Young High Earners

leeds_lad_3

jdturk wrote: »

My question is still valid, is it your dream job and would it be better looking back over your time at why you have not got your dream job and what you could have done better?

Dream job? I think that was lottery winner/footballer. Still working on both rather unsuccessfully.

Not sure I ever had a dream job. I was good at maths so went into finance. I enjoy work and it's a good challenge, so I appreciate that I have a job I like.

What drove my interest were my examples above. The person who didnt go to uni and now earns loads more doing a similar job, the girl at my work who is a similar age, yet is a manageress earning more (I can't very well ask her how she did it), the people in other depts at work rumoured to earn loads etc.

jdturk

as I alluded to earlier at the end of the day its the drive in the person to be successful and not generally how much money they make. Obviously luck has a part to play in it as well

alipops1986

I'm an English Teacher currently on 23.5k, but that's with an extra responsibility, ie, extra work. I do more after school hours with students, work the holidays doing revision etc.

However, that said, i am applying for a new job, which means i lose 2.5k, but get time to chill out and have a more normal life. Plus, working conditions are better - no working holidays, less after school hours among other positives.

I am only 22 and have officially been teaching less than a yr but have already realized that money is definately not everything.

I own my house, have savings and can afford to pay for things i like/want/need. That's enough. I'm in no hurry to rush things as i've got plenty more yrs to slowly climb the ladder, hence i'm changing schools.

Ali x

BOB_A_H

Although currently out of work, i am not in any shape or form offended by Leeds Lad's original question. I genuinely believe he is just interested in such things. I think if most of us are honest, then we are all a little this way.
In response to the original question, I would like to throw in a " curve ball " How do certain people progress, and achieve good salaries? well often in my experience, LUCK, NEPOTISM, MEMBERSHIP OF CERTAIN SOCIETYS & EXTREME FORMS OF !!!! LICKING can all play a big part.

Apolonation

It all comes down to self-belief, persistence and dedication, it really does. It doesn't matter what you are doing if you have those qualities you will succeed.

sulkisu

leeds_lad

On the 'up your income' forum, there is a thread entitled 'list your job and wage (sorry, I don't know how to post a link to it). It has been running since May 2009. Some people have included their age, so this might prove useful to you.

dave4545454

80k a year when i was 17

terra_ferma

dave4545454 wrote: »

80k a year when i was 17

Well I was going to say that the OP should not take it for granted that what he earns now is an indication of what he will earn say in 10years time.
This post proves exactly my point, as Dave stated in other posts that he's on benefits.

I've seen people who started on a good career path not getting much further, because of redundancy, exhaustion, illness, serious issues with boss, discrimination, maternity or simply a change of priority.

leedsfan_3

Firstly I say well done to you on earning 35k but I also think it comes across as somewhat distasteful that you are asking on here how you can earn more than 35 k when this site is going to be used mainly by people struggling. As for you having a student loan debt, well show me someone that doesn't and as for having a 10 k loan, you earn 35k, really disposable income is not an issue for you. I think this is a bit of a self congratulating exercise for yourself because truly, since more money is your aim, you could have utilised one of many other sites, yet you choose this one.

As for why people would care to respond, it's because they are expressing their opinions towards your posting. Your salary, using the median which is probably the more accurate means of measuring, shows your salary is in excess of 10 k more than the national average and in a comparitively poorer part of England. In addition to this you have said there are plenty of career options so I am struggling to see how this is 100% genuine and not an exercise in massaging your ego. If it is genuine, then it seems you have lost perspective from what is the reality for most people.

As for those saying there is nothing wrong with the post, fine, would it still be fine if the government actually started using a truer figure of unemployment and instead, said unemployment was lets say conservatively over 5 million? while this person wants to know how they can increase their salary beyond 35k?

floss2

A close relative is at law school, currently on approximately £60k at 23 (more than me & my OH put together).