That doesnt sound nice. I would rather earn less and have life than earn a lot and spent all my time working. I mean in the end you look back to the life you had not the work you have done. But I suppose its all good if you are workaholic and love it...
Anyone earning 'big bucks' (£200k+ per year)? Would love to hear your story!
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I want to, does that count?
Looking at the hierarchy at my work, it doesn't seem that difficult to get that sort of money and more.
The issue is how much of your life you have to sacrifice.
Says the guy doing his blackbelt and starting CFA.......
Looking at the hierarchy at my work, it doesn't seem that difficult to get that sort of money and more.
The issue is how much of your life you have to sacrifice.
Says the guy doing his blackbelt and starting CFA.......
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9-5 still exists?
Speaking as a poor person, bugger 80 hour weeks and picking up phone calls when not at work. I work 8.30 - 5 and generally leave bang on time everyday, working longer is just asking to be given more than you can handle, I value my time too much to waste it at work.
That's mostly because everyone knows the answer but hopes for some glimmer of hope that there is an easy way of making money...
I've worked hard since i was 16. When I retire at 45 I'm hoping the next 30 yrs are when I'll have the fun
A member of our family only does the bare min. Hes now approaching 68 lives in a housing association flat and when he dies I'm going to have to pay for the funeral.
But he went the pub 4 nights a week. So alls good
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The people that moan at other's salaries are the same that go on about workers rights and abusive employers. They walk out on the dot of 5 and then wonder why they aren't promoted to manager
All the people I know closely that earn significant cash do have a PHD but that is because I have PhD and so my Social clique is it representative.
In general people do a PHD for interest in science not to maximize lifetime earnings but there is always exceptions. E.g. The starting salary for a quant trader on Wall Street with a PHD in computer science or math is around 250k a year with big bonuses doubling that. Not bad for your first job!
Are you sure you have 30 years after that. You don't know if you even have a week, anything can happen. This is why I would not spent all my time working and push the living for later on.
My parents had their own business for years and it did well but they gave it up for living their life rather than spending all of their time at work. They have less money now than before but they are also now happier than before and get to spent months off work travelling and evenings and weekends together doing whatever they want.
Also you can work hard even if you do 40h a week. It doesn't mean you don't have enough money for a nice retirement time or that you will end up with nothing.
What comes to that funeral comment... No offence but it sounds horrible you to say something like that and a little bit like you don't really care about this person. I could obviously be wrong about that but this is how you make it sound.
There isn't one right way of doing things but I personally wouldn't put work in front of my life ever. That doesn't mean I don't have ambition for anything or that I wont work hard to get something I want.
What I meant by the funeral comment is at 68 he is still working. Has to borrow money of us and doesn't have a pot to pee in.
All that being said we love him dearly but he has struggled all his life because he does just enough to get by.
I may not have 30 yrs after I retire but you can't live life likes its your last.
If I die tomorrow I'd have no regrets. Yeah I would have liked to have seen the world more but I wouldn't have been able to as i wouldn't have had the money.
What I would leave behind is enough to make sure the next generation don't have to work so hard.
As for your parents. Sounds like theyve done the same thing. Worked hard built up a good business and now reap the rewards. They may be less money now but the goods times are what enables them to do what they want now
You spend the 1st 16 yrs of your life learning. Why bother going to school you may die anyhow.
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Oh yes for sure.
You'll go a lot further if your boss likes you. But you'll go much further if HIS boss likes you too.
Only technically is it owned by the government, it is still run as a private company.
Definition of bribery - definitely illegal.
I work in Finance. If you are happy to work from 7am through to 7pm, 5 days a week then you can earn £100k+ at some of the London banks. If you prefer 35 hour weeks then you can get to £70k salary + bonus by 25 if you go about things the right way. That's ignoring pension, car, etc.
After that it's all about ability and how many hours you want to work.
Construction is rife with this behaviour. Tickets for shows, sporting events, all sorts - Trying to win more business. Nobody ever gets into trouble for it though..
That's not a perk, that's illegal.
As has been mentioned before - this sort of thing is *extremely* rare (maybe only rare in finance, no idea about other industries...after reading the above reply) lately (despite what the media love to report about), and also extremely illegal, ie. "10 years in jail and unlimited personal and corporate fines" type of illegal.
Gifts are usually limited to under £100. Meals entertainment up to £150. That sort of area. Having a vendor/customer pay off your mortgage or pay for holidays falls way outside that.
I dunno about brown-nosing. I've always got on well with people, both my superiors, equals and juniors. I wouldn't say that was brown-nosing particularly, but getting on with people is one way of advancing yourself, certainly.
Make six figures and work 25-30hrs a week crew checking in
My business could probably do a further 15-20% better, however I value my spare time with my wife and son much more!
Post is in jest, what comes with it is a ton of stress, worry and you always feel as if the walls a caving in (however this keeps you motivated).
Some people who work for a company long to own their own business and vice versa. Grass is not always greener.
My business could probably do a further 15-20% better, however I value my spare time with my wife and son much more!
Post is in jest, what comes with it is a ton of stress, worry and you always feel as if the walls a caving in (however this keeps you motivated).
Some people who work for a company long to own their own business and vice versa. Grass is not always greener.
For that sort of money You have to work hard and I highly doubt most of them are interested in Computer parts store forums.