To ask what you do for a living?

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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!

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^

Exactly this ^^ answer for me too.

Lunchtime supervisor at a primary school. Or what use to be known as a dinner lady!

It has it pros & cons, I get the same holidays as the kids. It's a mad one & a half hours every day, it's is hard work, I enjoy it.

I used to do graphic design for a printers before the kids. And I've worked in office admin too.

I'm 45 & feel like I really don't know what I'll do when the youngest (9) is a bit older. I don't really want to continue being a dinner lady & it's been some time since I sat down at a iMac or in an office! So who knows!

Im a Firefighter. Changed careers at 32 and I absolutely love it!

Housewife and a landlady (the former kind of describes "what I do", the latter where I draw the income from). Used to be a librarian.

I'm 26 with 2 children and a degree in Childhood and Youth Studies.
Currently a teaching assistant working with SEN students. Previously a nursery nurse which I loved but the money is appalling and just couldn't live on it.
Starting teacher training next year to become a primary school teacher which is pretty much what I've wanted to do since I was a child - I've just done it all the long way round!

Executive Assistant in investment banking. Not the most exciting, but well paid and manage to maintain a healthy work-life balance!

How about working for CAB op or women’s centre they always need people adverse in law

I am a support worker for adults with LD

Solicitor - it is really interesting and after over 10 years I set up on my own and am mostly based from home which works well for me.

How did I get into it? Like the original poster I read law at university and went from there. I hope I can do it for another 20 years as every day is fascinating and it's well paid.

@whyowhydoibother I’m in NZ, in a hospital that’s classed as “rural”. I still love my job, it allows me to live in this amazing country, but it’s challenging sometimes.

Im an export logistics co ordinator. Im 23 and have only gcses and an nvq in administration to my name. Sort of accidentally fell into it but actually now quite like it. Everyone assumes its a mans job especially the drivers would like to go further with it but not sure how!

I’m another academic and love my job. No two days the same, love the students, fairly flexible, can work from home if not teaching. Fairly good salary.

i'm a tailor and dressmaker. some days i'm making a wedding dress, prom dress or just everyday clothes, some days it's just alterations and some days i'm measuring up and making a suit. last few weeks i've been thinking it might be time to move onto something else but i'm not sure what.

NHS Podiatrist
Interesting work, lots of interesting patients.
Some patients I'm glad I only have to spend 25-30 minutes with though not be with them all day.

Things are getting tougher, there's always something else we have to do.

I don't break any speed limits getting to work

I try to run an airline.

Solicitor. I enjoy my job and am lucky enough to work for a big firm, but with a great work-related balance. It's certainly not the mega bucks role that people assume it is, but I am fortunate enough to be in an excellent team, have an incredible departmental partner and a supervisory associate who just wants to teach us NQs rather than seeing us as an inconvenience!

"OP note that we rarely hire folks with a law degree as anything other than lawyers. It can be seen as a red flag; looks like a failed lawyer reaching for anything they can get. My advice is to be very specific, wherever possible, that it is your choice that you are not working in that field. "
@2018SoFarSoGreat, that's really interesting. I've come across a few people who read law because they wanted a subject which was not specific to a particular career path, broad, yet academic.

*work-life balance. Darn autocorrect.

I am a co director and genealogist

Mumof1DS I agree it should be a bonus for any hire, but it is rarely seen as such in my circles. Automatic assumption that it is a failed practitioner rather than someone making a choice. As I said, if you are very clear upfront - in cover letter and all preliminary conversations - it can be okay, but often resumes are rejected out of hand simply because of this. Not good!

Funeral director but wish I had joined the police force when I was younger. Love my job though..

Agile consultant in a FS company.

I'm a Waitress and I bloody love it!

@Dogwalks2, I’m a pre-registration pharmacist thinking about moving into industry when I qualify. Do you mind sharing how you ended up in your role (feel free to PM me)?

Loving hearing what everyone does

I'm a health visitor and do bank shifts as a community/district nurse. Love both.

Engineer, fantastic job, good pay but horrendous shifts for family life

Family support worker for disabled children services