Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. Child-safe in minutes.

Meet the Other Phone.
Child-safe in minutes.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Work

Chat with other users about all things related to working life on our Work forum.

See all MNHQ comments on this thread

Original poster

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

929 replies

CJ2010 · 04/01/2012 14:09

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!

OP posts:
WinterGoddess · 12/01/2012 11:10

I very impressed by the volume of posts during daylight hours by people who earn an incredibly good salary. Dh gets well paid but he works his butt off, misses lunch, works long hours, he would never have time to contribute to a discussion like this, maybe he needs to change jobs.

You can have have it all - hold down a really well paid job, have kids and surf the net. I'm amazed, well done ladies! Smile

WinterGoddess · 12/01/2012 11:30

"I'm very impressed" darn the lack of edit function!

wordfactory · 12/01/2012 11:56

Winter I work from home, but if I have meeting and such stuff I often check in on MN by phone or ipad. It's the perfect way to pass a boring wait or journey.

DH I can assure you sepnds time on BBCSport and he manages to be an equity partner at one of the largest law firms in the world. And yes he has kids too!

If your DH tells you he works the entire time he is in the office he is ...lying...

TheBossofMe · 12/01/2012 12:04

And I live in Thailand, so daylight hours are over for me.

I still find time to hop on MN at work though. It helps that my job is partly about staying in touch with what people think, though, so I can justify MN as work!

TheBossofMe · 12/01/2012 12:06

And women are much better at multitasking, anyway. Maybe your husband needs to change sex rather than job Wink

Jajas · 12/01/2012 14:32

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

Stitchthis · 12/01/2012 18:00

Isn't the ability to dictate how you allocate your time one of the benefits of a high powered (hate the phrase but it's accurate here) job? I blog, MN and Tweet during my working day. I also get all my work done and remain sane (ish)

That element of self determination is what I value above all.

Xenia · 12/01/2012 20:27

I have worked with people in offices and many of them have more spare time than they tell their other halves. I remember one who used to take over an hour at lunch time, longer sometimes to play snooker and then come back and take a call from his wife (who stupid thing had given up a good career to mind their new baby, more fool her) moaning about her lot and then he'd work through to 9 to ensure the baby and all its crying and hassle was fast asleep when he got in. His wife would assume he was hard at it all day long.

Yes, the ability to determine how you work comes with time and money and power and control and it's great. I was actually at my desk at 6am today because I had things to do with the children in the morning and then an appointment later today so I suppose on one basis I'm not in the 14th hour of my working day although it doesn't feel like that beacuse of the time I've had "off" doing the non work things today.

This is why girls should pick high paid careers which give them money, satisfaction, power, control and the ability to determine how their lives will be and not other jobs if they get any choice.

Xenia · 12/01/2012 20:31

I have worked with people in offices and many of them have more spare time than they tell their other halves. I remember one who used to take over an hour at lunch time, longer sometimes to play snooker and then come back and take a call from his wife (who stupid thing had given up a good career to mind their new baby, more fool her) moaning about her lot and then he'd work through to 9 to ensure the baby and all its crying and hassle was fast asleep when he got in. His wife would assume he was hard at it all day long.

Yes, the ability to determine how you work comes with time and money and power and control and it's great. I was actually at my desk at 6am today because I had things to do with the children in the morning and then an appointment later today so I suppose on one basis I'm not in the 14th hour of my working day although it doesn't feel like that beacuse of the time I've had "off" doing the non work things today.

This is why girls should pick high paid careers which give them money, satisfaction, power, control and the ability to determine how their lives will be and not other jobs if they get any choice.

SuiGeneris · 13/01/2012 05:45

How very true, Xenia! At the moment I work part-time and, on the days I am at home and without a nanny, it is difficult to get DH to understand that he actually had a shorter, easier day than I. Like the person you knew, he goes to the gym for over an hour every lunchtime and gets time to himself on the tube on the way in and back. I, on the other hand, am always on, unless DS is having his lunchtime nap- in which case, being quite heavily pregnant, I will probably be having mine too.
But, as you and others have said above, we are lucky to have flexible, interesting jobs that allow us, for example, to start working at 5.30am on a Friday morning and take DS to the park later if it is sunny...

marriedinwhite · 13/01/2012 06:24

Xenia, why do you have to be so rude about women who make different choices to you?

Stitchthis · 13/01/2012 07:01

I'm in the process of managing a career exit due to health reasons which hopefully will be over a number of years. My career and achievements to date are repaying me in spades as are my contacts. Without that foundation god knows where I'd be. I think the ability to look after you and yours should be trumpeted from all school's towers. I know I've come to really appreciate it. Count me in if you haven't already.

SeoraeMaeul · 13/01/2012 07:22

I've been lurking on and off. When I was in London I regularly mentored pregnant women about their return to work - their options and ways they could manage their career. I do think it's important for young girls to have role models but also so many women give up work with their first child and then can't get back on track - there was another really interesting thread about that a few weeks back (can't link as on my phone) . IMO women need to see role models of the different ways to balance family and work (and btw men really need this too!) . They also need to plan for it rather than just assume it will all turn out ok. Too often that bit is lost in a daze of hormones, doctor appointments and nesting.

If the mentoring can be done through technology count me in, (which is absolutely feasible these days but may not be what you have in mind) - if not I'll ring my "leper" expat bell!

FTR I was 100k plus then took a 2yr career break due to DHs career move abroad. Loved being at home with the kids exploring a new country/culture and now going back on an even better package out here. So sometimes its ok to take a back seat ..., as long as you plan for the way to get back on track.

TheBossofMe · 13/01/2012 08:56

SeoraeMaeul I too have a leper expat bell, so I'm definitely thinking e-mentoring rather than face-to-face. I think we would get more participants as well.

SeoraeMaeul · 13/01/2012 09:45

I agree and for teenagers it's just not an issue (or indeed MN's!)

FunnysInTheGarden · 13/01/2012 14:39

I too have a leper bell, and had assumed that any mentoring would not nec be face to face and could be done via email etc.

Laughing to myself about certain MNetters ringing their leper bells and most folk being Confused about the whole shenannigans

Xenia · 13/01/2012 18:27

Mentors are great. One of mym off spring is working with someone who came back from maternity leave and now her other half is doing the next 6 months of sole baby care for their first child. What a wonderful example when you're in your first job, no sexism, woman returning to vey successful job full time with first baby, husband doing 100% childcare for the next 6 months etc. I think it really helps girls to see what is p ossbile and even just reading a thread like this -0 loads of women earning well over £100k in jobs they like often ful time work with families at home.

The media do not choose to show satisfied full time working women who earn loads, who have happy families. It does not sell papers.

Stitchthis · 13/01/2012 23:11

And it winds everybody up, sadly.

You're supposed to stay quiet if you're content...sod that, I say. If you've worked your socks off, you deserve it. I sweated blood over my professional exams, but it was worth it.

Stitchthis · 17/01/2012 22:48

Oh dear. Did I kill the thread?

TheBossofMe · 18/01/2012 10:08

I'm still here - have chased MNHQ for a decision about whether we can move ahead with canvassing opinion/thoughts on mentoring

MNHQ
JustineMumsnet · 18/01/2012 11:36

This does sound like a great idea - a kind of careers advice/mentoring service. We could put together some content based on Mumsnetters career advice and keep a list of those who are prepared to be contacted/take on some mentoring. I'll ask our content team to start thinking about what would be useful to include - do post any further thoughts/ideas here and we'll keep an eye.

DeeCrepitude · 18/01/2012 12:02

Interesting thread.

In addition, could we have Careers pages contributed to by Mners with advice about their particular work? E.g. psychologists, bankers, entrepreneurs etc. A sort of reference library deposited with the knowledge of those who have been successful - what their career path looked like and tips on how to make progress (which perhaps isn't always obvious when getting regular career advice).

Industry insider knowledge, if you like. Even their "what not to do" mistakes would be informative, and the way they made contacts and networked, the less obvious "tricks" of success. Also what the nitty gritty of the work is actually like - understanding the reality of what you might choose to do would be invaluable.

Dd is choosing degree courses atm and it would be great for her to read the collective MN wisdom about the various careers she's considering.

scottishmummy · 18/01/2012 12:53

media want to peddle have it all myth the burnt out avaricious mum who never sees her children.completely agree media dont want to present happy working capable women

or they do the bake your way into private school story, from high flayer to cup cake extraordinaire and imogen,sam and harry et all at private school as result of mums domesticity and acumen

Justonecheese · 18/01/2012 13:08

Decrepitude-What a great idea.

I too have found this thread so interesting.

Having drifted myself (doing ok now but never going to be earning big bucks) I do not wish this career path for my dc.

TheBossofMe · 18/01/2012 13:15

Justine, is there anything we can do to help make this happen?