What's your job & salary

Fionne

I don't have an official title - I do the accounts for small business for 20years+ I get paid €38k.

I have zero ambition which is why I'm still in the same job. I hate accounts, never knew what I wanted to do when I was in school (I'm 46), couldn't afford to go to college and just ended up in an office doing this kind of work. It's a 5 minute commute and I like my co-workers, most of the time.

My dream job would be as a writer or artist or something creative but.....bills.

sudocremegg

HSE paramedic.
Pay starts at €28,000 gross.
Caps at €39,000 after 9 years service. (12 years if you include training time)

I get subsistence of €15 if I'm working for 5 hours and €36 if I work for 10 hours straight without returning to the station.
Overtime at end of shift is mandatory.
Plenty of OT on days off available.

I made €48,000 gross last year. Others make a lot more depending on how much OT you want to do.
Work week. 39-50+ hours depending on roster. Often one week rolls into the next so can be working 7 days straight.

Pros: Never wake up dreading going to work, it's exciting and interesting, learn something new most days and meet the best of people, loads of annual leave.

Cons: Long shifts and nights are exhausting, with 5 minutes left in your shift you can be sent on a 3 hour job at the drop of a hat, some things mess with your head a bit, pension that isn't worth a crap, no lunch breaks when busy, head melting HSE politics.

dubrov

OEP wrote:

Is middle management not the worst? You're getting squeezed from the top and the bottom.

Depends on the company. Some places have team leads below them managing all of the grunt work

Geuze

sudocremegg wrote: »

HSE paramedic.
Pay starts at €28,000 gross.
Caps at €39,000 after 9 years service. (12 years if you include training time)

Cons: Long shifts and nights are exhausting, with 5 minutes left in your shift you can be sent on a 3 hour job at the drop of a hat, some things mess with your head a bit, pension that isn't worth a crap, no lunch breaks when busy, head melting HSE politics.

The new Single PS scheme is less generous than previous PS pensions, yes, but it is not "crap".

Happyhouse22

Geuze wrote: »

The new Single PS scheme is less generous than previous PS pensions, yes, but it is not "crap".

Would love to see a comparison with private pensions- feels a bit crap, but hard not to when compared to the crazy benefits people retiring now are getting!

On the single scheme and it doesn’t feel great in comparison but instinct is that it is more favourable than a private pension.

CIP4

I am a Chemical Engineer 5 years out of college at this stage first company I got a graduate job with I worked with up to the start of this year. I hit the ground running and put a lot of effort in early on and it paid off got up the ladder to a fairly good management level within 3 years on over double the salary I started out on and good benefits. Being honest I loved the job loved the responsibility. However what I didn't see when I was actually doing it was the long hours endless phone calls 7 days a week 24 hours a day. A lot of the time I actually enjoyed the being needed and being able to quickly solve issues and help people. But it was definitely taking a toll on my personal life and the people around me were seeing it. Like being on a night out and your out on the phone to work at 3am on a Saturday night probably isn't normal for most :pac: Plus I actually worked a lot of weekends OT aswell so ended up being a lot of hours.

So as much as I loved the Job and in a way I struggled to leave it I knew I needed to make a change as ultimately what I was doing was not sustainable. Decided to move industry altogether. I landed a great job which is a lower level ultimately than what I was doing but more money and better benefits. Started it in January and its great shift work but no weekends 37 hours a week zero OT. Your hours are your hours no calls at all when not at work. I actually didn't even think there was such thing as a job like it really.

The downside is I wouldn't be as challenged and while I like the work I wouldn't get the same level of job satisfaction at all as I just wouldn't make as much of an impact in this job. But on personal level it's ideal really. Its taken time to adjust and there are times where it just doesn't feel right to work so 'little'

What I have learned really from the whole experience more money doesn't always mean more hardship or stress. Whats expected of you in different industries and employers can be so varied. You won't always find the easier less stressful job the one you enjoy more.

JimmyVik

OSI wrote: »

I've run the gauntlet from Junior Engineer up to Director and my hours and work stress are definitely lower now than they were in my more junior years. No more on-call, no more cramming hours to meet deadlines I didn't set, no more breaking my back sweating over the small details. The focus now is more on the big picture stuff, developing the long term direction of the company, financial planning, ensuring the group is aligned on targets and has the necessary resources etc. There's less person management involved, while there may be 20/50/100 below you most of those are dealt with by managers and you'll just deal with those. You don't really care if Barry the Junior Assistant Coffee Maker is pulling his weight or taking 2 hour **** breaks, you just care if his department is hitting targets and under budget.

Not saying an extra €20 or 30k wouldnt be nice, but I think ive just got to that age now where more money doesnt really make a difference to me, so less work for the same money is a raise to me


I thought many years ago that if i was making a salary €100k per year then I would have enough to live. And it turns out it is true. That is plenty for me. The last few year I cant possibly spend my salary, so I invest a huge chunk of it.

And I have enough now invested that it actually earns even more than my salary each month without ever touching it. Getting a raise means nothing anymore. Sure the government gets over half of it anyway.

Im actually at the point where I dont need to work. Just have to get over the mindset of once I give it up, will I miss it or will I suddenly need money at some point down the line. More and more im thinking I wont.
Especially now that im not working a full week and not missing those days at work at all.
Now I wish i didnt have to be tied to a desk at home for those days even. Like looking out the window now. Lovely sunny day. I want to go out somewhere, but I have to work at 10am so its a wasted day. My brother has retired in his 50s and is off to Portugal in the next few months. I thinking really hard about jacking in the job and going over to him for a while too.

JimmyVik

JimmyVik wrote: »

Not saying an extra €20 or 30k wouldnt be nice, but I think ive just got to that age now where more money doesnt really make a difference to me, so less work for the same money is a raise to me


I thought many years ago that if i was making a salary €100k per year then I would have enough to live. And it turns out it is true. That is plenty for me. The last few year I cant possibly spend my salary, so I invest a huge chunk of it.

And I have enough now invested that it actually earns even more than my salary each month without ever touching it. Getting a raise means nothing anymore. Sure the government gets over half of it anyway.

Im actually at the point where I dont need to work. Just have to get over the mindset of once I give it up, will I miss it or will I suddenly need money at some point down the line. More and more im thinking I wont.
Especially now that im not working a full week and not missing those days at work at all.
Now I wish i didnt have to be tied to a desk at home for those days even. Like looking out the window now. Lovely sunny day. I want to go out somewhere, but I have to work at 10am so its a wasted day. My brother has retired in his 50s and is off to Portugal in the next few months. I thinking really hard about jacking in the job and going over to him for a while too.

Would a career break for 6 months, year be an option?

mariaalice

JimmyVik wrote: »

Not saying an extra €20 or 30k wouldnt be nice, but I think ive just got to that age now where more money doesnt really make a difference to me, so less work for the same money is a raise to me


I thought many years ago that if i was making a salary €100k per year then I would have enough to live. And it turns out it is true. That is plenty for me. The last few year I cant possibly spend my salary, so I invest a huge chunk of it.

And I have enough now invested that it actually earns even more than my salary each month without ever touching it. Getting a raise means nothing anymore. Sure the government gets over half of it anyway.

Im actually at the point where I dont need to work. Just have to get over the mindset of once I give it up, will I miss it or will I suddenly need money at some point down the line. More and more im thinking I wont.
Especially now that im not working a full week and not missing those days at work at all.
Now I wish i didnt have to be tied to a desk at home for those days even. Like looking out the window now. Lovely sunny day. I want to go out somewhere, but I have to work at 10am so its a wasted day. My brother has retired in his 50s and is off to Portugal in the next few months. I thinking really hard about jacking in the job and going over to him for a while too.

Will you be taking the toddle with you the one that is in full-time childcare for 400 euro a month? what about the toddler Mammy will she be coming to Portugal with you?

youandme13

I'm in childcare. Spent three years studying in college to be on 22k before tax, plus paying childcare for my two, rent, Bill's, car etc.

JimmyVik

Deleted User wrote: »

Would a career break for 6 months, year be an option?

Thats the plan.
More like a couple of years though
Ive put that off long enough. I think its time.

JimmyVik

mariaalice wrote: »

Will you be taking the toddle with you the one that is in full-time childcare for 400 euro a month? what about the toddler Mammy will she be coming to Portugal with you?

They dont live with me. But the plan is that either i come home or they come over for holidays. It will be cheap enough to fly home for the weekends too.
It definitely requires some planning though. One thing is for sure. I'll be spending more time with them then than I do nowadays with work in the way. Thats a big part of my thinking.

The new toddler Mammy can bring them over with her. I wont be away all the time, just whenever I feel like it Thats the beauty of having a brother over there already who will be renting a nice big house. I can bum off him very easily.

JimmyVik

JimmyVik wrote: »

They dont live with me........................
It definitely requires some planning though. One thing is for sure. I'll be spending more time with them then than I do nowadays with work in the way. Thats a big part of my thinking.............

Surely you don't have a job that keeps you from your partner and kid to the extent that you'd see more of them if you lived in Portugal

JimmyVik

Augeo wrote: »

Surely you don't have a job that keeps you from your partner and kid to the extent that you'd see more of them if you lived in Portugal

Oh to have a simple life.

My gf lives near me. I see her all the time when she stays over.
Ex and child live about an hours drive from me. Kid is asleep by the time I get off work, so its mostly facetime except at the weekend.
But since covid and working less I can go and collect from school on the days I finish early. At least thats one good thing about covid.

Paul_Mc1988

youandme13 wrote: »

I'm in childcare. Spent three years studying in college to be on 22k before tax, plus paying childcare for my two, rent, Bill's, car etc.

I advise anyone I know not to go into certain fields like childcare and beauty therapy as they are low paying fields. For three years do you have a level 6 or level 7? You could possible transition into another social field doing a year addon course for a better career.

youandme13

Paul_Mc1988 wrote: »

I advise anyone I know not to go into certain fields like childcare and beauty therapy as they are low paying fields. For three years do you have a level 6 or level 7? You could possible transition into another social field doing a year addon course for a better career.

Thank you, I've a level 6 as I did a year part time first and was suffering from PND so had to leave and started again the following year doing them over the 2 years properly then. Could of had a degree in that amount of time though!

After just having my second child at 32, I'm trying to figure out still what career I'd like before my Maternity leave finishes 😪

sudocremegg

sudocremegg wrote: »

HSE paramedic.
Pay starts at €28,000 gross.
Caps at €39,000 after 9 years service. (12 years if you include training time)

I get subsistence of €15 if I'm working for 5 hours and €36 if I work for 10 hours straight without returning to the station.
Overtime at end of shift is mandatory.
Plenty of OT on days off available.

I made €48,000 gross last year. Others make a lot more depending on how much OT you want to do.
Work week. 39-50+ hours depending on roster. Often one week rolls into the next so can be working 7 days straight.

Pros: Never wake up dreading going to work, it's exciting and interesting, learn something new most days and meet the best of people, loads of annual leave.

Cons: Long shifts and nights are exhausting, with 5 minutes left in your shift you can be sent on a 3 hour job at the drop of a hat, some things mess with your head a bit, pension that isn't worth a crap, no lunch breaks when busy, head melting HSE politics.

Jeez, that's not great compensation, especially for a hard job. Thought it would be a lot better. Respect to everyone doing it, tough job I imagine.

The Cool

Freelance translator, self-employed.
2019 was my 6th year in business, and my best yet, earning €48,500 gross.
Took a big hit in 2020 as most of my clients spent large chunks of time out of operation, I'm specialised in legal stuff and I guess nobody was signing contracts etc during covid. I made about €32k.
Hoping this year is closer to 2019. Been up and down so far.

Paul_Mc1988

youandme13 wrote: »

Thank you, I've a level 6 as I did a year part time first and was suffering from PND so had to leave and started again the following year doing them over the 2 years properly then. Could of had a degree in that amount of time though!

After just having my second child at 32, I'm trying to figure out still what career I'd like before my Maternity leave finishes 😪

You might be able to do one year (final year) of a social type degree as you have a level 6 and get an ordinary degree. I know this is the case with engineering but not too up to speed on the social degree side of things. Worth looking into

Kalimah

Was in Admin in a biggish charity earning 27k. I’ve masses of experience, and in the last year and a bit was left with absolutely anything and everything to do,as there were only a couple of us in the office.
Asked for a pay review and was refused any kind of an increase so I’ve left and secured another role doing exactly the same job in another charity for 34k which is reasonable.
I’m a 1980s school leaver who got a very good job at the time with an LC but unfortunately when I had kids had to leave as there were no career breaks etc. Once you leave a job like that you’re back at the bottom when you do go back to work.
I’d advise anyone not to work for a charity and try to get a civil service or teaching job where there’s some kind of work/life balance.
That’s if you have an interest in teaching of course!

I really feel I never reached my potential in work.

Rx713B

sudocremegg wrote: »

HSE paramedic.
Pay starts at €28,000 gross.
Caps at €39,000 after 9 years service. (12 years if you include training time)

I get subsistence of €15 if I'm working for 5 hours and €36 if I work for 10 hours straight without returning to the station.
Overtime at end of shift is mandatory.
Plenty of OT on days off available.

I made €48,000 gross last year. Others make a lot more depending on how much OT you want to do.
Work week. 39-50+ hours depending on roster. Often one week rolls into the next so can be working 7 days straight.

Pros: Never wake up dreading going to work, it's exciting and interesting, learn something new most days and meet the best of people, loads of annual leave.

Cons: Long shifts and nights are exhausting, with 5 minutes left in your shift you can be sent on a 3 hour job at the drop of a hat, some things mess with your head a bit, pension that isn't worth a crap, no lunch breaks when busy, head melting HSE politics.

You should be paid twice that ! having first hand seen what you guys are capable of and have to witness - Tip of the hat to you and all who take on this job !

onrail

onrail wrote: »

Don't see many on here, but I'd love to hear what tradespeople are making right now. Roofers, blocklayers, sparks etc.

Have in my head that it would be in the region of €90-150k but could be way off.

Plenty electricians and mech fitters on €50/60k, I'm basing that on what their companies are charging for them €46/hour ish and 20% more for a supervisor (foreman in days gone by).

Paul_Mc1988

Augeo wrote: »

Plenty electricians and mech fitters on €50/60k, I'm basing that on what their companies are charging for them €46/hour ish and 20% more for a supervisor (foreman in days gone by).

Electrian working for a company right now is between €24-€28.50 and they do a 39 hour flat week. So €48672-€57796. Overtime which their is an abundance of right now pushes this up.

Electricians working for themselves with their own companies is a different story. It cost me €2000 to rewire my own house with the best of gear, I'm a qualified electrician FYI. I know people getting similar rewires and they are paying €10000 and in total its about 5 days work ( 1 day of chasing 2 days 1st fix and 2 days 2nd fix). Some serious cash to be made out there at the moment

Augeo

Augeo wrote: »

Plenty electricians and mech fitters on €50/60k, I'm basing that on what their companies are charging for them €46/hour ish and 20% more for a supervisor (foreman in days gone by).

Paul_Mc1988 wrote: »

Electrian working for a company right now is between €24-€28.50 and they do a 39 hour flat week. So €48672-€57796. Overtime which their is an abundance of right now pushes this up. ...........

Yes indeed, I don't include overtime when salaries are being discussed. Loads of folk just want to do the basic 40 hours or whatever.

Paul_Mc1988 wrote: »

Electricians working for themselves with their own companies is a different story............ Some serious cash to be made out there at the moment...

Yes indeed, but as I said plenty aren't working for themselves with their own companies.

It's like anything, someone in here says software eng are all on €90K+ but loads of software engineers come along and say they aren't on that.

Plenty accountants are on less than what this thread would have you believe also

etc etc etc

Paul_Mc1988

Augeo wrote: »

Yes indeed, I don't include overtime when salaries are being discussed. Loads of folk just want to do the basic 40 hours or whatever.



Yes indeed, but as I said plenty aren't working for themselves with their own companies.

It's like anything, someone in here says software eng are all on €90K+ but loads of software engineers come along and say they aren't on that.

Plenty accountants are on less than what this thread would have you believe also

etc etc etc

Yeah there software jobs market can be a hard one to gauge. I hear anything from 30k to 300k a year. I'd say it's very specialised areas that are quite niche that skew the figures somewhat

Interested Observer

Paul_Mc1988 wrote: »

Yeah there software jobs market can be a hard one to gauge. I hear anything from 30k to 300k a year. I'd say it's very specialised areas that are quite niche that skew the figures somewhat

It'll be who you work for as well. Google etc probably pay a premium.

DaveyDave

Wallet inspector, I get paid as much as other people do...

griffin100

sudocremegg wrote: »

HSE paramedic.
Pay starts at €28,000 gross.
Caps at €39,000 after 9 years service. (12 years if you include training time)

I get subsistence of €15 if I'm working for 5 hours and €36 if I work for 10 hours straight without returning to the station.
Overtime at end of shift is mandatory.
Plenty of OT on days off available.

I made €48,000 gross last year. Others make a lot more depending on how much OT you want to do.
Work week. 39-50+ hours depending on roster. Often one week rolls into the next so can be working 7 days straight.

Pros: Never wake up dreading going to work, it's exciting and interesting, learn something new most days and meet the best of people, loads of annual leave.

Cons: Long shifts and nights are exhausting, with 5 minutes left in your shift you can be sent on a 3 hour job at the drop of a hat, some things mess with your head a bit, pension that isn't worth a crap, no lunch breaks when busy, head melting HSE politics.

My Dad did this for 30 years (the term paramedic only came in towards the end of his working life). He was making €80k plus around 2005/6 but he did a lot of overtime for that. When the recession hit and reduced salary and overtime rates came in he took the chance to take early retirement around 2010/11. Glad he did, it’s not a job for a man in his 60’s.

Interested Observer

A poll in this thread with salary brackets would have been interesting, let people answer anonymously and see what the distribution looked like.

Interested Observer

Interested Observer wrote: »

A poll in this thread with salary brackets would have been interesting, let people answer anonymously and see what the distribution looked like.

And have Three Fiddy win again, okay. :pac: