To ask how much work you actually and honestly do if you’re highly paid? I am worrying!

[workworkbaby]

I’m on 58k. I know it’s not huuuge money, but it’s decent. Honestly, I do very little. I worry all the time about job security and have mentioned to managers I have capacity to do more etc. Sometimes more will land and other times not. As I work largely from home I often find myself just hanging around. I wonder if this is common? I have a toddler in nursery so I can collect them early sometimes which I love so I’m not complaining but I do worry… anyone else?

I truly think the higher paid the less people do.

Ive done various jobs over the years. Shops, cafes, hotels, factory, children’s nursery’s … all of them low paid and absolutely knackering. I’m on a good salary now and an ‘office job’ - work from home and it’s the easiest I’ve ever done and the most highly paid.

Above a certain level you are paud for what you know as much as what you do, when I was a healthcare manager I did very little physical.work but the responsibility was massive

37k, a never ending stream of work that is impossible to keep up with, never have nothing to do but plenty of days I have to work later. This is the same for everyone in my profession so not a performance issue. I have no worries about job security though, there are always lots of vacancies. Probably due to the level of stress for such low pay. I'm top of my pay grade too so there are people doing it for less money.

£43K and surprised I earn as much as I do in a way. But I was stuck at £20-30K for a long time and then things suddenly took off. I am always busy.

Haha I’d stay quiet if I were you - I’m a part time teacher with 2 little ones at home and take home about £18k. I work many extra hours that I don’t get paid for and have many extra responsibilities that I don’t get paid for

I’m a teacher. Middle leader. £51,000

I work almost constantly and very hard and when I’m not working I have a list as long as my arm of things that I need to do, some of which will never get done, just to keep me in a permanent state of anxiety. I genuinely believe I earn every penny and give a lot of myself away for free.

Wanna swap?!

I earn 63k and I don’t stop. Manage around 10 teams and over 250 people and many many issues! Super busy

The hardest I've ever worked was at b&q when I was a student

£64k + bonus (£7k-£10k ish) + shares (£3k) FMCG IT.

Stupid hours just now as we got funding for a huge project 2 years ago to replace a major IT system globally.

The 2-3 years prior to that was pretty quiet, mostly fire fighting/sticking on plasters, as they were not investing in old systems because they knew this Project was coming. Luckily that time coincided with ds's exam years so I could support him through them.

Ramping back up (mid 50s, menopausal) has been tough - project has another 3 years to run and it is relentless 😰 Project team is just too small for the scope of the project - IT and business sides.

I don’t earn as much as you OP but a lot more than I was paid in my last role and I do a lot lot less in my current role with the same company. It’s also less hours and I can work from home and I also sometimes worry that I’m not busy enough to be essential to the business so I do get what you mean. I keep thinking it seems too good to be true and could end at any time but then no job is really secure anyway, and I know a lot of others who also work from home now and seem to be able to fit a lot of housework etc around their job.

That is a fab salary. I would make sure I was performing well so I. had a good reference. Be glad and enjoy this lovely job.

It could be of course as well, that you are super efficient & get things done quickly, whereas others would be stressed and or less productive.

Probably shouldn’t look at this thread on a lower wage myself. All I can say is on a lower wage (healthcare), everyone around me is working absolutely flat out. We have scheduled breaks for a coffee/lunch but rarely stop working (will do computer work whilst we eat).

On the plus side, im part time, hours fit around the kids and I can honestly say I go home having the feeling I did a really good days work every day.

Previous job on around £140k with bonus and did around 25 hours a week as I’d been there forever and wasn’t motivated to take on more. Still managed high performance ratings (actually seemed to get better bonuses the less effort I put in!).

Current job around £180k. I work 9-6 plus a few extra hours many evenings a week. Much longer hours than I was doing but it’s because I’m new and wanting to learn/impress. Hoping it will ease off once I’m settled in.

hardest job I ever had was a fast food restaurant. Absolutely exhausting.

in my experience the more senior you are the fewer hours you need to do. Enjoy your relaxing time!

Stop telling your managers you are not busy.

Over £100k, and could probably do my full time job in half the time… some days I don’t really achieve much but I do technical reading, build relationships with the team but nothing that gives tangible output.

I’m very well paid. I’m flat out some of the time, but not always. Some days I can hang around doing very little and nothing needs done that can’t wait until tomorrow.

I do have a lot of responsibilities though, the buck stops with me for a lot of things, and I have to be prepared to drop everything day or night, during weekends and leave, to respond and deal with something if needed. If I make a mistake it could cost the business a lot.

Often, past a certain level, it's what you know and your skills rather than the amount of hours. I have a similar salary, and sometimes I am busy, other times not. It levels out.

I work in IT and am very well paid. However, I work to very tight deadlines, and a production software release can take place late in the evening for several hours, or at the weekend. Production releases are almost always stressful. My team certainly earns their pay, in knowledge and experience, and in going the extra mile.

Same. Don’t earn as much as you @workworkbaby but I’m earning the most I ever have with the smallest workload and least stress. I keep worrying someone’s going to notice or that I’ve missed something

This is what I don't understand. If they got no work on what do their managers think they're doing all day? Unless the manager is doing sod all too so doesn't want to rock the boat.

Okay, I’m sure there are a lot of you very experienced CEO types who earn zillions to do one or two vital bits of decision making that inspires and motivates and keeps the organisation moving forward and all that. But on the other hand, it very much sounds like you’re all taking the piss.

I earn less now than when I qualified for my role. It’s ridiculous but it fits in with my lifestyle, enables me to study for my next career and my DH earns over £60k.

Please tell us what us what role you have? I would love a job like this with that salary, and I could definitely fill my time doing things that I have waited a lifetime to do… like my art and academic interests!

This is the worst disguised humble brag I've ever seen, at least have an interesting story around it.

Sounds fabulous OP, well done. I think stressing that you might not be putting in enough effort to properly earn the £££ is probably a female thing. Blokes I have worked with over the years have been completely brazen about doing very little for big bucks!

I earn a good whack, but slog a bit for it. You have achieved the dream, relax and enjoy it.