If you earn 100k plus, what is your occupation?

[CJ2010]

I've posted this here as it is a bit U, but i am curious to know what jobs pay mega bucks.

I've just been looking on a jobs website at admin jobs, most are paying on average 20-25k (in London). With the cost of living as it it, that sort of money will not go far at all.

I've been a SAHM for a while now and have begun looking for work. I'm considering retraining, but only in something that pays well!

So members of the 100k club please spill the beans and let me know your secrets!

Oh, I know that jajas. not everyone has the choice, and it's a privilege in itself to have that choice. I'm saying that if someone is lucky enough to have that choice, it shouldn't be assumed that the choice of fewer hours at work/less money is necessarily the best for your family - as timetoask seems to assume.

I find it interesting that so much focus is put by timetoask on mothers staying at home. Does she think working fathers miss out or are bad parents? Why is it mum who stays home?

I think I'm a fun parent. I hope I am anyway. Not having to worry about money, clean or do laundry leaves lots of time for fun.

Being über time poor because you are working all hours (whether that be for money or on domestic chores) is certainly not conducive to being a fun parent.

Both DP and I have lunch with our children regularly because it is such a great time of day to be with them - no-one's too tired, there is no homework looming or evening routine to be got through. Just a great short and legitimate break in the middle of day where we can focus on one another. In the summer we picnic in the park during school lunch break - DP's rides over from work on his bicycle and there are always lots of other families around with parents who both WOH and SAH. The children run around and climb trees and drop back for glugs of water and cuddles. Heaven.

That's one nice thing about the French schooling system, you can take your kids out for lunch. Not sure if Dds school allows it - will check it out, I only work in the next road. Maybe not a picnic in Bangkok though!

TheBossofMe I suspect a father doing the same as me would be considered a "good earner / provider" by timetoask.

The double standards about parenting that a lot of people have (still) continually infuriate me.

It does seem like a hideous and sexist double standard. A good father is one who provides, but a mother who does the same is a bad one.

Making the right choices for you and respecting other peoples choices if they do no harm - two things I aim to teach my DD. Along with how to catch a fish using prawn shells.

Lots of school systems, not just the French one, let children home/out for lunch. Being able to have lunch with your children also requires you to live/work pretty close to school, which is a lot less common in England where people do such long commutes. Working close to school also means that WOHPs can sneak out of the office at 4.30 pm to collect their children, spent 20 minutes with them and then pop back to the office until the end of the working day. Quite common round here!

Someone referred to people wanting other people to think they have perfect lives upthread. I'm not ashamed to admit my life isn't perfect. I used to drink too much, so now I don't drink except on special occassions. I am a bit lazy about things I don't like doing, so have to force myself, to, for example, do some exercise. I wish I lived nearer my parents, they are older and the choice weve made to prioritise time with DD means that i dont see them often enough. I have little patience sometimes, and sometimes I'm snappy with DD and DH for no reason. And I have a mild anxiety disorder and OCD, even though this contributes to what makes me good at my job. I hate housework and sub it out to home help. I'm really bad about staying in touch with friends enough, my contact with them can be sporadic, although I'm lucky that they are very understanding and similar to be, so forgive a lot of my sins. I like shoes and bags too much for my own good, and I'm very vain.

But woe betide anyone who tells me I'm not a good mother. I know I am.

Ooh, that's a fab idea, bonsoir, I don't know why I haven't thought about doing that before. I could easily do that a couple of times a week, it takes exactly 5 mins to walk to DDs school from my office, so I could do that in under an hour.

Yes, the sexism that is applied can be appalling. I went back to work at 2 weeks full time. No one would dare criticise me anyway but in the press there is much more critcism of women returning to work at 2 weeks than men. It is all there designed to do women down and ensure very very few of us do earn £100k. So all we do is say what fun you can have and we do have succeeding and being ambitious and earning a lot of money and being the best at what we do and say that like men you can combine that with a happy family life.

It is hard to compare France and England though that is a bit of a side tracking on the thread. Teenagers however love to have good role models of mothers who earn a small fortune. It's great. Much better than saying mummy stays a home and washes socks.

Teenagers' fragile egos are such that they grab onto anything they possibly can to boast about. And, judging from what I read on MN and what I hear and see about me, both French and English teenagers think socks are washed by the sock fairy .

TheBossofMe - your DD will be thrilled if you do it!

Unless teenagers have changed radically since I was one, the only time they discuss their mothers is to moan about her not allowing them to do or wear something. I dont remember ever thinking that someone's mother was better than someone else's just because they had a good job. I do remember being deeply envious of a friend whose mother allowed her to have highlights for her 13th birthday, and could waterski like a demon to boot.

TheBossofMe, you forgot to add that you are incredibly self-aware . A nice idea to meet your DD for lunch.

Bonsoir, she will be, I'm going to surprise her later this week!

Thanks pickled - I can't wait to see her face when she sees me. Seeing her happy gives me so much pleasure.

I must admit that I think my current job (author) does give me kudos with both DC and their mates. Particlarly as I write crime, with you know, murders, and swearing and other cool stuff.

Actually being able to see books on shelves in WHSmiths remains thrilling for them.

Less kudos for DH who is a boring old (yet better paid) lawyer

I have recently started back to work and I have a half day today so I get to pick my DSs up - I am ridiculously excited .

Can I just correct whomever said that most solicitors earn within the £20-40k bracket?

See here a link for top salaries

The average lawyer earns £52k. The average including high street firms who specialise in legal aid and criminal work. I can assure you that in a commercial practice in London 5 years PQE, pretty well everyone will be earning over £100k. I earn a fair bit more than that, tbh, but then I am jolly old and am a (salaried) partner.

The "dream" for most of the new entrants is to get to seven figures nowadays. You'd only do that as an equity partner in a magic circle firm though.

I dunno pickled I spend an inordinate amount of time with my DC as I work flexibly and from home. I do all the drop offs and pick ups. I spend all the holidays with them. I don't use childcare.

And, I can't be alone in thinking that it's not the be all and end all, can I?

I mean it's quite nice ot be able to do it, but it's not, like a joy or anyhting. To be honest after four weeks Xmas break I think we're bloody bored of the sight of each other. Roll on Wednesday.

And equity in US firms, quat.

Co own and run an engineering company.

Indeed, you'd make that in a US firm as well. They work you hard, though.