To ask what you do for work?

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I’m early 20’s, and to be honest am a bit stuck on career choices. My dream is to become a forensic psychologist, however the current job market in this subject is terrible, and I’m paranoid about wasting time and money, over several years for a degree/s which I will end up not using!

AIBU to ask what your career is?

I don’t disagree with any of this; not sure what in my post made you think otherwise.

Honestly, you should be on a really good wage. Not the fuckers sat behind desks making money for others, for example. You do the most important job.

Because in order to get onto this course you'll need at least one masters, plus years of relevant paid and voluntary experience. Took me 10 years and two masters.
I'm a psychologist. I love a lot about my job but it takes a lot out of me emotionally. I wouldn't recommend it to someone starting out, it's such a slog to get onto the course.

Child protection social worker. Love it. No two days are the same.

Emergency Department consultant specialising in trauma / plastics 😊 not in the UK. Off to Gaza to help soon.

Good luck and I hope you go into forensics.

Veterinary nurse. Love it but I’ll never be rich from it

My son would love to do this... currently doing his a levels. Any tips for him?

What about digital forensics? It's a very lucrative field and pretty stable given that nobody is going to stop using computers, phones, or social media anytime soon.

And I myself work for a well known aggregates company supplying civil/infrastructure builds. Got bored of office work and decided to get my HGV licence as I've always fancied driving big trucks. That was going to be a stop gap while I decided what I wanted to do (was thinking maybe a trade) and also something to fall back on if ever needed but I found I really enjoy it.

I'm now on a plant management pathway learning to batch aggregates like concrete/asphalt etc and I've learned to drive a fair few heavy plant machines like tippers and loading shovels in the process which has been fun.

Last few months however I've been working a 5-6 hour evening shift from 7pm till about 12/1am and loving it. It's a four day week with Friday as a paid rest day in case we need to transition back onto day shift the following week, and we get paid close to £350 a shift so it's pretty sweet IMO. We often spend half the shift waiting for the piling team to drill the holes first so I sit in the truck watching Netflix on my phone a fair bit if I'm honest.

Did 5 hours last night and was then stood down today on full pay due to site having problems. Might be back in at 7pm again tomorrow but looks like it may also be cancelled again meaning my whole work week may only end up being 10 hours long if that happens!

It's not a job I'd ever have dreamed I'd be doing but I love it. Gotta admit I'm kinda glad not many women want to do this kind of job because I'm never short of work!

Compliance Director for a large multinational PLC.

Pays extremely well but can be quite a dry subject to deal with.

WFH so the flexibility perks are huge as I have a young DS and can see him far more than if I had to travel into an office 5 days per week.

Salary will allow me to retire early as able to make 60k pension contributions every year so soon adds up.

Learning designer in a training organisation. Fully remote and extremely flexible and enjoyable but AI will replace me soon.

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I’m a passenger assistant for autistic children, taking them to and from their sen school each day. I have built up a lovely relationship with the 4 boys I have and the boys have all become close despite them all being different ages. I love my job but the pay is awful.

If I were to choose a career now it would be hairdressing. They earn a lot these days....my old hairdresser told me that she earned four times as much since she started renting her own chair. So I reckon that must be at lease 4k a month (not sure whether that's gross or net). Low stress and sociable...maybe too sociable if you're an introvert though. Which I am but I would still do it. It won't be taken over by AI either...

I've recently started working for a town planning consultancy after most of my career in higher education. I studied a joint planning and surveying masters and much preferred the planning modules, so went for that instead. The pay at entry level is pretty low but you can progress quickly and the role is really varied, working on projects from retail to city centre regeneration as well as housing schemes. It can be pressured with deadlines but it's never dull like my old job was!

Mental health nurse. Currently freewheeling to retirement and just doing 'bank' nurses when I fancy it....on average 2 days a week, mainly in a&e liaison.

A&E is OK, you don't have a caseload as you do in the community. We assess service users who present in the department (eg overdoses, self harm etc) then come up with a crisis plan eg admission, intensive support, crisis house etc.

As my username suggests I'm a veterinary care assistant.

I mostly love my job and I do a bit of everything - setting up equipment, sterilising equipment, packing away equipment, cleaning, laundry, restraining animals, feeding animals, weighing animals, dealing with deceased animals, doing pawprints and fur clippings and organising cremations, reception duties - booking appointments, insurance stuff and taking payments, and scanning and uploading documents. Also, dispensing medication.

Expected to work occasional weekends.

Often go to other branches at short notice.

I'm postgraduate educated but get paid minimum wage.

Work for a Church of England Diocese. Love it. (not a vicar!)

Hotel management and translation-dont go there
Ended up in a clerical role-dont go there either

Business Analyst in front office of an Investment Bank. I love my job. Always learning, work with clever people and have earned 6 figures for the last 25 years without having to do crazy hours.

I’m a forensic psychologist and would advise you’d be better off doing clinical psychology which allows you to work in forensic and non forensic settings. It gives you much more choice and opportunity as you progress

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Could you tell me a bit more about your role ?
Is it online? What age group? etc

Sounds like something I would like to do.

Was a finance director in legal services for many years. Decided to make a risky change career in 2022 (I was 57) and now work in corporate governance. Pay is OK and it's not in London, which is a big plus.

Machine operator in a kitchen manufacturer. Jobs a job 🤷‍♀️

I'm a teacher for severely disabled children. I teach using all kinds of methods and using all sorts of equipment. Lots of personal care, moving and handling (although it's more the support staff that do that), updating EHCPs, liaising with therapists and nurses etc.

While I love the kids, I have had enough of everything else and am looking for a career change.