Why do posters here have disproportionately higher than average pension funds...

garmeg

ratechaser said:

doris540 said:

Nice to see that there are guidelines as to who can travel first class ........................give me strength as in international travel and such Shouldnt these be rules rather than guidelines 

In the interests of balance, I shall be enjoying my comfortable privately funded retirement without making recourse to anything other than my state pension, if I'm spared that long. Yet I will be flying in economy this weekend. 

(Because business class travel within Europe is pants when you have airline status anyway. Hopefully that doesn't invalidate my point too much  )

Nice thread hijack by the way...

Thankfully he didnt hijack the airline.

ratechaser

garmeg said:

ratechaser said:

doris540 said:

Nice to see that there are guidelines as to who can travel first class ........................give me strength as in international travel and such Shouldnt these be rules rather than guidelines 

In the interests of balance, I shall be enjoying my comfortable privately funded retirement without making recourse to anything other than my state pension, if I'm spared that long. Yet I will be flying in economy this weekend. 

(Because business class travel within Europe is pants when you have airline status anyway. Hopefully that doesn't invalidate my point too much  )

Nice thread hijack by the way...

Thankfully he didnt hijack the airline.

Well that took a dark turn!

anyway, suspect Doris isn't a "he" but who am I to judge...

Thrugelmir

There's likely to be a considerable outflux from the NHS in the coming months as many have benefited from the recent pay rises. A pension based on final salary is something those in the private sector can only dream of. Though to be honest can hardly blame them. Who want to deal with the general public these days. 

ian1246

doris540 said:

They say the truth hurts enjoy your smug l "Im alrite jack" retirement ......................oh and ive got a life thanks for asking as a matter of interest can you tell us how much in percentage your employer contributes towards your pension so we can get a clearer picture .

I ve been assaulted four times in the last 5 & 1/2 years serving my country & community. I ve rescued numerous drowning individuals. I ve applied pressure to a severed artery whilst waiting for Ambo to arrive, as the male went in and out of consciousness due to blood loss. I ve climbed into the back of a crumpled car, holding a males neck & head still whilst the car was cut out around us.

I ve investigated & dealt with numerous dead bodies - many in horrific states of decomposition (still have to search & touch them... equipped with nothing more than my trusty latex gloves). I've delivered numerous death messages, comforted grieving family members, supported numerous traumatised  victims and people going through the worst moments of their life. I've walked a train line to identify what had struck the train (an old lady, identified by her socks & feet still in her shoes) I ve also talked down & supported numerous people in the midst of mental health crisis... and i've been confronted on countless occasions by drug and alcohol crazed individuals who want nothing more than to hurt me, at times armed with knives or broken glass (or other items), with nothing more than my wits, spray & a baton to protect myself.  All while doing the "bread and butter" tasks of investigating crime & doing my absolute best to bring justice for victims of crime, plus many other incidents too numerous to mention - all whilst working anti-social shifts, missing social gatherings & key moments in my loved one's lives.

Each of those events takes its toll - the level of trauma & experiences we have far beyond anything the general public - you - experience in their lifetime. The physical toll of physical struggles with violent individuals on a sometimes daily basis, coupled with wearing PPE, constant stress & adrenalin... alongside injuries sustained in the course of my duties.... plus the recent extra "fun" of dealing with Covid19 positive individuals who want to infect myself & colleagues.

For my troubles i get a moderately comfortable salary and a pension which i contribute in excess of 14% of my salary into. I - as a shift worker - get to have a shortened life expectancy as well. 
Tell me - what £££ figure would you attach to the various individuals lives I ve had a role in saving/influencing - and their economic & tax contribution to the Uk?

And since you seem to think I - as a public sector worker - am little more than a parasite or "milker" - how about you tell me how many lives you've helped save or what you've contributed to your community or country? Or even how much you bother to contribute to your "poor deprived" pension?

My "Gold Plated" pension is part of my pay & benefits, no different to your own jobs pay & benefit. By the time i retire in 29years time, it will have been more than paid for from my service.

Dont get me wrong - i love my job. But it shows the level of intelligence you have to describe the public sector in the way you have in this thread.

Borisjake

antdon said:

Ok.  I am just 60 and have just had my 1st pension start paying (superannuation).....
So for a while now I have been trying to follow the posts on this forum to attempt to gain a little knowledge.....

But,  my question is...
Why do the majority of posters in this forum appear to have much larger pension pots than the average person in the UK???
(Lost count of the number of times I have read 'Can I survive on my £1 million pension pot.")....
Oh! And surely if your pot is so large you should be speaking to an IFA?

It's the internet, not everyone speaketh the truth. Believe me, if you have a million quid in the pot, you won't be posting on the web.

Gadfium

Perhaps Doris540 is bitter as she realises that she should have worked harder in school and in her career and attained a better paid job? Carrying so much bitterness and bile sounds a lot like psychological projection to me. Either which way, obsessively raging about what she believes others have doesn't sound like a path to mental happiness and well-being.

Prism

Borisjake said:

antdon said:

Ok.  I am just 60 and have just had my 1st pension start paying (superannuation).....
So for a while now I have been trying to follow the posts on this forum to attempt to gain a little knowledge.....

But,  my question is...
Why do the majority of posters in this forum appear to have much larger pension pots than the average person in the UK???
(Lost count of the number of times I have read 'Can I survive on my £1 million pension pot.")....
Oh! And surely if your pot is so large you should be speaking to an IFA?

It's the internet, not everyone speaketh the truth. Believe me, if you have a million quid in the pot, you won't be posting on the web.

It doesn't take much to get to a million. An average salary and decent contribution over a working life and you are there.

TBC15

Borisjake said:

antdon said:

Ok.  I am just 60 and have just had my 1st pension start paying (superannuation).....
So for a while now I have been trying to follow the posts on this forum to attempt to gain a little knowledge.....

But,  my question is...
Why do the majority of posters in this forum appear to have much larger pension pots than the average person in the UK???
(Lost count of the number of times I have read 'Can I survive on my £1 million pension pot.")....
Oh! And surely if your pot is so large you should be speaking to an IFA?

It's the internet, not everyone speaketh the truth. Believe me, if you have a million quid in the pot, you won't be posting on the web.

A million isn’t what it used to be.