To ask if anyone has a job with a sensible workload

[DynamoKev]

If so, what is it?

I'm a teacher...so no! But would love to hear what does as I'm hoping to leave teaching!

I’d say I do. I never feel stressed or anxious about my workload, and I don’t work ridiculous hours routinely - only when there’s pressing business need. I work in legal / governance for an arms length Civil Service department, SCS. I have an excellent and supportive team - which makes a huge difference.

It possibly also depends on what you do and whether you like your job, as to whether you think your workload is reasonable to some extent. I really like my job, it’s incredibly interesting, I’m privileged to be involved with some very pertinent pipeline case work and see decision-making at the highest level. I could read some of the papers I need to for the committees I attend and consider it leisure reading rather than work!

Not really, and for that reason I'm likely to give up soon

I work in early years, part time. I have as many key children, so as much paper work, as a full timer - which I get in one sense (otherwise they'd have loads), but it means my work days are very cramped and stressful and I also do a lot of work at home on my days off.

Not brilliant for me, or for the children I care for. I don't feel the balance is right between caring for the little ones and the masses of observations etc that we have to do..

My roles have always been fairly sensible workload - though I suppose everyone’s idea of sensible might differ! I’ve had a variety of finance and marketing roles (junior and senior) and I’ve usually worked 9-6ish with the occasional late night or weekend if we have a tight deadline. The easiest in terms of hours was the role in a mid-sized charity. Everyone left work at 5 on the dot and I had to have my own key if I wanted to stay later! The most demanding was a large American company - but it was also the most interesting work so I never minded. I’ve always found job satisfaction to be more linked to how well you get on with colleagues/boss and company culture - more than with workload (as long as the workload isn’t totally unreasonable).

I thought my previous job as a lawyer in a civil service agency had a sensible workload.

No, I’m a nurse and feel like it’s breaking me at the moment.

Interested to hear about those jobs with a sensible workload though, I really feel ready to give up nursing.

If my workload was split across the month or year it would be perfectly acceptable but I work to deadlines and the peaks and troughs make it pretty stressful. The norm is a week of all nighters followed by a few days or a week of lull before it ramps up again.

Mine is fine, I'm a Housing Officer.

Mine is good, operations manager in Middle East. Work life balance is a core value and a strong set of values and codes mean that its a pleasure to go to work in a respectful environment where I feel valued.

I do, I'm a nurse but only work 2 days a week. Critical Care so just look after one person at a time. Never have to do anything at home/ on days off.

Senior manager, higher education. It has some stressful days but the workload is fair. I do 4 days now instead of 5 and my responsibilities were reduced accordingly.

The pay is rubbish compared to private sector (circa £50-70k full time) but the pension is brilliant and so is the culture.

No problems here, I work in compliance looking after food safety, health and safety, sustainability, ethics etc. Huge variety in my work, but unless there’s an audit, there’s no real deadlines for anything.

I work part time, I don't work any overtime because I can't but feel like I could easily just keep going. I work for a non-departmental public body that's had c10yrs of cuts thanks to this bloody govt.

Thanks everyone