

Indeed - people can argue women have double the opportunities of men - 1 we can marry someone who will do well and support his career using our "erotic capital" and 2 we can earn our own money. Men rarely get both paths to riches. Mind you we still end up worse than many men so I think we'd be happy to give up the erotic capital and power behind the throne to have the actual power, thank you very much.

Good for you ginogin just goes to show what you can achieve without higher qualifications.

My DH has been away this weekend (working!). He's due home soon and I'm going to tell him all about my "erotic capital" . To be fair I had a lot more money than him when we were 29 .

Oh, my, erotic capital - I think I might even have to tell him about Mumsnet now.

When he lets me know he's pulled into the station I'm going to make my way up the drive, waving my crutches, might even put my dressing gown on, and wave a banner saying "I'm your erotic capital darling".

Oh, that has given me such a laugh - the best one I've ever had on Mnet I think.

TBF I wasn't bad at 29 and I had made a few bob of my own by the time we were married. But that is just brilliant, brilliant. I want to put it in a can and market it.

I'm surprised that on another thread somewhere, several posters said £30k was a high salary, but going by this one it's pretty low!