I find this thread so inspirational. It's motivated me to finally apply for a course to gain a qualification I want and to also apply for a promotion. Thank you to everyone who has shared their story 
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Good luck with the application for promotion xxI find this thread so inspirational. It's motivated me to finally apply for a course to gain a qualification I want and to also apply for a promotion. Thank you to everyone who has shared their story
I was listening to something yesterday that said only spend your own time with people whose eyes light up when they see you. Great advice - jealous people will never be on your side.
Here to say that I felt a lot less stress as a departmental Head on £60k a year than I do now on a year out on 12 hours minimum wage. I work really hard, but expectations of my Managers waaaaay out of line for a tenner an hour. And no thanks for extras or a job well done. It’ll make me a better Manager when I go back!
Here to say that I felt a lot less stress as a departmental Head on £60k a year than I do now on a year out on 12 hours minimum wage. I work really hard, but expectations of my Managers waaaaay out of line for a tenner an hour. And no thanks for extras or a job well done. It’ll make me a better Manager when I go back!
This may be slightly off topic but this thread is the place I feel like it fits the best so please direct me to the more appropriate thread if there is one.
I’m looking for peoples opinions on how much disposable income do you feel comfortable having left once all essential bills are paid (housing bills, food shop, petrol)?
I’m looking for peoples opinions on how much disposable income do you feel comfortable having left once all essential bills are paid (housing bills, food shop, petrol)?
There was a thread on this but not been posted on in a while https://tattle.life/threads/how-much-disposable-income-do-you-have-each-month.28350/
Amazing thanks so much
What do people think on this situation. Should someone who has been working at a company get more pay than someone who hasn’t been there as long? For example someone being there 4 years should they get more over someone there 1 year? Similar amounts of experience otherwise. Or should everyone be paid the same regardless of time at the company?
I always thought it’s fair for people there for longer getting paid a bit more but my manager doesn’t believe it should be a thing.
I always thought it’s fair for people there for longer getting paid a bit more but my manager doesn’t believe it should be a thing.
If 2 people are doing exactly the same job, with exactly the same responsibilities then I personally don’t think one should get paid more than other simply because they have been there longer. That’s how you end up with people sitting in jobs for years doing the entry level amount of work but earning far more than they are due.
At my company after a maximum of 2 years from starting everyone doing the same job is paid exactly the same i.e. when you join you might paid a bit less but within 2 years you will be on the same as someone who has been doing the job for 20 years. It is good as there is no secrecy about pay etc.
However prior to that there was a lot of bad blood when people were paid more for the same job just because they have been there longer. Or worse, negotiated a better salary at starting and were earning more on day one than someone who had been there years.
As much as my company's way is a good way of doing it, you have to expect that everywhere will be different. In theory longevity/loyalty should be rewarded but in business it rarely is. Most people I know will move jobs for a higher salary. There is only so far cost of living increases will get you. You change role/company and negotiate a higher starting salary.
I would be annoyed if someone got paid more than me just because they had been at my firm for 5 years and I had been at another firm for 5 years. I think you do need to recognise long service so I don’t mind an extra 2 days holiday or even an extra wee bit of bonus but pay should be the same!
In the NHS our wage goes up with length of service. So I may be doing the same job as someone else but I might be further up my banding. Same goes for annual leave, the longer you work in the NHS the more you get.
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Yes that would be better we used to be owned by a different company people who worked there longer got better pay and I don’t/didn’t mind as they’d been loyal to the company. Everyone got a week extra holiday after a year which was good but once a new company bought us they gave everyone the extra week regardless
Has anyone had any experience of non-compete clauses in contracts? Vaguely related to the thread as I’m looking to move for a pay rise!
This thread is very interesting! We have an unusual situation as we bring in less but have more now, if that makes any sense at all 
I worked in FMCG earning £42k per year, husband was earning £35k as a recruiter. We had tiny humans and one of them is special needs, so now I earn buttons but husband swapped to better paying positions and he’s now on £70k. We technically earn £7000 less than we did five years ago, and against inflation its worse in real time, but I now receive a carers allowance and disability living allowance for being a full time carer, we save on childcare costs, and the changes overall forced us to look at our financial position, we now put far more away as retirement savings and never need credit as we pay for anything we need upfront. It was a stressful transition but we’re more financially secure on one salary than we ever were with two! I’d love to return to work but finding a remote job I can do with school-friendly hours in my industry isn’t a thing sadly, and I’m not sure where to retrain into?
I worked in FMCG earning £42k per year, husband was earning £35k as a recruiter. We had tiny humans and one of them is special needs, so now I earn buttons but husband swapped to better paying positions and he’s now on £70k. We technically earn £7000 less than we did five years ago, and against inflation its worse in real time, but I now receive a carers allowance and disability living allowance for being a full time carer, we save on childcare costs, and the changes overall forced us to look at our financial position, we now put far more away as retirement savings and never need credit as we pay for anything we need upfront. It was a stressful transition but we’re more financially secure on one salary than we ever were with two! I’d love to return to work but finding a remote job I can do with school-friendly hours in my industry isn’t a thing sadly, and I’m not sure where to retrain into?
Oh interesting, is your husband earning £70K as a recruiter now? Recruiters in my work are 3 pay grades below me and I’m paid £25k less than your husband! I’m wondering where your husband works as my level must be paid 6 figures, which is absolute goalsThis thread is very interesting! We have an unusual situation as we bring in less but have more now, if that makes any sense at all
I worked in FMCG earning £42k per year, husband was earning £35k as a recruiter. We had tiny humans and one of them is special needs, so now I earn buttons but husband swapped to better paying positions and he’s now on £70k. We technically earn £7000 less than we did five years ago, and against inflation its worse in real time, but I now receive a carers allowance and disability living allowance for being a full time carer, we save on childcare costs, and the changes overall forced us to look at our financial position, we now put far more away as retirement savings and never need credit as we pay for anything we need upfront. It was a stressful transition but we’re more financially secure on one salary than we ever were with two! I’d love to return to work but finding a remote job I can do with school-friendly hours in my industry isn’t a thing sadly, and I’m not sure where to retrain into?
He is indeed a recruiter, not agency and in quite a technical/niche area, base 70k currently with car allowance and discretionary bonus although if he’s received one of those in the past year he hasn’t shared it with meOh interesting, is your husband earning £70K as a recruiter now? Recruiters in my work are 3 pay grades below me and I’m paid £25k less than your husband! I’m wondering where your husband works as my level must be paid 6 figures, which is absolute goals
He’s now looking for a more senior role, head of talent acquisition etc, but he would actually divorce me if I gave away which industry as it’s so small 
I earn £32,150 as a paralegal. I'm in the process of qualifying as a solicitor and if I manage it my pay will jump to £48,000 as a newly qualified solicitor.
I worked at a company doing customer service & then outbound calls (not sales) and I’ve got 9+ years experience in customer service & admin alongside being highly skilled with vulnerable customers and complaints. I found out one of my colleagues (it being their first job) got paid £1 more than me just because they said they’d leave. I’m in my late 20s, and I was getting paid minimum wage. The company was also horrific to work for. Massively underpaid and overworked and pushed to meet unrealistic targets
I’m still studying, but my husband earns £60k a year, he works in cloud/data engineering. He is 25 as well… I had no idea it was so lucrative, I would have chosen a different degree 