Sounds like you are doing an amazing job. Well done! But I know it doesn't help pay the rocketing bills atm...
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Civil servant. Work 0.59 of a full time equivalent salary is about £13k for that. Woefully underpaid for the job I do but the option for promotion is mostly people management which I dont want to do. Its too flexible with my children but I am getting to a point now where I need to decide what I want to do with the rest of my life.
My partner is on a decent salary and I hate that I earn so little and feel like I contribute nothing. Its stress Im putting on myself though definitely not from them.
Ive been in the CS for such a long time now I feel like I have no transferable skills
I also feel too old to study but only in my early 30s. I also dont have a clue what I want to do or what Id be good at. Sucks.
My partner is on a decent salary and I hate that I earn so little and feel like I contribute nothing. Its stress Im putting on myself though definitely not from them.
Ive been in the CS for such a long time now I feel like I have no transferable skills
I also feel too old to study but only in my early 30s. I also dont have a clue what I want to do or what Id be good at. Sucks.
I did prince 2 - it’s really good, there is foundation and practitioner. Maybe check some job ads for the type of project management jobs you would be interested in and see if they ask for prince 2 or agile in the job descriptions. I have been on a lot of tech projects now (I’m a business analyst) and one was prince 2 but most have been agile. I have no experience of pharma so am unsure what they generally use x
I work for a healthcare company and I’m pretty sure we commit Prince 2 qualified project managers in our tenders/contracts. They are paid handsomely as decent ones are hard to come by.
Try joining a hospital bank to top up. I am a HCA in the nhs working bank and a weekend night shift pays me £230 for one night x
How do you go about becoming a HCA? I work for a building society currently but looking for a change and something more flexible! Do you need health and social qualifications or anything?
Wow, your take home is more than I get working full time and teaching! Are you a single mum?
Yes I am, I’m lucky that the gov helps for me to be part time. My full time wage wouldn’t even cover bills, mortgage, petrol / rising costs etc, not to mention nursery 4 days a week would be over £900 a month
I’ve done my fair share of weekends/nights/bank holidays. I’m over it now
TBH I’d have to do even more training to join the NHS as a HCA. Every time I change jobs I have to do the stat training all over again
Are you in the UK/Europe? Friend of mine works for a CRO in Europe, I can snoop around regarding the salary and benefits.
You’re be surprised at the transferable skills you’ve gained as a parent. Organisation, time management, budgeting, negotiation, coaching, mediation plus the skills you use in your current jobCivil servant. Work 0.59 of a full time equivalent salary is about £13k for that. Woefully underpaid for the job I do but the option for promotion is mostly people management which I dont want to do. Its too flexible with my children but I am getting to a point now where I need to decide what I want to do with the rest of my life.
My partner is on a decent salary and I hate that I earn so little and feel like I contribute nothing. Its stress Im putting on myself though definitely not from them.
Ive been in the CS for such a long time now I feel like I have no transferable skills
Yes I'm in the UK. That would be amazing if you could! I really appreciate it
Didn't learn much: if you don't have a relatable education / work experience you could start as a Assistant to Project Manager (PA). And after a year or so you could move to a Junior PM role. On average their starting salary in UK is around 30K, fixed schedule (M-F 8am-4pm or similar), benefits include health insurance, standard PTO, sick leave etc. The current trend for PM is that they don't even work full time rather 4 days a week or 5 days a week but reduced hours.Yes I'm in the UK. That would be amazing if you could! I really appreciate it
36K - Ecommerce manager for a beauty brand! Started here on 21K less than four years ago so pretty happy!
Thank you - that is helpful to know! I really appreciate you taking the time to reply back to me
IT in finance, £70k.
Extremely low levels of stress etc, so I'm pretty happy.
Extremely low levels of stress etc, so I'm pretty happy.
Oh nice! What does your job role entail?No but I’m a surgical PA which i bloody love. Happy to answer any questions if ever you have them
Sounds interesting.
More than you would imagine! The jist of it is managing 4 surgeons diaries, booking their clinics to see patients - some routine, some urgent, some cancer. Liaising with patients, booking their surgery, cancelling their surgery (which is happening way too much at the moment
) every day is different and it’s very fast paced but I love it 
£10.20 per hour - hotel housekeeper
"Service with a smile"
"Service with a smile"
Amazing! Similar to what I'm doing, except I don't manage doctors diaries. Although, in my role, I also dealing with patients calls, emails and appointments too. And the usual receptionist office duties.More than you would imagine! The jist of it is managing 4 surgeons diaries, booking their clinics to see patients - some routine, some urgent, some cancer. Liaising with patients, booking their surgery, cancelling their surgery (which is happening way too much at the moment
Your role would be a higher level. It sounds like you have more responsibilities.
I hope you don't mind me asking, how much do you earn? PA sounds fun.