How much do you earn

[strangerontheinternet]

Have previously come across a similar thread on another forum and it was so interesting! Basically people commented with their job, age and how much they earn. I hate my job/industry and feel it doesn't pay well like I was led to believe but also feel I have no idea what's out there career/job wise and how much various jobs would earn so what I could do.

I'm 27, a solicitor in Scotland and earn £35k

@Dpa2018

Some of you need to waking up and wise up.

Mumsnet has had multiple data breaches.

They scrape - as do most other companies - all kinds of info and store it and pass it on to their advertisers.

It’s not enough to name change and have an anonymous name.

Any other website you access on your device mumsnet can see.

Some advertisers scrape login data (not saying mumsnet advertisers do this but others might have)

Catch yourselves on.

Please enlighten me as to what they are going to do with the info if I put it on here? Or any of the other shite I post on here? I don't understand the concern, so if there is one I would like to know what it is!

In my last company, they were nicknamed Human Remains, for good reason

I just see them as PR, they are for the company not the individuals. I have no idea why people still think it's a good idea to go to them about misconduct or bullying as that makes you the problem.

£51k Waste Industry 42 - not London

@dpa2018 to be honest, even if they can see...I don't care! So someone knows my salary and some websites I like to view... big deal. Nothings going to happen.

There will be roles like HR and Finance that vary dramatically between industries.

HRD £150k. It’s good for the role and responsibilities (UK remit only). I’ve earned significantly more when covering a much larger international region, but that comes with significant travel and much longer hours across multiple time zones.

There's a lot of people on here not getting paid enough.

And a fair few getting, imo, paid too much.

MH worker part time £10,000

Full time carer to sn dd £60pw 😐

Vice Principal, 35, £45000

@TheBeesKnee omg def jump ship - that's not in financial services though is it?

Well. I’m depressed! Why is HR such good money if you don’t mind me asking? What do HR actually do? (Genuine question)

I work in healthcare and have quite a lot of responsibility when it comes to medication for patients and yet I only earn £28k FTE.. I’m part time so only earn around £16k. Even at the top of my career I could only earn around £35k.

@peanacat there are many different areas of HR, so if you’re processing payroll or liaising with recruitment firms or updating the HR database or booking training courses, salaries are much lower. When you’re resolving complex employee relations issues or negotiating with unions, it’s a very different skill set and remunerated at a higher level. I solve complicated problems essentially whilst minimising risk.

25 hours per week , just under £20k nurse

Legal council for energy industry, Scotland £52k

I am 36

Why is HR such good money if you don’t mind me asking? What do HR actually do?

Only certain roles pay £££ & it's often because they have to "clean up" stuff so to speak.

Nurse 32k im also wfh

I’m a part time nurse in London - band 6 - I earn £17,000 part time - £42,000 full time with London weighting.
I really feel fortunate I only work part time. I couldn’t do it full time.

@marbellamarc

Why is HR such good money if you don’t mind me asking? What do HR actually do?

Only certain roles pay £££ & it's often because they have to "clean up" stuff so to speak.

Yes, most of our HR officers are on around £20k, it's barely more than minimum wage. It's only the higher ups that are on good money.

Posts from @daisychain01 and @dpa2018 are the most sensible on this thread. It never fails to amaze me the sensitivity of the personal information I'm frequently asked for - from businesses, data-collectors, those Bounty interlopers on maternity wards etc., - who assume I'm going to willingly pass it on simply because they ask for it. Hell, no. The Bounty Rep's face turned the milk sour when she brightly asked to 'take my details' and was told she'd do nothing of the sort. But so few other mums were asking 'why should I?' Same at the Travelodge. Asked 'why do you need these details?', they breezily responded: 'terrorism!'

One valuable thing I've learned is how easy it is to get people talking about themselves (the number of replies to this thread is no surprise). They tend to oblige like singing canaries, with the bonus that you're preserved from divulging anything at all about YOURself. Then all you do is nod and smile away and they mistake it for personal interest. Best way I know of to preserve my own privacy without their even realising it. Works a treat on my MiL and certain colleagues!

So it's easy to imagine a would-be hacker has hit on the same idea. It ain't rocket science.

Ah right! Thanks! I’m not sure I would be interested even if I was lucky enough to get a high paid job, I do enjoy my healthcare job! (Though currently stuck at home with Covid - thanks ward! 😂) But I am just so shocked at the high salaries, I didn’t know anyone in real life that earn this much (that I know well enough to roughly know what they earn of course), except one person, but he runs a company and will openly admit he got there by pure luck!

EDMS Manager, NW, 47, £55k

@peanacat I did a role with an element of it & hated that part. Found it boring if it's any consolation. I love spreadsheets so have a high tolerance of boredness! 😆

29, marketing exec for a professional services firm, £30k. I always thought that wasnt great and worry about how little I earn but I'm shocked at some of the low salaries on her for jobs which seem much harder and much more important than mine! Teachers/nurses/carers etc.

I used to earn £60k plus. Now part time (after 40 years) with a different company.

My old company wrung me out as they did some of my colleagues. Expected you to be available for your clients as required. No overtime of course. It was part of your overall salary. Huge issues with annual appraisals which were used to meet their own ends (and bell curve targets).

Please dont be under any impression that you can jump to a £60k role and not have to REALLY work for it. If you dont have specific experience HR training and experience and are 40 plus it is very unlikely you would be accepted for a £60k role. What you you offer.

I had an interest in HR in the very old days but as others have said. HR are not for YOU. They are to clean up the mess that line managers can make and their role is to protect the company.

HR is good money because it's quite complex.
Lots of legal knowledge needed, managing data, writing policies, navigating and managing people is not straightforward admin work

Many senior level HR professionals have post graduate qualifications