What's your idea of a good salary?
Poll: What's your idea of a good salary?
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mikerons88 said:
I just cannot believe what I am reading .
Hopefully you feel suitably englightened
not really ,Hopefully you feel suitably englightened
you have stated that you cannot beleive what you are reading ...
what can you not believe ;
that the median average is the one typically used when talking about average wages/ salaries ?
the value ascribed to the average wage ?
the concept of the 'the living wage' ?
mph1977 said:
not really ,
you have stated that you cannot beleive what you are reading ...
what can you not believe ;
that the median average is the one typically used when talking about average wages/ salaries ?
the value ascribed to the average wage ?
the concept of the 'the living wage' ?
The amount you write to win at Internet you have stated that you cannot beleive what you are reading ...
what can you not believe ;
that the median average is the one typically used when talking about average wages/ salaries ?
the value ascribed to the average wage ?
the concept of the 'the living wage' ?
I still remember the shock horror headlines when it was announced that Anna Ford the news presenter was on £50k a year. Seemingly not long after, well probably ten years later, I started hitting £50k but it has stayed the same ever since.
Before we separated it was a decent wage that I only had to work 3/4 days a week to attain. It was a nice work/life balance but since the split I now have to try to work 5/6 days a week and am still struggling
Unfortunately there is not enough of my work to go round to always work at least 5 days a week.
Before we separated it was a decent wage that I only had to work 3/4 days a week to attain. It was a nice work/life balance but since the split I now have to try to work 5/6 days a week and am still struggling
Unfortunately there is not enough of my work to go round to always work at least 5 days a week.
sparks_E39 said:
It's good in Dorset! I know it's not loads but it's comfortable
100% agree with you, not everyone on PH is earning £70k+ and thinks anything below £100k is barely liveable.If my girlfriend and I could both earn £25K then we'd be very comfortably off and have a totally different and financially very easy life compared to what we currently have. And we're both over 30 so would be considered failures by most in this thread for not earning our age+10 or in the first place.
Oh well, we're happy enough, earning the average would be lovely and sure we'll get there at some point.
Reading the thread I can see why someone would think this:-
Japveesix said:
If my girlfriend and I could both earn £25K then we'd be very comfortably off and have a totally different and financially very easy life compared to what we currently have. And we're both over 30 so would be considered failures by most in this thread for not earning our age+10 or in the first place.
But then when they actually say this then the salary actually seems irrelevant:-Japveesix said:
Oh well, we're happy enough, earning the average would be lovely and sure we'll get there at some point.
I'd rather earn the minimum wage and be happy than earn in excess of £100k and never see my daughterswerni said:
I'd rather earn in excess of £100k and see my children.
Why is it either / or?
Quite, and I'm not sure it's true that those earning more are usually working much longer hours. For example it's very common for those earning near minimum wage to put in lots of overtime to make a liveable salary. In contrast since I've started earning a lot more I'm probably also working less hours.Why is it either / or?
swerni said:
I'd rather earn in excess of £100k and see my children.
Why is it either / or?
It doesn't have to be, that was an illustration of how I place happiness ahead of earnings. Very few would disagree with you there!Why is it either / or?
My own example- I currently work about 60 hours a week, and with a young family this is just about manageable; I go to the office at 7am and work until about 6pm, so am home in time to see my daughter (I work in the evenings and at the weekend too, but I try to fit everything into the week office hours). If I was in a position of responsibility at my workplace with a salary of over £100k (there are quite a few which are at this level) then my working hours would increase. I would be also be travelling even more than I already do (currently about a week away every two months, so at the moment it's fine) and would be under a lot more pressure than I already am.
Such a contentious question, though. There's a guy in here with a DINKY combined income of well over 100k and he's complaining that he can't afford to have a kid. Other people on large 100k+ salaries are often found whinging that they don't get free childcare.
I know a couple with a 2 million pound farmhouse, 250k worth of cars, an au pair, he's a "design consultant" for McLaren on north of 1k/day, she's a surgeon, and they moan that the cost of out-of-term holidays are so expensive, they have no choice but to take the kids skiing (for example) during term time. Nice family and they are good friends so I'm not bitter, but they would have a heart attack if they had to live on the income that we have for a family of 6 (he earns in a month what I net over a whole year).
I know a couple with a 2 million pound farmhouse, 250k worth of cars, an au pair, he's a "design consultant" for McLaren on north of 1k/day, she's a surgeon, and they moan that the cost of out-of-term holidays are so expensive, they have no choice but to take the kids skiing (for example) during term time. Nice family and they are good friends so I'm not bitter, but they would have a heart attack if they had to live on the income that we have for a family of 6 (he earns in a month what I net over a whole year).
It's all relative really.
My attitude has changed over the last 5+ years, where I've stopped chasing promotions as I feel like I've got to the level where the balance of salary and level of responsibility and stress is just right. Where I work is a pretty rigid banded structure to move up a couple more bands is maybe an extra 7k in my back pocket every year. What does that get you? Slightly nicer car, slightly nicer holidays, bit more into savings? At the cost of longer hours and more stress no thanks.
I'd say a good salary is whatever let's you live how you want with in reason.
My attitude has changed over the last 5+ years, where I've stopped chasing promotions as I feel like I've got to the level where the balance of salary and level of responsibility and stress is just right. Where I work is a pretty rigid banded structure to move up a couple more bands is maybe an extra 7k in my back pocket every year. What does that get you? Slightly nicer car, slightly nicer holidays, bit more into savings? At the cost of longer hours and more stress no thanks.
I'd say a good salary is whatever let's you live how you want with in reason.
djc206 said:
okgo said:
Dunbar871 said:
100k is not a lot.
Racehorse - he’s back!Dunbar871 said:
I think you have me confused with someone else, I’ve only recently joined and have a confident posting style which seems to have confused people like Alex RS232 with other “banned returners” .
Yes I’m sure that’s the case. Do you know the difference between there, their and they’re? Asking for a friend.djc206 said:
Dunbar871 said:
I think you have me confused with someone else, I’ve only recently joined and have a confident posting style which seems to have confused people like Alex RS232 with other “banned returners” .
Yes I’m sure that’s the case. Do you know the difference between there, their and they’re? Asking for a friend.Gassing Station | Jobs & Employment Matters | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff