I used to work for the NHS in various settings and I couldn't get over how everyone working there was obsessed with what band (pay scale) people were on! You could be having a general conversation with a colleague and they'd be like... you know Joe bloggs who works in... x dept, the one on band 7b well he's dating so and so. Money has always been a bit of a taboo subject, that was rude to talk about in other sectors so it intrigues me as to why NHS staff are obsessed with who earns what!
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not-a-medical-Dr Jessica Taylor monetising the Russell Brand and David Walliams news is disgusting. She forced her vulnerable employees to sign an NDA to stop them whistle blowing. She threatened survivors of sexual abuse to sue them for “every single one of their assets” if they spoke up. She is one of the most dangerous people in the VAWG sector and does so much harm to women and girls.
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Keep in mind it is a different economic situation.
For example, in the UK we pay tax/NI but we (typically) don't pay for our healthcare. Don't underestimate the sheer amount of money and individual saves by not having to pay for things like a GP visit.
Oh couldn't agree more. I have T1 diabetes and hearing how some people in America have to ration their insulin because a single vial can cost up to $200 is crazy. I mean that lasts me less than 5 days. I have specialist sensors and if I was to buy them rather than have them on the NHS it would cost me £56 every 14 days! So we are incredibly lucky to have the NHS especially for people with long term chronic illnesses.
I’m a SAHM so no earnings (but I do have some of my own savings). I am very fortunate that my husband often earns up to 7 figures per year with bonus and we have a joint account. I have however sacrificed my career and resigned from several jobs to a) follow his jobs around the country and b) have children. I miss working but it’s not really feasible for me at the moment.
7 figures? Isn’t that a million??
Just received a job offer and will be on about £58k as an accountant, late 20s
I'm very surprised by how high wages in the UK seem to be. I live in Ireland, work for social services and earn approx 32k stg. Don't have an NHS, free education or any of the services that you get in the UK either. Cost of living here in general is much higher but wages don't seem to match that. My family are in London and Manchester and earning really good salaries but always say they could never afford to come back.
It’s only free at the point of entry we pay for it through National insurance and tax. Do you pay for schools in Ireland?
Officially no but most schools have what they call a contribution which you have to pay. It varies but most secondary schools ask for 200-300stg. Then you have to pay for books which can be the same again, Ipads, general supplies and uniforms. We also pay national insurance which is supposed to cover health care but most people I know still have to buy private health insurance.
That sounds similar to where we are in uk. Waiting lists are very long and a lot of people go private. I know of a lot of schools who have annual charges too but not all as far as I am aware. We buy our own iPads too. This maybe varies across uk also.
I don’t know why I found this thread so therapeutic to read, I suppose it was a sense of normality and reality that we all go through the same things regardless of our salary
Just to add though they’re called donations so not compulsory as far as I’m aware.
Sorry, just wondering do you live under a rock??
Have you never heard of the HSE? It is the irish equivalent of the NHS.
only private schools have fees.
Are you for real?????
Don't know why you have gotten so enflamed by this. We have a concept of free healthcare and education but in practise they are useless.
HSE is not fit for purpose. Its great if you want to be put on a never ending waiting list but if you need something urgently going private is the only way. Don't forget you also have to pay for your hospital visits, GP etc. It's 70 quid a pop to see my GP, I don't meet the threshold for a medical card. Its bloody expensive not to mention the woefully inadequate supports for mental health/ learning disabilities.
Public schools are free in theory but in my area anyway have a voluntary contribution which is usually in the hundreds for a secondary school student. Not to mention the cost of books etc. So yeah, free education is a bit of a joke.
We wouldn’t have to pay for gp or hosp visits but everything else sounds the same. The nhs takes so much abuse I worry how it can be sustained.
ok apologies. I thought you meant Ireland had no public healthcare in the literal sense.
not your perception of it.
50k, financial services (south of England). Did take me a few years of exams to get my qualifications. I'd love to quit to do something fulfilling but I also want to look after my mum & dad financially if it comes to it.
I work in a completely different industry and while I know it’s not an industry thing (because I’ve worked in other companies) where I work now is Like this. People will group and refer to you by your bands. The band 6s need to do this, the band 7s will only be invited etc. I dont like it as I think it gives off a very hierarchical and them vs us mentality.
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