Surprising salaries.
Discussion
I was speaking to a couple of people yesterday, and I was surprised at what they were earning. I have this idea that if you're wearing a suit, you're earning good money however these few did surprise me
Fibre Optic Engineers - I was told that working for Virgin media, they were picking up in the region of £37k + O/T
Instrument Engineers - I know quite a few of these (theres a lot of business for it around here) and a couple dont appear to know much at all! However, it seems theres a market for them at the moment and they are easily taking home £30k with those lucky enough to get overseas breaks, well over £50k. (One is earning £100k+ in the middle east)
HGV petrol driver - Over £50k with O/T
Now aside from the HGV driver, the others are anything from mid 20's to early 30's and they are making some serious wedge, in an area where its pretty cheap to live in the UK.
Anyone know of other jobs where you wouldnt think the pay was quite as favourable?
Fibre Optic Engineers - I was told that working for Virgin media, they were picking up in the region of £37k + O/T
Instrument Engineers - I know quite a few of these (theres a lot of business for it around here) and a couple dont appear to know much at all! However, it seems theres a market for them at the moment and they are easily taking home £30k with those lucky enough to get overseas breaks, well over £50k. (One is earning £100k+ in the middle east)
HGV petrol driver - Over £50k with O/T
Now aside from the HGV driver, the others are anything from mid 20's to early 30's and they are making some serious wedge, in an area where its pretty cheap to live in the UK.
Anyone know of other jobs where you wouldnt think the pay was quite as favourable?
Being related to an MP - maybe have no qualifications and would otherwise be working in a warehouse or collecting benefits..you can earn £40-50k pa as an admin assistant to your dad/mum/uncle etc.. who happens to be an MP
did I say MP?! (yes I'm still very bitter about all the £fiddling)
did I say MP?! (yes I'm still very bitter about all the £fiddling)
JRM said:
Tube driver - effing rediculous for the easiest and most protexted job in the world. I think it's £40k or something
I think thats basic too so stupid overtime rates probably apply too. Plus a 35 hour week and of course the pension and great holidays. All that for pressing buttons. Someone told me crane operators on building sites make excellent money, not sure how much?
I wear a suit, and I am in a job that people seem to think pays very well, infact it should pay reasonably well except I am getting shafted by my employer royally.
Sadly I should earn over £30k but earn much much less than this.
Got to love construction and the recession. Apparently working damn hard and earning the company 6 x your salary means nothing anymore.
Sadly I should earn over £30k but earn much much less than this.
Got to love construction and the recession. Apparently working damn hard and earning the company 6 x your salary means nothing anymore.
Aye, graduate on £40k, that must be one hell of a graduate. Starting wage of £15-20k would be more like it for reasonable stress levels.
Sewer cleaners - the blokes who shovel the congealed fat off the sides of the big sewers are on (allegedly) £60k+ and because of the confined space working and working time limits you can only do 3-4 hour shifts and that's it for the day.
Sewer cleaners - the blokes who shovel the congealed fat off the sides of the big sewers are on (allegedly) £60k+ and because of the confined space working and working time limits you can only do 3-4 hour shifts and that's it for the day.
okgo said:
Chris_OCR said:
This has got to be the most surprising one -
Graduate trainee Store Managers at Aldi start on a £40k basic with an Audi company car.
Unbelievable!
Apparently its not quite as easy as it sounds...Graduate trainee Store Managers at Aldi start on a £40k basic with an Audi company car.
Unbelievable!
What's so surprising?
condor said:
okgo said:
Chris_OCR said:
This has got to be the most surprising one -
Graduate trainee Store Managers at Aldi start on a £40k basic with an Audi company car.
Unbelievable!
Apparently its not quite as easy as it sounds...Graduate trainee Store Managers at Aldi start on a £40k basic with an Audi company car.
Unbelievable!
What's so surprising?
t at the wall and hope some of it sticks...deevlash said:
condor said:
okgo said:
Chris_OCR said:
This has got to be the most surprising one -
Graduate trainee Store Managers at Aldi start on a £40k basic with an Audi company car.
Unbelievable!
Apparently its not quite as easy as it sounds...Graduate trainee Store Managers at Aldi start on a £40k basic with an Audi company car.
Unbelievable!
What's so surprising?
t at the wall and hope some of it sticks...It makes you are breaks you, my friend now works for Mars in a much less stressful role.
condor said:
can't be that bad.
I have worked a job that was 65 hours week. Flat out, never changed. It was so hard to keep it up, I am young too, I was tired all the time, lost all my mates (although made some new ones seeing as I was practically living at work). It was another one of those places that if you can stick it a period it looks good on your cv, but don't under estimate how nice it is to sometimes have a 37 hour week.Anthony Micallef said:
I work in IT Im 37 and dont even make £25k a year. Its so depressing as Im fed up of being on such a pitiful wage at my age.
eh, what exactly do you do in IT? Thats an appalling wage for what is quite a highly skilled industry. Plus at 37, you really should be making much better than that in this area(no offence!)Contract your ass down to London and treble that!
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