To ask what you do for a living?

[LetsHaveAnotherGo]

I'm almost 30, married with two DC.. and still have no idea what I want to be I am educated to degree level (law) and would consider going back into education if it were for a job I'd love, but I just have no idea what that is.

Currently a retail manager, and used to think I'd enjoy working in a school but done some voluntary work in DD's school last year and have now ruled that out.

So please tell me what you do, just throw ideas my way!

waves at missbrightside09 !
I am also a Peri teacher of the deaf! I work with deaf children from birth to 25. Loads of variety- home visits, nurseries, schools, clinics- working with a range of different professionals.

Very autonomous job with a lot of responsibility but so satisfying.

I worked in retail from I was 16, contracted 10 hours at weekends with a reasonable amount of overtime available, and was an exam invigilator (got the job when 17 through nepotism), until I was 22. Had ds when I was 18 which put a halt on getting my A levels/uni. Was offered a job cleaning in the school I invigilated in, better minimum hours and a gift compared to retail (which I loathed). The hours (early evening), meant I didn't see as much of ds, who was being minded by relatives, so now I work pt as a cleaner somewhere else, (I can't invigilate now is the only down side, that made me a lot of extra cash), my shifts are while ds is at school. I also do some bar work at the weekend (while ds is visiting various grandparents/his dad). This is casual though and how much work I get behind the bar varies from month to month, could be 50+ or 0. I love the job I'm currently in, it's physically hard but mentally easy, I usually listen to music, an audiobook or tinfoil hat conspiracy theories while I work, and the hours are flexible.

I'm learning to drive, then I want to do my a levels pt, and try to get into the uni course I've been wanting to do for years.

I work for Children’s Services in a Child Protection team.
It’s very difficult emotionally, caseloads are too high and the day to day challenges are immense.
However the job satisfaction and being able to make a difference and help people makes it all worth it.
I’m currently on Maternity Leave and an returning part time.

I’m an educational psychologist.

I worked for a few years for Locak Authorities, including in an Early Years specialist role. Sadly, with my last employer, an inability to work full-time (ironically because I have a disabled child) meant my career could not progress further with them. I set up a small independent practice and have never looked back! I get to do all the best bits of my job, without the boring bits they come with working in a large public sector organisation, and having managers. I work school hours, and all my admin is done at home. I’ve established a network of great, like-minded colleagues. It’s a lovely job, I feel very lucky.

Compliance analyst for an Investment Bank. Interesting, well paid, great team and culture and plenty of progression opportunity. People with law degrees well looked upon and it’s a very investigative job if that’s your bag. I love it!

Consultant Solicitor here. However, I intend to open my own business . Need a change

@hicdraconis where the heck are you that you're the only Anaesthetist on!?

Aeromedical Retrieval Medical Officer (Flying Doctor) . Prob not the best for initial training (6 years med school, 7 years post-graduate thankless hospital work in Emergency Medicine) but now on call from home (although 60 hours of it a week!) and can be away for days at a time if I get stuck somewhere. But best job I've ever done. Sorry NHS!

@blueyacht

I did a search for it on Google. Then applied. The application process takes quite a while and be prepared for your spelling, punctuation to be scrutinised.

There are lots of married men on the sites so you have to put that to onn side in your head!

Merchandiser with my own side business online store. Also currently doing a masters to retrain.

I'm an in-house lawyer for large company. Love it now. The junior years were tough going though.

@feverbee 👋🏼👋🏼 - I'm a child protection social worker too!

I'm in the US, so I don't know if you have a similar position there, but I'm an Administrative Law Judge. I hear public assistance appeals, then issue decisions.

Foster carer.
Love it, very hard work but so rewarding.
Never get a day off, holiday pay or sick pay but wouldn’t change it for the world.

Surely the tax relief makes up for the lack of holiday / sick pay?

Thanks @Suebnm that’s very interesting. My spelling and grammar are pretty good - I wouldn’t want to offend a fella by sticking a comma somewhere it doesn’t belong

fanfan I'm a foster carer too and it really doesn't make up for it.

I do a couple of jobs from home at the moment: typing work, selling books and exam marking alongside tutoring GCSE students.

I used to be a teacher and worked in prisons/secure training centres with young offenders before becoming a single mum and needing something more family friendly. I’ve just done an MA and am hoping to try and do a PhD next and move in to research and policy making in the youth justice field. If that doesn’t happen I’m planning on moving in to the charitable sector, again working with offenders.

Middle management for a global financial institution. I love it!

Aibu to cut in this thread to also ask how people got into their line of work? Especially if you are parents

I had a place secured at uni to do nursing as I was told I couldn't have children and wanted to make a good life for myself... then I found out I was pregnant and deferred for a year, went ahead with my nurse training when my child was 8 months old. Passed with first class despite having no gcse or a levels (I got in with an open university module and relevant work experience) and saw a job advert for prison nursing, I just knew it was the job for me!

I'm a self-employed psychotherapist/counsellor, and I work from a studio in the grounds of our house. I love what I do, it's very rewarding.

I've recently increased the hours I schedule for work per week, from 20 to 30, as my youngest child has started reception.

Police officer. I didn't join until I was 34 & wish I'd joined when I was younger instead of being bored in office jobs. It's hard work but it's honestly the best job in the world.

Writer

I'm an academic. If I had my time again though I think I'd have trained to be a paramedic or a nurse.

This thread is really interesting, so many amazing careers and so many of them in traditionally "masculine" fields.

I manage software developers and data scientists in a very large, well-known company. It's very interesting and well-paid, but extremely results-focused and competitive (internally, between teams) so I do find it quite stressful a lot of the time.

Aibu to cut in this thread to also ask how people got into their line of work? Especially if you are parents

I had already established a professional career before I had a child. In order to maintain it i needed a partner willing to so 50% and we pay for childcare