list your job and wage

lovehackney

gb12345 wrote: »

And then there is this in this very thread



No post was quoted, but the one above it was a 23 year old earning 55k.

It's a bit sad really isn't it, so insecure with their life that they have to post on an anonymous forum exaggerating how much they earn.

I'm not insecure about my life - I am that 23 year old (well have since turned 24) earning 55k - I'm very very lucky to be in this position but I have also worked very hard.
Some jobs (especially in London) pay very well. And I have one of those jobs. Sorry that you are so sour about this that you have to tell yourself it's not real!

sax11

motorguy wrote: »

Oh I know.

If he has a 10% net margin after costs, then hes saying hes sold £1.2 million of stationery last year from a bedroom in his mums house and storing it in the garage. Thats a lot of A4 reams. :eek:

He would have the A4 on call off from the mills

saying that there is a decent margin in paperclips :rotfl:

motorguy

lovehackney wrote: »

I'm not insecure about my life - I am that 23 year old (well have since turned 24) earning 55k - I'm very very lucky to be in this position but I have also worked very hard.
Some jobs (especially in London) pay very well. And I have one of those jobs. Sorry that you are so sour about this that you have to tell yourself it's not real!

If you read it again, you'll see he wasnt talking about you. He was talking about our "friend" berbastrike, who one minute is on £120,000, then hes on £55,000 and then hes on asking if £50 a month would be ok to pay his mum in rent.

gb12345

lovehackney wrote: »

I'm not insecure about my life - I am that 23 year old (well have since turned 24) earning 55k - I'm very very lucky to be in this position but I have also worked very hard.
Some jobs (especially in London) pay very well. And I have one of those jobs. Sorry that you are so sour about this that you have to tell yourself it's not real!

As motorguy said, wasn't aimed at you, but the person who has a different story with every post they make.

And if you are earning 55k good for you - I'm not sour or jealous - the pay cut I would have to take to match your earnings makes sure of that

keran77

Teacher, 36 years-old earning £39500 (inc. management responsibility) Agree with Least about work -life balance! But the rewards of seeing children learning and enjoying school is priceless.

JasX

Engineer, Oil company (graduate scheme after university + a few years beyond that now)

£70k + final salary pension when uk based

Rises to £140k-ish when I go off to work in overseas 'hardship' locations

Contractors earn noticeably more (+30-50% upwards) but don't get the pension.

Reue

gb12345 wrote: »

And then there is this in this very thread



No post was quoted, but the one above it was a 23 year old earning 55k.

It's a bit sad really isn't it, so insecure with their life that they have to post on an anonymous forum exaggerating how much they earn.

I love it when people are outed in this thread

MVG180

I am early 20's and work as a sports trader for a top UK bookmaker.

Salary is £22500 per year plus bonus (usually around 20% of salary)
+ Free Sky HD /broadband/ phone everything thrown in
+ Free gym Membership
+ Private medical and dental

Love my job, get paid to watch sports all day + many other sports related perks included.

Knalchemist

I work as a Counter assistant in Sainsburys.

I'm on £7.38ph. I get a 2.5% pay rise every September, and 4% bonus each year, after the tax year. (Though some stores get 0% as it's dependant on various things).

I also get £200 per year First Aid payment.

I think it works out to something like £15556 before tax?

guitarman001

JasX wrote: »

Engineer, Oil company (graduate scheme after university + a few years beyond that now)

£70k + final salary pension when uk based

Rises to £140k-ish when I go off to work in overseas 'hardship' locations

Contractors earn noticeably more (+30-50% upwards) but don't get the pension.

Jesus - and that rings true from people I know.
BUT what sort of engineer are you, and is it a service company or ... ?