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pioneer22

Doctor, 26, 33k plus unsocial plus any extra agency

Free_Spirit_31

30, Cleaner, part time, £504.80 per month.

I have chosen to work part time because I have paid off all my debts and I like having time for myself in the week. Plus, all the money I earn is mine because I am not not earning enough to pay tax.

Even though it is low paid, I am alot happier as a person than when I was on £18k. My working day in this job starts at 7am and finishes at 11am. I have alot more time for myself and the company I work for they acknowledge bank holidays as opposed to other work places that where you have to work and do not get time and a half or a day off in lieu. I have been there since October and at Christmas I was given a bottle of Bollinger! This is a small family business and I have worked for big corporate companies and got nothing like that before.

I have no manager breathing down my neck, the area manager comes in once a month to just see how I am. I am self sufficient, almost feel self-employed and manage my time very well. No uniform, I can listen to my ipod as I work and never have any complaints from the company I clean for. If anything they think I am amazing and really appreciate me, it really humbles me. Something that is rare in the workplace nowadays.

When I was interviewed the area manager said that I was over-qualified for the job (having done credit control, debt collection and being a personal assistant to a director). I said I was looking for job satisfaction rather than loads of money. I hated working in an office where if I do a task and it would have to be passed on to another department, usually the colleagues procrastinate and I would get it in the ear from a customer when the delay was not my fault!

So in my current role, at least I can see all my efforts and it is up to me to complete them and in a satisfactory manner.

Worcsman

Freelance wireless engineer. Current contract £300/day. 5 day week - 12 month contract. Self employed basis so retention is around 80%. Im in a hotel Monday-Friday. No allowances although I do have a rather generous expense account, means less tax.

JennGa

25, Quality management in the pharmaceutical industry, 30k plus extensive benefits.

mxxx

29, ICT Systems support technician in local government, £23k pa plus 29 days leave and final salary pension.

Picky

27, teacher with extra responsibilities, £29,639pa (rises each September). Good pension (for now...) and, of course, 13 weeks of holiday each year. Work 6 days per week: 4-6 hours on a Sunday, 12ish hours Monday-Thursday and 7:30am-3:30pm on Fridays (never, ever, ever do work on a Friday evening!).

According to Michael Gove, I don't work hard enough.

parkgirl

43, P A £19,500 pro rata (I do a 30 hour week). Left a better paid position for something with no stress

noirist

I'm 26. Still a care assistant to the elderly. Still stressed out by "the system."

I am in a new care home, where I work 3 nights a week (12hr shifts = 36hrs.) The home has a set rate for nights at £85.

andybaird

27 years old

In charge of Lean Manufacturing

circa 45k all in

lilsammy88

I'm 25
Boarding school cleaner
36hrs per week @ £7.30
4hrs per week @ time n a half

So I bring in around £1226 before tax
Great pension scheme we pay in min 3.5% they pay 8%
28 days holiday plus all bank holidays off with pay
Sick pay after being employed for 12 months
Always plenty of overtime available
Pick and choose hours to suit

I am also a self employed avon rep in a small but very lucrative village usually earning between 300-350 commission per month which I pay 20% tax on when I do my tax returns

So I'm doing alright :j

Hubby is 27

School care taker 36 basic hours a week plus o/t
£9.50 per hour plus £25 per night stand by pay plus £19 call out pay for every hour (even if it's only a 5 min job like turning an alarm off) but the team he works with are very flexible and will take it in turns to attend to call outs
He normally bring in around £2800 a month

Accommodation 3 bed bungalow with mahooosive garden all bills covered by school we just pay £300 a month :T