Would you advise your child to enter your profession?

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NC for this obvs. Now we have this shiney new topic, I'm going in for a debate!

I'm a B7 community OT.

A few years ago I'd have advised against it, but now I genuinely like my job. I believe in what I do. I like the fact my DC see me working, and it's for the NHS. I have a sense of pride.

What about you?

I'm a vet, I'd not discourage my children to do the same though I would make sure they went into it with eyes open to the good and the bad. There have been times I have wanted to give up, stress levels are high for sure. So much comes down to client expectations being unrealistic, not just about what we can do clinically but also for us with the fees involved. People want high level care for their pets but don't want the fees that come with that.

Biomedical Scientist. No way would I encourage my children to join the ranks of the NHS. Rubbish hours, lack of flexibility, poor pay and undervalued!

Nope. I'm a nurse and a HV. I would not advise them not to at all.

No I wouldn't.
The increasing pressures on the NHS are immense and it won't get better

Nope, no and not a chance.

I am a registered Nurse and would never encourage my children to become one. I feel like it has been so traumatic and stressful for me and ruined my mental health to some extent and would never wish that on them. I hate myself for not having been strong enough to leave the profession many years ago but due to money issues/ large family etc it felt impossible. I have only in the past few months been able to find a different ( lower paid ) job.

Nurse. And absolutely not. In fact I would actively discourage it. Long shifts, missing out on your family, friends. No life. Being verbally and physically abused regularly. Compromising your own health to be part of a system which is going down like a sinking ship.

CAMHS nurse here. I'd be so proud of they expressed an interest, but also a bit concerned. I love my job in many ways, but we get a bad press and there's always more to do with less resources. Meanwhile, I just seem to be poorer year on year . . . I used to feel fortunate to have found something I enjoyed that pays the bills with a bit left over for treats etc, now I just feel concerned about if I can afford to stay in a frontline role (and I'm band 7 with a MSc and post grad diploma, what do those that haven't had those opportunities do???)