That not all jobs are equal

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There’s often a lot of heightened emotions about salaries on here, where low wages jobs are equally, if not harder work than high paying jobs.
What do people think makes a high paid job? Why do people seem to resent them?
I’ve been a SAHM, and for me that was my hardest job ever….predominantly out of boredom and monotony.

As someone who worked as a nurse I have to say it was the hardest job I’ve ever had for the lowest pay. People who haven’t been in the situation truly have no clue how much hard work or responsibility is in involved.I had shifts where I actually didn’t have time to go to the bathroom all day never mind take a break. I have worked in office jobs since where I am paid more with less responsibility. It is much easier. Having been through it I really feel for nurses and the tough job they have. The salary does not reflect it at all. I think nurses are so badly paid because it is a female dominated profession.

Also national pay bargaining can artifically depress wages. Most nursing jobs in the UK are with the NHS, so the NHS as a virtual monopoly employer gets to set the wage rate.

Same with teaching.

This is a really interesting and thought provoking thread.

i think I’ve always thought that there are different types of ‘hard’ so there is the on your feet for 12 hours shifts hard; there is the thinking outside the box and having to problem solve hard. There is the responsibility for others and accountability hard, there is emotional hard and stress level hard.

The ACTUAL doing gets less as you get more senior for sure but the emotional load increases and the accountability increasing.

many many jobs in our society are so poorly paid and just not valued enough.

i think I’ve always thought that there are different types of ‘hard’ so there is the on your feet for 12 hours shifts hard; there is the thinking outside the box and having to problem solve hard. There is the responsibility for others and accountability hard, there is emotional hard and stress level hard.

Describes a doctor and nurses job v well. But they are some of the lowest paid in the country (F1 doctors earn £15.53 on Christmas Day, being the lowest paid staff in a hospital).