Best Jobs Money Wise?

[beaumontdvd]

Fort I would make a thread as im bored lol! what Jobs does everyone have and whos on the best money?

[VTEC-Saxo]

I stand on street corners in just my pants

[dannyboy2005]

A bit to personaly TBH.

Vast majority of people with crap jobs would lie etc.

I'm not particapiting due to my first reason!

[pug205gti87]

dont be a mechanic if you want loads of money!

[Matt]

^^^Lol

Sainsbury's £5.95 p/h
Tbh cant go wrong...:cool:

[Clouds_mate]

They are a few big earners on here. I will let them own up though lol. I bet they are also some bullshitters on here.

[Mystic]

Im a big earner. Full time student, soon to be unemployed part time :sad:

[smiith]

I stand on street corners in just my pants

your a knob head, no money can be made from that.



In seriousness, get a trade behind you, always usefull, and can always go back to it if you want to do something else, then need something to fall back onto

Im a self employed joiner, dont make masses at the moment because im subby'ing for my dad, but its still £8 a hour, considering iv just come out of college, isnt too bad, specialy with how the coutry is anyway

[Prickle]

I stand on street corners in just my pants

yeah you were saying via pms :homme:

im just at college at the moment, best place i think ??

[smiith]

They are a few big earners on here. I will let them own up though lol. I bet they are also some bullshitters on here.

give it 10 mins before someone says they are earning over 100 grand a year, through ebay or something

[gouldy87]

as smith said, ive got a trade behind me although im currently unemployed about to go back to college full time its always there to fall back on. especially if you left companies you have worked for on good terms.

[gouldy87]

i earn 100 grand a year through ebay

[beaumontdvd]

there must be someone on here earning over 100k lol! im in i.t and its shit money :(

[Woody91]

Track marshal £5.75 an hour

[Mikeyssexysaxo18]

mite be some peeps with rich daddys hahaa

[smiith]

i earn 100 grand a year through ebay

i make £200,000 a year, getting chav girls pregnant, and selling the babies on the black market

there must be someone on here earning over 100k lol! im in i.t and its shit money :(

Alot of people will tell you, IT is a good career, always going to be some form of work, will always be there in the future, but with that, i hear alot of people getting bored of the work they are doing, but then again, its upto you if you want to stay in a job that bores you

[AshC]

Same as smiith again, qualified plumber but working at ventura for o2 at the mo and going back to college in september, then after that uni..... the proper student life :cool:

Got bored really quick of being on the tools but its still there if I need it.

[beaumontdvd]

Yerh it's not to bad but, apprenticeship wage though :( Be good when i've finished the course.

[gouldy87]

i earn 2.6 million through selling my cherry on ebay

[AshC]

My wage didnt move much after my apprenticeship :(

[VTEC-Saxo]

Nah in all seirousness, im on £15 a day for working two hours getting boxes off a van... £7.50 an hour mate :P

[Prickle]

How about getting £10 a week from the ghey EMA

[beaumontdvd]

I suppose once youve decided on what you want todo and you do an apprenticeship or go to college then once you get the job in the area you qualified in, if the moneys poor and you decide to go back to college you don't have the money to pay for anything as your out of a job, so really your fucked lol! unless work and college ;)

[Matt67]

6.30 an hour at tescos. Part-time

Studying to be a mechanic at college.. Dunno why the moneys shocking.

[gouldy87]

when i started plumbing i was on about 80 quid a week, when i started pipe fitting and welding ( industrial plumbing ) i was on 166 quid a week so to start with the money isnt too good but the money is daft when your fully qualified honestly, my mate who is self employed for the last company i worked for ( he is 21 ) has been working 7 days a week for the past 6 or 7 weeks and after tax has been pulling over a grand a week! he now has a cush £10000 deposit for a house he has saved up for 3 month lol

[CampDavid]

They are a few big earners on here. I will let them own up though lol. I bet they are also some bullshitters on here.

God yes, nearly all of the people on here who are on decent cash didn't fall straight into those positions straight away.

You can get a decent salery in any career as long as you're good at it. To get really good at it you'll probably need to enjoy it too, so go into something you enjoy.

You wouldn't believe how many people are in IT for the money but don't really get anywhere because they don't really like it and therefor don't have the first clue

[gouldy87]

EMA is quality mate! money for nowt. i used to love college full time and get paid for it!

[CampDavid]

You should also never believe anyone when they tel you how much they're on. Lots of people lie and lie lots

[VTEC-Saxo]

is it true you guys on ema get £100 christmas bonus ? i should be gettin £40 quid a week ema cus my rents are poor :P lmao

[beaumontdvd]

Yerh I agree mate, after looking at some of the cars on here. Cudn't help but think am I in the wrong job lol!

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

offshore is good money.

Only industry I can think of that's good money without much experience like a contract manager or financial controller etc etc.

[Clouds_mate]

I went into IT because i enjoyed it. Taking a hobby and turning it into a carer took all the fun out of it now i hate it. Well the sector i work in.

[beaumontdvd]

I got a £100 bonus lol!

[Prickle]

EMA is quality mate! money for nowt. i used to love college full time and get paid for it!

is it true you guys on ema get £100 christmas bonus ? i should be gettin £40 quid a week ema cus my rents are poor :P lmao

yeah its ok when i was getting £20 a week, but this year ive got £10 :wall: and yeah i get £100 bonus and £110 travel expenses but you nah..

paying for my insurance :cool:

[smiith]

My wage didnt move much after my apprenticeship :(

usually doesnt untill you have worked a while after you finish college, they wait untill you can handle jobs by yourself without help and stuff, when you actually earn the money

Yerh it's not to bad but, apprenticeship wage though :( Be good when i've finished the course.

it is bad on apprentice wage, but all worth it 5 years down the line when some of your mates are trolly pushing at tesco

[AshC]

How about getting £10 a week from the ghey EMA

Gey a ghey job then ;)

[beaumontdvd]

Haha lol! Yerh mate your right, its not to bad . I Suppose afta all it is in a call centre with all the girls! lol ;)

[CampDavid]

I went into IT because i enjoyed it. Taking a hobby and turning it into a carer took all the fun out of it now i hate it. Well the sector i work in.


Same with me, though I'm managing projects and people more now, helpdesking grates quickly!!!

[Clouds_mate]

I think, well i know. its just the company i work for. I need in house IT.

[Prickle]

Gey a ghey job then ;)

Lol ive tried, i have,

asda = no
tesco = no
morrisons = no
car garages = no

[gouldy87]

taking the fun out of it- thats why as much as i want to be a mechanic i wont let myself. i would hate for me to start disliking cars!

[smiith]

I went into IT because i enjoyed it. Taking a hobby and turning it into a carer took all the fun out of it now i hate it. Well the sector i work in.

Exact reason i didnt want to be a mechanic, because i enjoy fiddling with cars, and finding stuff out about how to fix them, but if i was doing it day in day out, i know i wouldnt want to do anything to my own on a weekend or something.

Plus the money isnt the best of the trades

[djrem]

If money is all you want then i wouldnt want to know you as a person.
Unless you're fit. And can hang around for me to get some inheritence...

[AshC]

usually doesnt untill you have worked a while after you finish college, they wait untill you can handle jobs by yourself without help and stuff, when you actually earn the money

I did mate, in the end I was doing half a full heating system a day, I was doing half and the boss the other half and I was getting £50 a day, he was making around 450+ a day including scrap

He was a tight fisted git...

[CampDavid]

I think, well i know. its just the company i work for. I need in house IT.

In house IT in London is a lot more fun. Wedge is reasonable too

[djrem]

In house IT in London is a lot more fun. Wedge is reasonable too

OMG. After work drining sessions x

[smiith]

Lol ive tried, i have,

asda = no
tesco = no
morrisons = no
car garages = no

Mcdonalds dont say no all the often, you can do an apprentiship there aswell

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7815481.stm

[CampDavid]

OMG. After work drining sessions x


Started at 1:30 on Friday. Will do the same this friday. Maybe

Pre credit crunch there was a lot more booze flowing

[djrem]

Started at 1:30 on Friday. Will do the same this friday. Maybe

Pre credit crunch there was a lot more booze flowing

where where where?
Might start the 21st bday weekend early...

[gouldy87]

can also get an a level in burgers or sumat now an all at mcds

[Ryan]

depends how fast I run as to how much £££ i earn each week in the summer.

become a footballer get paid lots for doing fuck all training and punching fans in nightclubs.

[smiith]

I did mate, in the end I was doing half a full heating system a day, I was doing half and the boss the other half and I was getting £50 a day, he was making around 450+ a day including scrap

He was a tight fisted git...

Thats when you want to look for a new job, but get some years in the trade aswell...

My 1st boss was giving me £303 a month.. i had to drive myself 25 miles a day to work and back... i was borrowing off my mum, to get to work, to use my wages as petrol money to get to work :geek: dont know why i did that now lol, but im happy where i am

[alex19]

I'm worked out to earn about 1800 quid a year atm, part time job while in college, and only on £3 p/h while I learn etc then will be on 4 quid.

[CampDavid]

where where where?
Might start the 21st bday weekend early...

Moorgate, just afternoons out with mates. Digress at Moorgate has been the scene of some carrying on

This Friday maybe out as I have a couple of meetings and I think the chief is out, so we should really be in the office

[StephanieLouise]

I used to work at a hotel full time but i have now just gone to part time, and i got paid £5.83 an hour so weekly i wud get bout £130 + but depended on how many hours a week i did. when i was working full time i did about 20-30 hours and the most i would get was £170 odd.

[AshC]

Thats when you want to look for a new job, but get some years in the trade aswell...

My 1st boss was giving me £303 a month.. i had to drive myself 25 miles a day to work and back... i was borrowing off my mum, to get to work, to use my wages as petrol money to get to work :geek: dont know why i did that now lol, but im happy where i am


mine was the same lol, 20 mile round trip and using my wage for petrol just to get to work lol, going to college to go into construction management now I have pratical experience

[Prickle]

Mcdonalds dont say no all the often, you can do an apprentiship there aswell

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7815481.stm

Il pass, i aint parking my car there either. il just stay jobless in the meanwhile :drink:

[SaxoAlex]

12k a year. im 18 and currently a first year apprentice. Im training to become an aeronautical engineer for Airbus UK. :)

love it.

When i qualify pay goes up to 20k+

[wobble_vtr]

im a broke ass student, work part time for bt sales. wage does me, commision never lasts and student loan will have to be paid back

[VTEC-Saxo]

Lol ive tried, i have,

asda = no
tesco = no
morrisons = no
car garages = no

Lmao thats the exact same as me, i even tried wilko :| and pound stoor

[stiffler69]

Get yourself a trade in instrumentation and electrical engineering and you will be taking home 100k+ if you get on the right jobs

[Jazz]

Student (good) and part-time bank cashier, (which is a crap).

[bullit]

any jobs going?

[Clouds_mate]

I really wish i was a student with little money and care.

'More money more problems' is so true. When i was getting like £50 from the rents when i was a student it used to last me 7 nights on the piss. Now £50 can be spent on a Tuesday evening down at quiz night.

The more money i earn, the more problems came with it. The more i earn the more i wanted. Funnily enough the more i earn the more debt i was getting into....

If i was to live my life again i would do things differently but i certainly don't regret anything.

You live within your own means.
Student - £30 jeans
Average Joe - £70 jeans
Someone with a bit more - £200

Your never better off you just buy more expensive things in life

Get a job you enjoy dont just chase the money. Live to work not work to live. Its SHIT.

[bullit]

leckie change the record ;)

[Clouds_mate]

leckie change the record ;)

fuck off you grass ;)

[AJ_SAXO]

i applied to the fire service about 2-3 months ago, but didnt get in, so im gonna try and re-apply soon, as this is want i want to do as a career:A:

[stinkycheese]

I really wish i was a student with little money and care.

'More money more problems' is so true. When i was getting like £50 from the rents when i was a student it used to last me 7 nights on the piss. Now £50 can be spent on a Tuesday evening down at quiz night.

The more money i earn, the more problems came with it. The more i earn the more i wanted. Funnily enough the more i earn the more debt i was getting into....

If i was to live my life again i would do things differently but i certainly don't regret anything.

You live within your own means.
Student - £30 jeans
Average Joe - £70 jeans
Someone with a bit more - £200

Your never better off you just buy more expensive things in life

Get a job you enjoy dont just chase the money. Live to work not work to live. Its SHIT.

so true. ive already learnt that and im still in my teens

[Jazz]

I really wish i was a student with little money and care.

'More money more problems' is so true. When i was getting like £50 from the rents when i was a student it used to last me 7 nights on the piss. Now £50 can be spent on a Tuesday evening down at quiz night.

The more money i earn, the more problems came with it. The more i earn the more i wanted. Funnily enough the more i earn the more debt i was getting into....

If i was to live my life again i would do things differently but i certainly don't regret anything.

You live within your own means.
Student - £30 jeans
Average Joe - £70 jeans
Someone with a bit more - £200

Your never better off you just buy more expensive things in life

Get a job you enjoy dont just chase the money. Live to work not work to live. Its SHIT.

So True.

[s3an]

i applied to the fire service about 2-3 months ago, but didnt get in, so im gonna try and re-apply soon, as this is want i want to do as a career:A:

same here :y:

[Saxo_theedge]

I really wish i was a student with little money and care.

'More money more problems' is so true. When i was getting like £50 from the rents when i was a student it used to last me 7 nights on the piss. Now £50 can be spent on a Tuesday evening down at quiz night.

The more money i earn, the more problems came with it. The more i earn the more i wanted. Funnily enough the more i earn the more debt i was getting into....

If i was to live my life again i would do things differently but i certainly don't regret anything.

You live within your own means.
Student - £30 jeans
Average Joe - £70 jeans
Someone with a bit more - £200

Your never better off you just buy more expensive things in life

Get a job you enjoy dont just chase the money. Live to work not work to live. Its SHIT.


That makes so much sense, am currently a full time student and that how i see things going when i get a full time job.:n:

I work part time at a supermarket and recently took a drop in the amount of hours i do, theirs more to life than just working and money.

[Mr_X]

i earn a fair wage, but i get most from dividends and parents.

[Netsky1991]

I get £30 EMA a week, haven't been payed my EMA bonus yet though. Had an interview for an apprenticeship as a mechanical enginner where I will be on about £11-12k a year, once qualifed about £13k-15k, then rises each year, they also pay for my city and guilds and nvq's:). Fingers crossed:y:

[moxy89]

i got 3 jobs, train station, waitrose and bricklayer but earning a nice amount through building so going to leave the others.. trade are good but boring imo so going to get in to media and use my grade

[Saxlow]

Builders labourer on 6.50 an hour not bad for cornwall lol

[Ocego_VTR]

Hired muscle, protection of drug barons is a good job :)

[grantlowery]

Like Leckie, I went into IT as I enjoyed outside of work, first year I loved it got some good experience etc. Now Im into my second year on a decent wage but I cant stand networking anymore, I maybe would if I went into contracting.

Haven t got the bottle though....

[SaxoFurio1988]

Im on £6.35 and i work in a Science Museum haha

Do fuck all for it fp.. Supervisors job is available at £7.20. And im one of the strongest candidates for the position - Says my manager :P

Just applied to the South Wales Police, so fingers crossed that i'll get an interview even. First time applying too :A:

A

[gouldy87]

could not have put it better myself leckie. i found myself in the same position. the more you earn the more you spend

[Mogsy-x]

Im on £6.35 and i work in a Science Museum haha

Do fuck all for it fp.. Supervisors job is available at £7.20. And im one of the strongest candidates for the position - Says my manager :P

Just applied to the South Wales Police, so fingers crossed that i'll get an interview even. First time applying too :A:

A


:homme::homme::homme::homme:


Work for owens road services - change lorry tyre's..

6 p/h - time + half on sat, double sund:y:
works van
along with work phone

[smiith]

Lmao thats the exact same as me, i even tried wilko :| and pound stoor

your only running a pair of shoes though, not an car ;)

[bullit]

your only running a pair of shoes though, not an car ;)

lol.....

[NICK2506]

DJing. I can get £230 for 3 hours. Aaah yeeahh.

Real money = Banking.

Girl at my school, her dad is a banker. Minted as. The nicest biggest house. Her dad has 2 Mclaren SLR's. Yes 2...One silver one black, have a ML65 AMG, CLK. So stupid.

[V5J]

techy at a school.

7.30n hour

[V5J]

oh yeah

guitar lessons

24quid n hour :D

[Bally]

Im a fully qualified welder, but due to being made redundent just after qualifying i got myself a temp position on a local farm which has now resulted in a full time position, its only 6 quid an hour but its better than nought. Ive already had myself a fair few foreigners doing some welding on the farm, you know what these farmers are like always breaking things!!!

[SaxoFurio1988]

:homme::homme::homme::homme:


Work for owens road services - change lorry tyre's..

6 p/h - time + half on sat, double sund:y:
works van
along with work phone

Fuck you Mogz! :boxing:

lol

A

[dobbo_1]

just got a laboring job 50 quid a day not to bad cash in hand to

[VTR-Chris]

im in the army n get paid £48 a day 7 days a week

[Barry123]

I'm a student and on a reasonable amount (tax free) :D (There are perks to having no aspirations in life...). Then I get money for my little hobby too...

shit which reminds me tax returns :wall:

[smiith]

I'm a student and on a reasonable amount (tax free) :D (There are perks to having no aspirations in life...). Then I get money for my little hobby too...

shit which reminds me tax returns :wall:

you will be in uni when you are a pensioner

[Barry123]

you will be in uni when you are a pensioner

actually I want out lol it's not for me... Just want to settle on the dole now and raise 28903472374 children into the world with less aspirations than myself...

oh forgot... I do teaching now (don't ask how, i don't why either :eer: ), I get £12 per hour (tax free) which is cool

[smiith]

not for you Sayer?? you know no other life

[alex19]

IMO, best jobs seem to be at the top of the chain in business's.

And you never start at the top of the chain.

[Barry123]

not for you Sayer?? you know no other life

I know mate! In a right pickle :drink:

:(

[Barry123]

IMO, best jobs seem to be at the top of the chain in business's.

And you never start at the top of the chain.

best job really is the one that you enjoy and can just about scrape by.

literally all I hear is how people hate their jobs... I bet if they were offered their dream job for half the salary they'd take it. Knowing they'd enjoy much of their life.

[gouldy87]

i was on good money but i hated my job. not a good cobination tbh. depression galore apart from pay day. im glad i got laid off actually, now i can do something else ( management side of what i did) whilst hopefully working at lk performance at weelends wheel tyre and exhaust fitting which is not good money byt i enjoy doing

[Prickle]

your only running a pair of shoes though, not an car ;)

Lol, true, vtec has bike brake pads to buy :p

[JoshB]

Get in the Electricity Industry, I work for National Grid.

Our power needs are doubling every 10 years, sorted for life!

[VtsTom]

Fork lift driving at a distrobution warehouse, day shifts, sunday untill thursday 9am-7pm, 28k+ over time. Work 6am-12am sometimes. Overtime rocks!

[Barry123]

Get in the Electricity Industry, I work for National Grid.

Our power needs are doubling every 10 years, sorted for life!

interesting that... do you know what plans are in place for renewable energy like wind turbines or anything?

[dobbo_1]

Get in the Electricity Industry, I work for National Grid.

Our power needs are doubling every 10 years, sorted for life!


2 of my mates work for areva (cable jointers) and have just been layed off so its not that secure

[alex19]

best job really is the one that you enjoy and can just about scrape by.

literally all I hear is how people hate their jobs... I bet if they were offered their dream job for half the salary they'd take it. Knowing they'd enjoy much of their life.

I know for money wise :y:

If I had you as my teacher, that'd be so feckin cool.

Wise words though Sayer, very true :)

[Barry123]

I know for money wise :y:

If I had you as my teacher, that'd be so feckin cool.

Wise words though Sayer, very true :)

if i was your teacher you'd learn NOTHING... seriously I can't describe how little I actually know, i can't blag it no longer :( :( :(

[CHIP]

I work at an Engineers merchants. Not going into what i earn as it's personal lol. But it's enough to keep me happy owning a smart (imo) Saxo and a bike... just lol.

[bpm]

6 pages and the highest one is £28k! With the average probably around £11-15k.

How can the average wage be £28k when I hardly know anyone earning it?

Im a qualified geotechnical engineer with 2 degrees and a master, I earnt about 35 a year but worked long hours and lost my job last Feb and havent worked since.

If you want to earn money, simple rule, work with money. Accountant, banker, lawyer for fraud cases. Big money, the kind Im never going to see!

[djrem]

6 pages and the highest one is £28k! With the average probably around £11-15k.

How can the average wage be £28k when I hardly know anyone earning it?


One person earning £1.2m a yeaer in interest alone increases that figure.
Plus all the shit wages arent "on the books". Thanks Poland x

[MrHouston]

£5.50 part time chef
£6-£13 p/h doing event security

[CHIP]

If you want to earn money, simple rule, work with money. Accountant, banker, lawyer for fraud cases. Big money, the kind Im never going to see!

Which you generally need to be clever for... which im not :( lol

[Barry123]

Im a qualified geotechnical engineer with 2 degrees and a master

http://209.85.48.10/12771/115/emo/icon_pray.gif

[Mieran]

I'm a full time student and work 30 hours a week, I'll be starting my Mechanical engineering degree in September for another 3 years (FFS!) and hopefully I'll start earning some decent money then.

[alex19]

if i was your teacher you'd learn NOTHING... seriously I can't describe how little I actually know, i can't blag it no longer :( :( :(

If I didn't learn anything in your class I'd be better off than I am now, I kinda of like molded and forgotten everything instead of learning in year 10 & 11 :/

Cool teachers FTW. What you teaching?

[Simo]

What Leckie said is so true! You certainly live by your means (if not beyond) and simply buy more expensive stuff as you earn more. lol.

Its really important you enjoy work. I've always enjoyed the jobs Ive done. Im constantly being asked what I aspire to... and I honestly dont know. I just have a funny warm feeling deep down that I'll be able to do whatever Im asked to... as long as im interested enough to do it. :P

Get your qualifications and decide what interests you, but dont get hung up on deciding your career from day 1. It doesnt work like that. Also, dont get hung up on qualifications all that much. Having a degree is seen as the key to the door, but thats just it... once youre in it doesnt mean much. I've ended up doing 2 degrees during my career (both part time study) and I dont actually use any of the knowledge... except for when I tell people who work for me what to do, at times they;re supposed to draw on their uni knowledge. lol

[gouldy87]

simo- what is it you actually do for a living if you dont mind me asking? i have just been made redundant so im going back to college full time to do a ONC and HNC in building services management. hoprfully moving up in the world from being a pipefitter welder.

[Barry123]

simo- what is it you actually do for a living if you dont mind me asking?

owns saxp....

[gouldy87]

for a living? thats a quality ocupation! i want a job like that! nice and warm and work i would be intersted in! not like being freezing cold working away from home heavy lifting!

[Jazz]

I suppose something like investment banking would get enough money. I've heard of guys earning 200k+ before turning 30.. Boring as hell unless you really dig that sort of thing.

As said, best to enjoy what you do and have a good time along the way rather than strive for more money in a field you're just not happy with.

I'm studying Law but I'm not loving it one bit at the moment, dream job would be Motoring journalist. Not too fussed about salary, as long as its enough for a reasonable living. Nice to dream..

[Simo]

simo- what is it you actually do for a living if you dont mind me asking? i have just been made redundant so im going back to college full time to do a ONC and HNC in building services management. hoprfully moving up in the world from being a pipefitter welder.

owns saxp....

for a living? thats a quality ocupation! i want a job like that! nice and warm and work i would be intersted in! not like being freezing cold working away from home heavy lifting!

lmao.

I've worked in the chemical industry since I left college. Im currently managing a Chemical plant.

sax-p keeps me busy in my 'spare time' :err:

[baker556]

can't beleive some people complaining on here about £10 a week EMA i didnt get fuck all from EMA and no help from rents all my own cash now a uni studying computer networking something i enjoy when ipv6 comes out the dollor should be rolling in...

[gouldy87]

i used to get £10.40 from ema or something daft like that lol. they work it out aginst your families income or something daft like that? i dont think thats fair imo

[alex19]

lmao.

I've worked in the chemical industry since I left college. Im currently managing a Chemical plant.

sax-p keeps me busy in my 'spare time' :err:

Never think it might be more fun to gtfo of this place and move somewhere nice? :)

200k before 30 doesn't sound to bad, but probably alot less once tax man has eaten his greedy fcuking piece.. Only 40k a year, a managerial job would net that really.

[flynnsvtr]

can't beleive some people complaining on here about £10 a week EMA i didnt get fuck all from EMA and no help from rents all my own cash now a uni studying computer networking something i enjoy when ipv6 comes out the dollor should be rolling in...

128-bit addresses are going to be a right fucker lol

[Pat_Vts]

experience plays a factor not saying who i know earns over £40k but it does help alot

most people 30ish will be on 25k or so... i guess for the average

if they proceed onto by moving into different stages in their employment striving and flourishing dont see why they cant earn more and do more

when i was at college on the dole it was actually quite kwl even though i owed my mum and dad money got £0 from the EMA due to their earnings but anyway... it was alrite looking back

got myself a job, bought new car, paid years insurance, paid holiday, paid clothes mainly from the republic website n new trainers all the time (average joe like leckie said) and some savings

now going back to uni so i will go back into debt but like leckie said im going bk because i know i will have less worries and a less income and easier life in general (not to mention other benefits such as cheap booze and that and major half terms lol) tbh im actually looking forwards 2 going in uni will be just plain sailing in uni until i leave uni that is

even when i leave uni i dont even have a concrete plan, got a rough idea but

GO WITH THE FLOW BRUVS :D

[Paul]

sax-p keeps me busy in my 'spare time' :err:

Aka early hours of the morning.

You're always on here when i am :p

[0rang3peel]

I did a BTEC in ICT passed with really good grades and all that, then worked at honda in swindon (no relation to my college course)... It was ok and the money wasn't bad but it was SO boring after a few months so I left to go to uni...

Since then I have done labouring, factory work, warehouse work, landscaping wtf?,call centre work, dropped out of my uni course because I decided it wasn't for me (the course, not the lifestyle). And now last week I got made redundant from Amazon in swansea so im just dossing again but in student accomodation.. No idea what I wan't to get into... Im 21 so probably a little too old for an apprentaship, but I think I would deffinatly like to learn a manual skill!

[mtpagey]

my work takes on apprentices up to 25 i think so you've a fair while yet before your pushing the limit :).

2 of the app's that started in june are fresh out of uni with their degree's but just cant get a job.

[dunny123]

im at college and work part time at morrisons earnign 70 a week lol

[Mark51]

I work for a logistics company. Very stressfull job, loads of responsibility to loads of different people and businesses but the wage does reflect itself in that, lol

however, im no better off than when i used to earn 22k a year (about 2 years agao). i used to be able to save loads each month and not even notice it. Now i earn more i have a house, bills, more responsibility, more debt, less money to spend on what i want.

Leckies right, the more money you have the more problems

[turnip]

First year apprentice doing Surveying and contract management at a small company.

9K a year
Work phone
Pay me mileage at 40p a mile
Paid my deposit on my insurance £500
Family run company so it's quiet relaxed
Also pay for any college equipment
Getting a raise in 3 months and they are paying my insurance.
When i turn 19 I get a company car.

oh btw I was 17 when i started, now 18:y:

[maylia1]

Im in the navy and i would say the money is pretty good and you get 2 pay rises a year:y:

[djflipsaxo]

i am a full time mum, pat time bus driver.
£9ph and thata what your paid as soon as you pass your test. test wage is something like £5.50 ph.
some dont agree with this as I earn this much after only afew weeks training, but as they say i am 'carrying the worlds mot precious cargo' lol
but in all honesty i didnt do it for the money, i love doing it! I get so many comments as I am 5.1ft and female, also look young (in 21 now, started at 19)
if i were to work full time I would be well off but motherhood comes first.

what is an ema? or whatever everyone gets?

[stevie_baby]

im at uni doing fashion marketing but im getting pretty bored of it tbh, wouldnt still be there if it wasnt for the bursary lol i do a saturday in a butchers which is minimum wage but good banter, pays for my petrol lol
i work in a pub a few nights a week as well that gets me my boozin and shoppin cash haha £5.75 an hour plus tips, its no bad besides when u need to work a saturday night :wacko: i miss my saturday nights tbh off this saturday tho so al b getting my drink on...

[stevie_baby]

what is an ema? or whatever everyone gets?

ema is education maintenance allowance or something like that.. you get it if ur between a certain age group and at school or college. you can get up to £30 depending on your circumstances. I used to get it in my last year of school.

[HollyAnne]

i am a full time mum, pat time bus driver.
£9ph and thata what your paid as soon as you pass your test. test wage is something like £5.50 ph.
some dont agree with this as I earn this much after only afew weeks training, but as they say i am 'carrying the worlds mot precious cargo' lol
but in all honesty i didnt do it for the money, i love doing it! I get so many comments as I am 5.1ft and female, also look young (in 21 now, started at 19)
if i were to work full time I would be well off but motherhood comes first.

what is an ema? or whatever everyone gets?

Education Mantinence Allowance....you get either £10, £20 or £30 depending on your familys income...its suposed to supply your books and travel for school/college but most kids moan they only get £10 a week to spend on booze and drugs.

I get £20 EMA...goes straight on getting to school for the week as it costs me £20 a week.
£50 from my mum a month that goes on essentials...my mums gives me dinner and puts a roof over my head I buy everything else I need.
And then £5.75 an hour at work + tips, until I finish college and get Assistant Manager! Woop :)

I dont think I'm toooooo bad off tbh.

Do any of the Students on here know when were getting the Xmas bonus?? Need some driving lessons really x

[gouldy87]

is there another thing similar to ema but pays sleightly more and its for 19 year olds+?

[turnip]

i am a full time mum, pat time bus driver.
£9ph and thata what your paid as soon as you pass your test. test wage is something like £5.50 ph.
some dont agree with this as I earn this much after only afew weeks training, but as they say i am 'carrying the worlds mot precious cargo' lol
but in all honesty i didnt do it for the money, i love doing it! I get so many comments as I am 5.1ft and female, also look young (in 21 now, started at 19)
if i were to work full time I would be well off but motherhood comes first.

what is an ema? or whatever everyone gets?

It's what the government are handing out to younger people at college who's parents earn less than 32k a year, are single parents.

I was well pissed off when I got to college to find that I couldn't get fuck all from them!I was 17 and because my household income is more than 32k I couldn't even get a discount of a bus pass!!!They were giving buss passes to kids for free if they were on EMA.

Just because my parents earn that much doesn't mean that they pay everything for me but what it does mean.

Starting to think that people who work the hardest to earn more money who pay more taxes are rewarded a lot less tgf:wall:

[turnip]

sorry double post

[stevie_baby]

is there another thing similar to ema but pays sleightly more and its for 19 year olds+?

u can get a bursary but im not sure how tht goes for people at college... it depends on who you live with, parents wages etc same as ema but you tend to get more, i think ur meant to be spending it on expensive textbooks... not to pay your insirance like me lol
i get 258 a month, if ur still struggling theres always a student loan??

[gouldy87]

oh ill be ema, bursary, studant mega loans everything when i go back to college full time in september!

[HollyAnne]

It's what the government are handing out to younger people at college who's parents earn less than 32k a year, are single parents.

I was well pissed off when I got to college to find that I couldn't get fuck all from them!I was 17 and because my household income is more than 32k I couldn't even get a discount of a bus pass!!!They were giving buss passes to kids for free if they were on EMA.

Just because my parents earn that much doesn't mean that they pay everything for me but what it does mean.

Starting to think that people who work the hardest to earn more money who pay more taxes are rewarded a lot less tgf:wall:

I agree with you they need to find another way to sort it out, as I cant get any more work atm I need that EMA to get to college otherwise I couldnt get in. Luckly I get it but I never got bus passes. And my mate dosent need to work because she gets £30 a week EMA to spend on booze and also a free bus pass. Really pisses me off, especially when she moans that she hasnt got enough money to do stuff.

x

[eoey]

work for a vodafone branch of company and make 32000 euro pa which translates to 28k pounds.

work in buisness excellence basically making sure the company runs smoothly.

ive always wanted to be a car sales man but the collapse in the industry fuxked me up still aspire to that.ive always had the hustler ambition made nearly 35,000 profit between me and a mate. euro importing car from both japan and the uk last year but unfortunatly that industry has collapsed with new tax rules and recession.

want to do part time course this year.to enhance my cv

[ben_glen]

Currently work as a Purchasing Administrator on £18k a year + overtime

but seeing as the company is going down the pan im looking for any job going at the moment just to keep me with some income.. :panic:

[Chuffy]

Some good input from people on this thread about being happy in your job.

It's like me father says:

"Chuffy, it's not about the money it's your happiness that counts. You can't take money with you."

and
"You'll never make a million working for someone else."

I could tell you about my job and how much I earn but I hate it. Maybe one day I'll just think "fuck it" and take the leap and start a fresh....

[Luke]

I'm classed as an Accounts Clerk/Purchase Ledger Clerk for a worldwide construction design company.

Not going into exact wages, but it's below £20k. I look after the company credit card account - so I sign people up for new cards, cancel them, send out statements, process them and deal with queries. I also process and deal with queries of staff cash expenses. It's a good job really, but the travelling is getting to me now so I'm going to sit down with my boss at somepoint and have a chat.

Some benefits with it is that it is pretty laid back aslong as the work is done, plenty of paid nights out and meals paid for. Ideally I don't want to leave, but guess we'll see what happens. I got into this by starting as a Office Junior when I was 17, progressed my way through and 4 years accounts experience. If I stay within this field (currently have an application pending for something) then I'm going to do my AAT Accounts Qualification, move up throughout the ranks so I could be a Management Account and then Finance Manager by time I'm 35-40 years old - that's ideally the route I'd go if I fail with the application.

We'll see what happens I guess.

[Clouds_mate]

I'm classed as an Accounts Clerk/Purchase Ledger Clerk for a worldwide construction design company.

Not going into exact wages, but it's below £20k. I look after the company credit card account - so I sign people up for new cards, cancel them, send out statements, process them and deal with queries. I also process and deal with queries of staff cash expenses. It's a good job really, but the travelling is getting to me now so I'm going to sit down with my boss at somepoint and have a chat.

Some benefits with it is that it is pretty laid back aslong as the work is done, plenty of paid nights out and meals paid for. Ideally I don't want to leave, but guess we'll see what happens. I got into this by starting as a Office Junior when I was 17, progressed my way through and 4 years accounts experience. If I stay within this field (currently have an application pending for something) then I'm going to do my AAT Accounts Qualification, move up throughout the ranks so I could be a Management Account and then Finance Manager by time I'm 35-40 years old - that's ideally the route I'd go if I fail with the application.

We'll see what happens I guess.

how far is your commute to work Luke?

[Luke]

how far is your commute to work Luke?

12 miles at the minute roughly each way, but I take Ruby to nursery aswell in a morning so that adds another 6 miles on in total. I leave house at 7.10 and then arrive at work at about 8.30 - 8.45. Then going home, leave here at 5.30 and arrive home 6.15 - 6.30. I honestly don't mind driving, but it's getting worse when it's just stop/start.

Wish I could get the train :(

[bakkipouch]

i work as aerospace technician aparrently for a company called sermatech £8.77ph + shift allwances + overtime @ time and a half but i dont do overtime cos i carnt be arse its about £1300 per month which is enough for me

[Chris]

I'm not on a bad salary really, but I want more and should be on more!!!

Not much chance of it this year though due to the shit that is going on at the moment.... I just think myself lucky I've still got a job at the moment.

Chris :)

[alex19]

I'm not on a bad salary really, but I want more and should be on more!!!

Not much chance of it this year though due to the shit that is going on at the moment.... I just think myself lucky I've still got a job at the moment.

Chris :)

Work in central london don't you?

[Chris]

Work in central london don't you?

Canary Wharf at the momentwhich is East London, but will be moving to Blackfriars in Feb which is in Central London

[williamsvts]

cnc machinist making hydraulic torque wenchs, and sometimes saxo parts :P and target for 31k this tax year.

[djflipsaxo]

It's what the government are handing out to younger people at college who's parents earn less than 32k a year, are single parents.

I was well pissed off when I got to college to find that I couldn't get fuck all from them!I was 17 and because my household income is more than 32k I couldn't even get a discount of a bus pass!!!They were giving buss passes to kids for free if they were on EMA.

Just because my parents earn that much doesn't mean that they pay everything for me but what it does mean.

Starting to think that people who work the hardest to earn more money who pay more taxes are rewarded a lot less tgf:wall:


totaly agree. Both me and my fella work, so because we go out to work, our son is entitled to less money from the government.
if we were on the benifit thing we would be recieving loads!

[johnny_vts]

I don't believe in working - I just prefer sponging off the government and the tax payer.

[williamsvts]

id rather have more money than the shit amount you get off the dole.

[Chris]

id rather have more money than the shit amount you get off the dole.

I'd rather have the PRIDE that I have earnt my own money rather than the humiliation that I'm a freeloader!

[Luke]

I'd rather have the PRIDE that I have earnt my own money rather than the humiliation that I'm a freeloader!

Agree 110%.

I like to be able to go out, buy clothes etc with money I have earnt.

[AdamW]

Been at my current place now for 5 years. Been here since I left college. I dont think I could be a student as I know I would just doss. I can safely say I have learnt more from experience and being put under pressure than I ever would in college or uni.

I started on 11k a year back when I started. But over the 5 years I have been recently awarded with a new contract as my I acheived my Architectural Technician qualifications. In 5 years I have doubled my wages. Hope in 5years time it is the same.

[Chris]

Been at my current place now for 5 years. Been here since I left college. I dont think I could be a student as I know I would just doss. I can safely say I have learnt more from experience and being put under pressure than I ever would in college or uni.

I started on 11k a year back when I started. But over the 5 years I have been recently awarded with a new contract as my I acheived my Architectural Technician qualifications. In 5 years I have doubled my wages. Hope in 5years time it is the same.

I'm very simular to that..... started on 10.5K 11ish years ago.... gained experience and knowledge of the industry as I've gone on and now I'm earning more than 3 times that much and should be due another payrise, but I'm not gonna hold my breath!

Chris :)

[AdamW]

I'm very simular to that..... started on 10.5K 11ish years ago.... gained experience and knowledge of the industry as I've gone on and now I'm earning more than 3 times that much and should be due another payrise, but I'm not gonna hold my breath!

Chris :)

I wasn't expecting the payrise at all. In the current climate of things I was expecting promises that I am first in line for the payrise when business picks up but it was given to me there and then and ready to sign. Plus got 27days holiday a year now aswell from 18.

[djflipsaxo]

I'd rather have the PRIDE that I have earnt my own money rather than the humiliation that I'm a freeloader!

100% agree too
some struggle to get by just because pride means too much, and thats the way it should be.

[bullit]

think im gonna go into prostitution. fiver a bone anyone?

[josh1989]

right now workin in a bar is poop, i'm an electrical apprentice as of a month from now which will be £600 a month which is gash, but it's all in preperation to become an off-shore rov pilot which earns me about 25k (startin) to 70k with no tax as i'll be out of the country more than 6 months a year! :P

[Bowey]

100% agree too
some struggle to get by just because pride means too much, and thats the way it should be.

people lose there pride when they go on the dole... i dont know why


ive been on the dole for what like 2 months now? why the fuck shouldnt i claim some money back when after all when i had work as a plumber was giving over £400 a week just in tax? ....

hate when people say there pride is lost for claiming on benefits

[NickB]

is it true you guys on ema get £100 christmas bonus ? i should be gettin £40 quid a week ema cus my rents are poor :P lmao

Unless its changed when i was at college there was 3 catagories of EMA payment

£10 PW - Household Income good
£20 PW - Medium Household Income
£30 PW - Poor Household Income

Then you got an xmas bonus then a summer bonus, if you go back to college for the 2nd year you will get a bonus for that as well at the beginning

all of which are £100 EMA payments regardless what your on a week with EMA :y:

[Jazz]

think im gonna go into prostitution. fiver a bone anyone?

Handcuffs and leather belt included? Or is that an optional extra?

[Chris]

people lose there pride when they go on the dole... i dont know why


ive been on the dole for what like 2 months now? why the fuck shouldnt i claim some money back when after all when i had work as a plumber was giving over £400 a week just in tax? ....

Because it's people like us hard workers that are paying for you to be a bum......... get a job!!

[NickB]

Because it's people like us hard workers that are paying for you to be a bum......... get a job!!

i think what he is trying to say is he has worked and paid tax himself so why shouldnt he recieve some of the money back he has been paying out and use the support available to him?

i for one can understand his point!

[Chris]

i think what he is trying to say is he has worked and paid tax himself so why shouldnt he recieve some of the money back he has been paying out and use the support available to him?

i for one can understand his point!

But in the meantime, whilst he's thinking selfish thoughts like that, the rest of us tax payers are still paying tax which is paying for him to be a selfish bum.

Chris :)

[eoey]

i would recommend for people to do something on the side to get a bit of cash for nites out really makes a differnce come bill time.

nothing major car valet ie not paint correction just a polish and clean

50 pounds for saturday nite covered and could be done in 4 hours saturday morn before the footy money saved

other ideas

sell sim free iphones imported.

teach music leasons if you can play 30 pound an hour is a lot.

try writing articles and get your name out the (my boss did this as a hobby and now gets payed 2000 euro a month to maintain a certain crisp companys bebo up to date)

buy bargains clean mot make profit (cars)

nixers etc

[Paul]

I used to work as a computer engineer in a warehouse building computers, putting fancy little lights in. Upgrading them abit and then the boss use to sell them for twice what they were worth.

As i was an apprentice i was on £88 a week. Which was shit because i used to do silly amount of hours. It worked out at £2 a hour or something silly. I enjoyed the job at first but it suddenly hit me that i was being taken for a mug. I used to earn the company £400+ a week and was only getting £88. I was working harder than any of the other staff that were on better wages.

Decided to quit and work for Pub+Carvery. Loads of people my age so i've met loads of new friends, Pay is just above minimum which i'm happy with. As i have no out goings, i go out round town 1'ce in a blue moon, no car yet, so no bills to pay etc as i'm 19 and living with the parents. Life couldn't be better. Bank account just keeps growing each week.

I really wish i was a student with little money and care.

'More money more problems' is so true. When i was getting like £50 from the rents when i was a student it used to last me 7 nights on the piss. Now £50 can be spent on a Tuesday evening down at quiz night.

The more money i earn, the more problems came with it. The more i earn the more i wanted. Funnily enough the more i earn the more debt i was getting into....

If i was to live my life again i would do things differently but i certainly don't regret anything.

You live within your own means.
Student - £30 jeans
Average Joe - £70 jeans
Someone with a bit more - £200

Your never better off you just buy more expensive things in life

Get a job you enjoy dont just chase the money. Live to work not work to live. Its SHIT.

Best advice i've ever heard :y:

Respecta.

Only advice i'd add to that is what my grandparents used to say to me:

Spend abit, save abit.

50/50.

[Bowey]

But in the meantime, whilst he's thinking selfish thoughts like that, the rest of us tax payers are still paying tax which is paying for him to be a selfish bum.

Chris :)

glady if i could find a job yet i cant theres nothing even in asda or tesco... hardly selfish since i used 2 pay more tax than peoples weekly wage

[Barry123]

But in the meantime, whilst he's thinking selfish thoughts like that, the rest of us tax payers are still paying tax which is paying for him to be a selfish bum.

Chris :)

He has worked though christopher, it's not as if he's never done a hard days work in his life.... unlike meeeeeeeeeee

once again thank you tax payers :)

[flynnsvtr]

But in the meantime, whilst he's thinking selfish thoughts like that, the rest of us tax payers are still paying tax which is paying for him to be a selfish bum.

Chris :)

If you were made redundant im sure your views on benefits would change somewhat!

[djflipsaxo]

people lose there pride when they go on the dole... i dont know why


ive been on the dole for what like 2 months now? why the fuck shouldnt i claim some money back when after all when i had work as a plumber was giving over £400 a week just in tax? ....

hate when people say there pride is lost for claiming on benefits

i understand when people are in your situation, with the climate atm its no wonder its hard, I meant about people who leave school and scrownge, or work for a year and think its easier to be on the doll.

in your case i see why your on it, but chris is right, were still paying.

in my house hold the two of us both have to work to get by, with a baby too. were entitled to sweet FA because we work, this is why i get mad.we both work hard, still struggle, still pay tax, then people sit on the arses taking the money that I have earnt for my family!

[-Dan-]

Sainsburys part time at College. £6.08 per hour, not bad going really, don't do a lot of work tbh.

[darkslag72]

I fix tractors....doing an aprenticship into my 2nd year now. hard effin work, muddy, wet, cold. iv been working outside all through this cold snap, LOVE IT. pays ok around 200 a week. pay rise soon tho wooop. but i make the real moneyz at weekends ;)...........

[saxo_90]

Work in Gregg's the (finest) bakers for £6.07 an hour, allright i thought :P

[JoshB]

interesting that... do you know what plans are in place for renewable energy like wind turbines or anything?

Yup, I know everything. I work for the Protection and Control department so have to check designs of all new interconnections etc.

2 of my mates work for areva (cable jointers) and have just been layed off so its not that secure

Thats because theyre Areva, the Transformer factory will be getting shut down probably soon too.

[Marky_C]

Call centre repetetive work but every one is between 17 and 23 which makes for great banter earn £6.20 an hour which ain't bad for a 17year old.
Hopefully will be starting an apprenticeship in summer doing either gas or plummbing

[peebee]

Wow u must have been really bored to ask that one! But is a bit too personal for me! Just enough to keep me going! ;)

[CampDavid]

But in the meantime, whilst he's thinking selfish thoughts like that, the rest of us tax payers are still paying tax which is paying for him to be a selfish bum.

Chris :)

I agree with him Chris and I bet so do you to a point. We both work in jobs in London on a fair wack.

Without wishing to sound like a complete bender my monthly tax, national insurance, train ticket bill is more than some people on here live off, in fact it's actually a lot higher than the amount of disposable income I have left over for me when the mortgage/bills are paid.

While I'm not over the moon at paying huge tax rates, I know that if anything happens then I will hopefully recieve enough off the state to keep me going. The reality probably is that I wouldn't and I'd be financially screwed but my point is that I wouldn't feel like a sponger just for being on benifit for a short period of time. I look after the country at the moment so it should help me when I'm out of luck, that's the way the system works.

Unfortunately instead of helping hard working people to stay afloat in a crisis the benefit system seems to be mainly abused by people who just don't want to work

[gouldy87]

im jobless..... and not prowed tbh but at the same time im not ashamed either to be on the doll. ive been working nearly 70 hours a week sometimes maybe more all over the country for the past 5 and a half years and ive always paid my taxes so now ive been laid off i think ive paid enough into the pot that imentitled to benefits until i can get my self back on my feet

[Leedo]

dont be a fork lift driver lol a shitty 6.89 p/h lol but its okay for my part time as im also a student :)

[chriswoodward]

i dont mind people claiming benefits if they have come across hard times but unfortunately it has become a way of life for some people,

i had a woman call me at work asking for a loan when i asked her what her occupation was she told me she was on benefits, so i asked her how much she took in on a monthly basis and her response was "probably more than you" in a sarcastic tone.

now obviously i declined her loan as she was a total bitch (and she didn't earn more than me lol) but thats what i get annoyed with though is people using benefits as a lifestyle

[gouldy87]

agreed on the benefits lifestyle its not fair on people working daft hours like i used to. tbh i think the benefits system is a good idea like ive just signed on as ive just been laid off but ti correct the benefits system and abuse of it i think benefits should be on a time scale unless your disabled etc unable to work due to ill health old age etc. take me for example im a 21 year old who has just been laid off. ive paid my tax for so many years so i should be entitled to benefits BUT! imo the job centre should put time scales on the amount of time your allowed to claim for. eg 6 months if you have not found work by then you should have your benefits stopped!

[beaumontdvd]

I think benefits is a good idea, but if your on them and go out your way to act clever and boast about the money your on then you dont deserve it.
.

[VtsTom]

dont be a fork lift driver lol a shitty 6.89 p/h lol but its okay for my part time as im also a student :)

Depends were you go mate. I started on £8.40, now £10 dead. Over time is time and a half and i can easily do another 20-30 hours OT a week. All adds up.

[gouldy87]

i want to be afork lift driver now........ the doll is crap only been unemployed a week and ive had enough already

[Netsky1991]

How do you lot on the doll pay for your insurance etc?

[gouldy87]

ive only been on the doll a week mate, sorry 3 days lol

[VtsTom]

i want to be afork lift driver now........ the doll is crap only been unemployed a week and ive had enough already

If your claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, at your next meeting, suggest to them that you want to go for your test. If you can find a company willing to take you on once you have your lisence, the Jobcentre may pay for your course.

I did a 3 day course as i have been on one before but only had a site lisence. Cost me £350. If you have never been on one before, the course usualy lasts 5 days and costs £550.

In my area there are ALOT of warehouses and factorys and they all use fork lift trucks. If theres no adds in the paper for one, just send your CV out with a shit hot covering letter to all the places you know use FLT and ask if theres any posistions available. I did and it took me 8 days to find a job.

[Nij]

I am not a big earner, but I get what I think is a healthy wage. I drive a lorry, with early starts, pull about £450 a week.

[iw_laurence]

i was working part time at staples £330/month and at 6th form £30pw ema, finished 6th form went onto the dole for a month then got a job making wind turbine blades and im on £22,000 a year with lots of perks; quite a healty wage at 19 ( was 18 when i started)

[Barry123]

How do you lot on the doll pay for your insurance etc?

dadSayer.

[Mark51]

I am not a big earner, but I get what I think is a healthy wage. I drive a lorry, with early starts, pull about £450 a week.

is that still at Wiseman's?

[gouldy87]

i might look into being a forklft driver then mate nice one, only if the jobcentre pays for my course though. and yea mark nij is at wisemans

[Chris]

If you were made redundant im sure your views on benefits would change somewhat!

If i was to be made redundant i would use my redundancy payout to live on whilst I look for another job... I would use it for the train fares to go for interviews and stuff like that... I definitely wouldn't go straight to the dole office!!

As some have mentioned... it's fine for short periods whilst you are actively searching for new employment, but some people totally abuse the benefits system and feel that they are above it all.... end up living most of their lives on benefits, in other words, spend most their lives being paid for by us tax payers, just cause of their selfish attitudes towards life!

My working day totals to 13+ hours a day once I've included travel to and from work and the extra hours I put in each day with no extra pay.... all the time I'm out of my house in those 13+ hours, there are people enjoying their lives using the money they I have just earned for them!!

People who abuse the system should have a set of rules made out for them.... either that, or they should be locked up for stealing from decent people!!!!

Chris :)

[gouldy87]

im on the dole chris. i didnt have any redundancy pay as i was only at my previous firm 4 months as the firm i worked for before that decided to go management only in september. ive yet to recieve any doll money as ive only just signed on. its shit but i cant do owt about it. if i worked out my hours including traelling wjere i last worked i did six days a week with an hour travel each way so thats 12 hours and i worked a 68.5 hour week so i ended up doing 80 and a half hours a week or suamt daft like that!

[Pieface]

I'm a College Student going on to Uni. Part Time job as a waiter, £6.40 an hour.

[Anthony]

£30 per week ema, used to work on weekends £5 per hour but jobless atm!

Not good running a vts with 30 per week lol!

[djflipsaxo]

If i was to be made redundant i would use my redundancy payout to live on whilst I look for another job... I would use it for the train fares to go for interviews and stuff like that... I definitely wouldn't go straight to the dole office!!

As some have mentioned... it's fine for short periods whilst you are actively searching for new employment, but some people totally abuse the benefits system and feel that they are above it all.... end up living most of their lives on benefits, in other words, spend most their lives being paid for by us tax payers, just cause of their selfish attitudes towards life!

My working day totals to 13+ hours a day once I've included travel to and from work and the extra hours I put in each day with no extra pay.... all the time I'm out of my house in those 13+ hours, there are people enjoying their lives using the money they I have just earned for them!!

People who abuse the system should have a set of rules made out for them.... either that, or they should be locked up for stealing from decent people!!!!

Chris :)


i only wish more had this attitude :P

[alex19]

Reasons why I want to fuck off to Australia:

1 - Everything Chris said.

[m17ky-u]

I am Av engineer for superyachts, well make a nice earner usally got £1600 a month after tax's, loans and and other DD come off

[Pieface]

£30 per week ema, used to work on weekends £5 per hour but jobless atm!

Not good running a vts with 30 per week lol!

At least you get £30 for doing bugger all more than me. Oh and my parents pays for your £30 ;)

[johnny_vts]

im on the dollchris. i didnt have any redundancy pay as i was only at my previous firm 4 months as the firm i worked for before that decided to go management only in september. ive yet to recieve any doll money as ive only just signed on. its shit but i cant do owt about it. if i worked out my hours including traelling wjere i last worked i did six days a week with an hour travel each way so thats 12 hours and i worked a 68.5 hour week so i ended up doing 80 and a half hours a week or suamt daft like that!

FFS - it's "dole" - unless you're talking about riding a blow-up doll...

[johnny_vts]

If i was to be made redundant i would use my redundancy payout to live on whilst I look for another job... I would use it for the train fares to go for interviews and stuff like that... I definitely wouldn't go straight to the dole office!!

As some have mentioned... it's fine for short periods whilst you are actively searching for new employment, but some people totally abuse the benefits system and feel that they are above it all.... end up living most of their lives on benefits, in other words, spend most their lives being paid for by us tax payers, just cause of their selfish attitudes towards life!

My working day totals to 13+ hours a day once I've included travel to and from work and the extra hours I put in each day with no extra pay.... all the time I'm out of my house in those 13+ hours, there are people enjoying their lives using the money they I have just earned for them!!

People who abuse the system should have a set of rules made out for them.... either that, or they should be locked up for stealing from decent people!!!!

Chris :)

I detect a sense of irony, and hipocracy, here Chris... How do you determine the difference between those that "steal" from the government from those that "steal" from their employer by spending 5/6 hours a day on Sax-P, like yourself, for instance? :wacko:

[Danr]

I detect a sense of irony, and hipocracy, here Chris... How do you determine the difference between those that "steal" from the government from those that "steal" from their employer by spending 5/6 hours a day on Sax-P, like yourself, for instance? :wacko:

You cannot say that he is stealing the company's time. You don't really know what his job entails. I can sit on here all day and do the same amount of work than if i wasn't.

Anyway.... i work for an estate agent. Doubled my wage since i started in Feb 2006. The starting wage was pretty terrible and it's long hours but i love my job most of the time! Don't really like the distance from home but other than that it's awesome!

[johnny_vts]

You cannot say that he is stealing the company's time. You don't really know what his job entails. I can sit on here all day and do the same amount of work than if i wasn't.

Anyway.... i work for an estate agent. Doubled my wage since i started in Feb 2006. The starting wage was pretty terrible and it's long hours but i love my job most of the time! Don't really like the distance from home but other than that it's awesome!

Spending time away from company business, unless during a break, whatever it may be, is "stealing" time, hence stealing money.

The issue has begun to focus around hand-outs to non-workers. If we focus on the root-cause, which, i will accept, in some cases is institutionalised idleness, the current crisis is as a result of the ever-increasing greed of banks. Due to the incessant buying and selling of securities ("funded" by offering ridiculous "sub-prime" lending), we, the taxpayer, are paying the price - both in terms of increased unemployment and underwriting the banks.

KAPOW...

[Luke]

Spending time away from company business, unless during a break, whatever it may be, is "stealing" time, hence stealing money.

The issue has begun to focus around hand-outs to non-workers. If we focus on the root-cause, which, i will accept, in some cases is institutionalised idleness, the current crisis is as a result of the ever-increasing greed of banks. Due to the incessant buying and selling of securities ("funded" by offering ridiculous "sub-prime" lending), we, the taxpayer, are paying the price - both in terms of increased unemployment and underwriting the banks.

KAPOW...

Are you at work?

[Danr]

I constantly leave messages for people who are to busy to answer my calls... even though they come to me to help them find something. It doesn't matter what screen i'm looking at if the phone is to my ear. It's when they answer it matters.

[Chris]

I detect a sense of irony, and hipocracy, here Chris... How do you determine the difference between those that "steal" from the government from those that "steal" from their employer by spending 5/6 hours a day on Sax-P, like yourself, for instance? :wacko:

I come on here about 30 mins a day (spread out throughout the day) if I'm lucky.... infact I've not been on here half as much as I use to. Plus I get in to work at 7:30am and finish at 5pm and also eat my lunch at my desk whilst still working, so that's 2.5 hours a day over my contracted hours that I don't get paid for, so if they wanna have a word with me about using the interenet for 30 mins a day or less, they will get a mouthfull from me!!!!

You cannot say that he is stealing the company's time. You don't really know what his job entails. I can sit on here all day and do the same amount of work than if i wasn't.

Anyway.... i work for an estate agent. Doubled my wage since i started in Feb 2006. The starting wage was pretty terrible and it's long hours but i love my job most of the time! Don't really like the distance from home but other than that it's awesome!


Thanks Mate!! :y:

Chris :)

[johnny_vts]

Are you at work?

No. I'm at home waiting to hear when my car service is complete.

I constantly leave messages for people who are to busy to answer my calls... even though they come to me to help them find something. It doesn't matter what screen i'm looking at if the phone is to my ear. It's when they answer it matters.

Strange counter-argument...

[Danr]

NStrange counter-argument...

just saying about people being on here whilst at work. Can't be arsed about the bank stuff etc.

[Luke]

I have two screens at work, so I go between the two. One screen has my e-mail up/internet and other one is Agresso (Accounts Program).

I just flick between them all :D

[johnny_vts]

I come on here about 30 mins a day (spread out throughout the day) if I'm lucky.... infact I've not been on here half as much as I use to. Plus I get in to work at 7:30am and finish at 5pm and also eat my lunch at my desk whilst still working, so that's 2.5 hours a day over my contracted hours that I don't get paid for, so if they wanna have a word with me about using the interenet for 30 mins a day or less, they will get a mouthfull from me!!!!




Thanks Mate!! :y:

Chris :)

My point is that you're complaining of working 13+ hours whilst people sit on their arses (which i actually think is a valid point), when you freely admit that part of that time is spent on here...

You get a lot written in 30 mins per day...

[johnny_vts]

just saying about people being on here whilst at work. Can't be arsed about the bank stuff etc.

It's the "bank stuff" that's making your daily work, as an estate agent, increasingly light.

[Danr]

It's the "bank stuff" that's making your daily work, as an estate agent, increasingly light.

I spend all my time talking about that stuff. If i tell people outside of work that i work in Agency again, it's the only topic that they want to speak to me about. Get's a little boring. Hence why i come on here and have a bit of banter. If not i'd end it now!

I also get a little bored of people constantly saying... "ooo, your lucky to have a job, your quiet." Yes we are but i work for a very good company who shouldn't have any problems!

[Chris]

My point is that you're complaining of working 13+ hours whilst people sit on their arses (which i actually think is a valid point), when you freely admit that part of that time is spent on here...

You get a lot written in 30 mins per day...

I don't work 13+ hours.... My working day is 13+ hours... this includes travel too and from work which I have to pay £2Kp.a for.

Did you not reasd that I work through my lunch etc, so the odd 2 mins here, 5 mins there I think is allowed, as legally I should have 1+ hours break a day, which I don't.

Chris :)

[johnny_vts]

I spend all my time talking about that stuff. If i tell people outside of work that i work in Agency again, it's the only topic that they want to speak to me about. Get's a little boring. Hence why i come on here and have a bit of banter. If not i'd end it now!

I also get a little bored of people constantly saying... "ooo, your lucky to have a job, your quiet." Yes we are but i work for a very good company who shouldn't have any problems!

If you're estate agency can single-handedly increase availability of credit and prevent further job losses through contraction of the economy then you're right, they shouldn't have any problems....

[Danr]

If you're estate agency can single-handedly increase availability of credit and prevent further job losses through contraction of the economy then you're right, they shouldn't have any problems....

If the agency that you work for is a small independant which has large profit margins compared to the majority of corporate agencies in the area, meaning you have a decent amount of cash behind you to see you through times like these. Don't tar all with the same brush dude. If i worked for say... foxtons then yes... i'd be fucked :)

[Colin]

I am in the engineering inspection trade and some people at my work get over £60k a year and some who are *self employed* and are contracted in to work for my company get about £30 an hour

[johnny_vts]

If the agency that you work for is a small independant which has large profit margins compared to the majority of corporate agencies in the area, meaning you have a decent amount of cash behind you to see you through times like these. Don't tar all with the same brush dude. If i worked for say... foxtons then yes... i'd be fucked :)

I'm glad to hear your job is currently safe!

[JoshG]

All this bullshit everyone talks about people claiming the rock and roll dole for doing jack all is pointless. As much as I hate people who use the system to live off when they don't even try to find new employment, all this chatting about it will never change it.

It's the way society is these days.
I go to work at 7am, get home at 5, 4 days a week and college on mondays 8-6.
I get £180 after Gordon Brown has taken his tax to pay all the lazy cunts in this country.

Those who claim the dole, most of them work anyway for cash in hand and will earn more than me anyway.

But I can't change the way the country is run, wish i could because I'd shoot every single one of those twats claiming the dole.

[Luke]

All this bullshit everyone talks about people claiming the rock and roll dole for doing jack all is pointless. As much as I hate people who use the system to live off when they don't even try to find new employment, all this chatting about it will never change it.

It's the way society is these days.
I go to work at 7am, get home at 5, 4 days a week and college on mondays 8-6.
I get £180 after Gordon Brown has taken his tax to pay all the lazy cunts in this country.

Those who claim the dole, most of them work anyway for cash in hand and will earn more than me anyway.

But I can't change the way the country is run, wish i could because I'd shoot every single one of you claiming the dole.

Where do you work Josh?

[CampDavid]

I don't work 13+ hours.... My working day is 13+ hours... this includes travel too and from work which I have to pay £2Kp.a for.

Did you not reasd that I work through my lunch etc, so the odd 2 mins here, 5 mins there I think is allowed, as legally I should have 1+ hours break a day, which I don't.

Chris :)

My heart bleeds.

You big slacker you!

£2k for travel to work? My renewal was a snip at £3360 :s:wall:

[johnny_vts]

But I can't change the way the country is run, wish i could because I'd shoot every single one of those twats claiming the dole.

You can vote at the next General Election.

[Chris]

My heart bleeds.

You big slacker you!

£2k for travel to work? My renewal was a snip at £3360 :s:wall:

If I was to get the train it would cost me over £3700 once I'd got tickets for the tube as well.

Plus I'd have to drive to the station and pay for parking everyday, so would probably end up at well over £4K..... so getting the coach is so much of a better option for me.

Chris :)

[djflipsaxo]

chis, its clear some people dont understand you!
i understand because i used to do the same at work when i was full time.

its simple, people abuse the government, they abuse us....
the people that dont understand this are the people that are doing it!

[Chris]

chis, its clear some people dont understand you!
i understand because i used to do the same at work when i was full time.

its simple, people abuse the government, they abuse us....
the people that dont understand this are the people that are doing it!

Spot on... cheers!! :hug:

[JoshG]

You can vote at the next General Election.

I'll be voting BNP.

And everyone probably thinks I'm a nasty man, but it's only because I get sick of hearing about it? No one does anything about it.

People who claim the dole do that, because they don't want to apply for a job such as a Bin man or a council worker etc, purely because they think they are better than that. Well those 2 jobs are meant to be sort of well paid, and you get a good pension etc. But like most people will look at a bin man and think 'scruffy twat' etc. Yet again, society.

[djflipsaxo]

I'll be voting BNP.

And everyone probably thinks I'm a nasty man, but it's only because I get sick of hearing about it? No one does anything about it.

People who claim the dole do that, because they don't want to apply for a job such as a Bin man or a council worker etc, purely because they think they are better than that. Well those 2 jobs are meant to be sort of well paid, and you get a good pension etc. But like most people will look at a bin man and think 'scruffy twat' etc. Yet again, society.

bin men actually have a type of science degree...???? so i her
so ther actually not ll that dump, and yes its well paid

[Chuffy]

I'm glad to hear your job is currently safe!

What you up to these days Johnny since giving up the law game?

[JoshG]

Where do you work Josh?

I work as a Bricklayer over Skipton way.
And like most people think it's just a life of laying bricks, it's not.

What do you do Luke?

[JoshG]

bin men actually have a type of science degree...???? so i her
so ther actually not ll that dump, and yes its well paid

Yeh exactly.
If I got laid off work now, I'd go and be a bin man, or atleast apply for any job at the council.
I'm half expecting to get laid off being in the Building Trade.

[Luke]

I work as a Bricklayer over Skipton way.
And like most people think it's just a life of laying bricks, it's not.

What do you do Luke?

Just wondering with your living in Bingley.

I work in Accounts in in Leeds, just outside the White Rose Centre and O2 Building.

[djflipsaxo]

Yeh exactly.
If I got laid off work now, I'd go and be a bin man, or atleast apply for any job at the council.
I'm half expecting to get laid off being in the Building Trade.

the building trade is having a really tough time, i would know, when my partners firm were laying off staff, we were searching for jobs ready to apply, but he was one of the few to keep his job.
but his boss went and others too!

a job is a job, if it pays your wages then why does it matter if its macdonalds, a bin man or a bloody secutary?

Ill never look down to people whi actually work, because no matter how 'degrading' a job is, someone has to do it!
right?

[JoshG]

the building trade is having a really tough time, i would know, when my partners firm were laying off staff, we were searching for jobs ready to apply, but he was one of the few to keep his job.
but his boss went and others too!

a job is a job, if it pays your wages then why does it matter if its macdonalds, a bin man or a bloody secutary?

Ill never look down to people whi actually work, because no matter how 'degrading' a job is, someone has to do it!
right?

Yeh exactly.
And to be honest, the way england's shitty weather is, I'd rather be working in Macdonalds selling burgers and fries all day.

[Chris]

Yeh exactly.
And to be honest, the way england's shitty weather is, I'd rather be working in Macdonalds selling burgers and fries all day.

Mmmmmm, Burger and Friiiiiiieeess!! :dribble:

[djflipsaxo]

hmmm sound good..... lol
burger king FTW :P

[Chuffy]

I work as a Bricklayer over Skipton way.
And like most people think it's just a life of laying bricks, it's not.

What do you do Luke?


Yes because they forget about mixing mortar:P

[JoshG]

lol.
Get what I mean though.
They've even started to dish qualifications out to people working in macdonalds.
Bet they get paid more than me anyway. £5.25 an hour I get.

[djflipsaxo]

tell me what you think of the typical bus driver......

[JoshG]

Depends, some are actually quite sound face to face. But on the roads they have no respect whatsoever for any other person. Purely because they drive about 10tonne of machine that you dont want to get in the way of.

[JoshG]

Yes because they forget about mixing mortar:P

Thats what the labourer is for.

[Chris]

tell me what you think of the typical bus driver......

Our commuter coach drivers are very tempramental (sp)... one day they will be all happy and say hello as you get on, the next day they'll ignore you as you get on, then drive right up everyone's arse and cut people up etc.

Chris :)

[RobVT]

Same as smiith again, qualified plumber but working at ventura for o2 at the mo and going back to college in september, then after that uni..... the proper student life :cool:

Got bored really quick of being on the tools but its still there if I need it.

same as this guy qualified plumber but work at B&Q :(
£5.75ph 30 hours a week :( FAIL

[djflipsaxo]

Depends, some are actually quite sound face to face. But on the roads they have no respect whatsoever for any other person. Purely because they drive about 10tonne of machine that you dont want to get in the way of.

see, its not like driving a car, people say 'oh your a bus driver' as if to say there all fat wankers who are lazy because they drive all day.
but its quite a challenging job at times, this is something people go 'oh no, wey would i do THAT job' and i think, why, whats wrong with it?

[djflipsaxo]

Our commuter coach drivers are very tempramental (sp)... one day they will be all happy and say hello as you get on, the next day they'll ignore you as you get on, then drive right up everyone's arse and cut people up etc.
Chris :)

ok thats not acceptable... orless if the car infront cut YOU up!which is the majority!

[Chris]

ok thats not acceptable... orless if the car infront cut YOU up!which is the majority!

Well I've been gettin the same coaches to work for the last 7.5 years, so I'm use to the way they drive!

Sometimes they really suprise us and manage to sqeeze the coaches through the tightest gaps and we're like "How the fcuk did he do that without taking the side of the coach off?"... so they are very good drivers!!

[JoshG]

tbh. alot of bus drivers are pricks lol.