To ask what you do for a job?

[marsbarheaven]

Just interested in career ideas!

I have a 3 yo and a 4 yo, currently working full time (compressed hours) in a large corporate company, commuting 1.5hrs each way 3 days a week, working from home 1 day

I work in Compliance and Quality in the Aviation industry (build side of things) and it's Stressful and not well paid at all. I, like the vast majority of the staff where I work, am on a temp contract so very little job security.
I've been made redundant from other similar roles in other industries 3 times in 7 years.....
Find a job that's a comfortable fit for you and your family and try to cut the commute....I was a working mother for years and the commute was the most stressful part....it always seemed such wasted time.

What ever you choose good luck

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Scientist, turned senior research manager in university - love it

I work for women's aid and am doing a research masters to try and get behind the scenes rather than front-line as it were. Love my job, but am a bit burnt out now as it's hard to switch off

Primary school teacher, at a school in town about a 5 minute drive from village where I live...so no pupils popping up every time I leave my house!

Teacher. In a foreign country and studying for a masters degree at the same time... I love it but have to drive at least 700km per week, which really eats into my free time...

Next year will be much better!

currently on maternity leave but in my old
life i was a women and menswear fashion buyer

I work very hard as a full time Mummy

😂 sorry I couldn’t resist after the poisonous SAHP thread that I’ve just read that was listed right next to this.

I don’t work, I am a SAHM

Writer.

Careers Advisor in a secondary school, sort of love it, sort of hate it

IT contractor - out of this world money, awful job

3 hours commute a day is shocking

I’m just a sahm. Only jobs I’ve ever had were retail and a very short software dev contract.

Assistant head teacher in a primary school.

Economic development consultant owning micro firm. As I get older work less - now 3.5 days with my staff picking up the slack, but they are well rewarded. Been doing it for 10 years - should have done it years earlier as far more lucrative than working for someone else.

Surgeon (cardiothoracic)- I love it and worth the years and money spent getting there but oh my god the night shifts, I weep

Labour ward midwife - and like Hernam, the night shifts are slowly killing me! I love the job though and 13 hour shifts mean lots of days off with the kids which is great!

Project management for a NGO, part-time 3 days in the office & 1 day wfh. It fits in with school hours and doesn't pay loads but enough to over pay the mortgage monthly.

Sonographer, NHS 20 years full time.

Used to absolutely love it all aspects of he job but I am thinking of going for a general ultrasound only role as I am finding it difficult to cope with the increasing ‘meet and greet’ attitude of obstetrics, many couples bringing numerous people into the room, asking what the sex is every few minutes, partners or others in the room trying to film you and complaining if you politely object.

Product manager/buyer/social media/customer services etc etc for a nursery retailer, 3 days a week, 5 mins from home.
We’re only a small company but growing so hope one day that I can create a nice managerial role for myself as I was there from (nearly) the start!
I used to be a product developer for a toy company before children but unless I’m willing to commute 2 hours a day (which I can’t do because my husband works long hours as a fire fighter) I’m kind of stuck where I am. It’s more than I hoped I would find in our local village, flexible & my bosses are great, but rubbish money compared to what I used to earn.
My DC are only 4 & 1 so will be a while before I can go back full time again without it costing me the earth on nursery fees.

Town Clerk. Full time, not brilliantly paid but pension scheme is good and it's very local. Two kids at high school, one at primary

Try this agency which deals with flexible jobs, my friend got a really brilliant, flexible job through them.

www.ten2two.org

I'm a judge. Not in the UK though, so I don't earn anything like a British judge would earn. I do 3 out of 5 days. Well, am paid for 3 days but there is a lot of reading and thinking that fills up the other days. Short commute, 30 mins by car.

Nurse specialist. I work three days a week, no weekends, bank holidays, nights or Christmas Day etc.
I bloody love my job and have never had that sinking feeling about going into work. Worked very hard to get into this particular role though, I did a degree post registration, clinical assessment skills module and several role/speciality specific degree modules, a nurse prescribing course and a post grad masters degree.