Two jobs here.
I earn around 43k as a Civil Servant and another 24k from blogging.
I earn around 43k as a Civil Servant and another 24k from blogging.
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If it's not too personal what kind of blogging. Is it family friendly. Is it actually blogging or is it a YouTube channel.
Whatever it is, well done. Am really pleased for you.
Agreed, you don’t need to go to uni! You can do my job straight from school as an apprenticeship. I wish schools would stop pushing uni onto kids because it isn’t for everyone.
Uni was good in some ways as it was a way out of my wee Highland village but mostly was a waste of time, I had a difficult 4 years and didn’t make any lasting friendships
(Sorry a bit off topic
)Only made 2 or 3 lasting friendships still friends after 35 years.Agreed, you don’t need to go to uni! You can do my job straight from school as an apprenticeship. I wish schools would stop pushing uni onto kids because it isn’t for everyone.
Uni was good in some ways as it was a way out of my wee Highland village but mostly was a waste of time, I had a difficult 4 years and didn’t make any lasting friendships
(Sorry a bit off topic
I didn’t go to uni and I have worked my way up to now earning £50k per year (I remember when this thread started I was on £26k and dreaming about £30K).
I never give myself credit but this has made me reflect and I’m so bleeping proud of myself
I never give myself credit but this has made me reflect and I’m so bleeping proud of myself
Congrats!I didn’t go to uni and I have worked my way up to now earning £50k per year (I remember when this thread started I was on £26k and dreaming about £30K).
I never give myself credit but this has made me reflect and I’m so bleeping proud of myself
I believe the undertones of the university discussion are to the contrary of what you believe is being implied. I was saying you DON'T have to go to university to succeed in life. Too much pressure is put on people to go and it's very unhelpful. I don't think anyone feels sorry for those who didn't/don't go.
its not as straight forward as just moving to America and getting a job, it’s a different nursing qualification so UK nurses have to sit exams before registering to work
For those of you earning good money who didn’t go to university, what industries are you in? Did you go down the route of online learning instead of uni? Apprenticeship?
I’m band 3 admin in NHS earning £21,709-£23,603. If our pay rise is accepted (which I don’t think it will be..) it’ll go up to £23,914-£25,808. I want to earn more but I have no idea what I want to do. The natural progression route in my current role would mean going into management if I wanted to earn decent money but I definitely don’t want to be in management. I can’t afford uni as I have a mortgage to pay and am a single person/income household so looking at other options to upskill.
I’ve looked at things such as AAT, Open University, HND (already have HNC) etc but since I have no idea what my end goal is apart from earning more money, it’s hard to know where to start
I’m band 3 admin in NHS earning £21,709-£23,603. If our pay rise is accepted (which I don’t think it will be..) it’ll go up to £23,914-£25,808. I want to earn more but I have no idea what I want to do. The natural progression route in my current role would mean going into management if I wanted to earn decent money but I definitely don’t want to be in management. I can’t afford uni as I have a mortgage to pay and am a single person/income household so looking at other options to upskill.
I’ve looked at things such as AAT, Open University, HND (already have HNC) etc but since I have no idea what my end goal is apart from earning more money, it’s hard to know where to start
The post you have quoted was in reply to someone who agreed that uni wasn't imperative to career success but they stated they felt sorry for people who had missed out on the social side of uni.
I currently earn about £60K and have been at the same corporate company since I was 20 (32 now) I started on £12K in customer service/order entry and have worked hard, expressed interest to learn, embedded myself into the company ethos and just generally had a good attitude.For those of you earning good money who didn’t go to university, what industries are you in? Did you go down the route of online learning instead of uni? Apprenticeship?
I’m band 3 admin in NHS earning £21,709-£23,603. If our pay rise is accepted (which I don’t think it will be..) it’ll go up to £23,914-£25,808. I want to earn more but I have no idea what I want to do. The natural progression route in my current role would mean going into management if I wanted to earn decent money but I definitely don’t want to be in management. I can’t afford uni as I have a mortgage to pay and am a single person/income household so looking at other options to upskill.
I’ve looked at things such as AAT, Open University, HND (already have HNC) etc but since I have no idea what my end goal is apart from earning more money, it’s hard to know where to start
I have zero qualifications and am only now thinking about next steps as I don’t particularly enjoy what I’m doing at the moment.
If I did leave I would likely have to take a lower paid job so I’m biding my time whilst I work out what I actually want to do.
I'm in the Civil Service, I started 20 odd years ago straight from college in an admin role earning £10k a year, have progressed and specialised in Finance and now earn £65k. I am now a qualified accountant which was fully funded by work and hugely helped my wage increase. I was very similar to you and had no idea what I wanted to do then found my natural home when I did a secondment to financeFor those of you earning good money who didn’t go to university, what industries are you in? Did you go down the route of online learning instead of uni? Apprenticeship?
I’m band 3 admin in NHS earning £21,709-£23,603. If our pay rise is accepted (which I don’t think it will be..) it’ll go up to £23,914-£25,808. I want to earn more but I have no idea what I want to do. The natural progression route in my current role would mean going into management if I wanted to earn decent money but I definitely don’t want to be in management. I can’t afford uni as I have a mortgage to pay and am a single person/income household so looking at other options to upskill.
I’ve looked at things such as AAT, Open University, HND (already have HNC) etc but since I have no idea what my end goal is apart from earning more money, it’s hard to know where to start
The post I responded to stated the below
“I feel sorry for those that didn’t get to experience that time!”
so I don’t think I’ve got the wrong end of the stick. Someone on this thread clearly does feel sorry for people who didn’t go to uni.
As an aside I agree with you that you can be successful without going to uni
I do, started off 8 years ago as payroll admin, 22k now payroll and benefits manager 35k no formal payroll training just learned on the job, I love it
I went to college and did AAT. Then got my first job at 18 on £16.5k. Then did CIMA and at 21 was on £23k. Then once I was part qualified started working as an assistant accountant on £28k at around 23. Next job was as a management accountant earning £33k at 25. Got a new job earning £47k at 27. Been at my current company 4 years nearly and I'm currently on £60k as a financial accountant with 2 direct reports.For those of you earning good money who didn’t go to university, what industries are you in? Did you go down the route of online learning instead of uni? Apprenticeship?
I’m band 3 admin in NHS earning £21,709-£23,603. If our pay rise is accepted (which I don’t think it will be..) it’ll go up to £23,914-£25,808. I want to earn more but I have no idea what I want to do. The natural progression route in my current role would mean going into management if I wanted to earn decent money but I definitely don’t want to be in management. I can’t afford uni as I have a mortgage to pay and am a single person/income household so looking at other options to upskill.
I’ve looked at things such as AAT, Open University, HND (already have HNC) etc but since I have no idea what my end goal is apart from earning more money, it’s hard to know where to start
No student debt and uni life didn't appeal to me at all. I have friend that went and loved it and doesnt regret it one bit but also friends that went and do regret it. One friend did media studies and currently works as an admin assistant as she couldn't find a job in that field.
Well done you that can't have been easy as a young mumI also did accounting part time by night never went to university as I got pregnant after schoolstarted with the accounting technician and now work as a finance director salary of 100k
Thank you! No certainly wasnt easy huge mom guilt over having to work and study so much and now Ive gotten where I need to be huge mom guilt that i have to travel a bit. Cant winWell done you that can't have been easy as a young mum
Thank you to those that have responded. Maybe I should give AAT/accounting another look. Part of my HNC involved a little bit of accounting and bookkeeping and I did enjoy it but I was never that great at maths so the thought of going down the route of accounting for a career was a bit scary.
I need to bite the bullet and just throw myself at something. I’m fed up of not being able to enjoy life the way that I want to because I don’t have enough money.
I need to bite the bullet and just throw myself at something. I’m fed up of not being able to enjoy life the way that I want to because I don’t have enough money.