Poll: Are you employed?

[shootthebandit]

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Thats a hell of a lot in the UK 60k is like £35k. You pay about £8k in tax on that salary. Percentage wise its fairly similar (about 27% in the US. Thats including heslthcare at 100/month) and in the UK its 22% (everything above 32k in the UK is taxed at 40% which explains the extra 2% ). Its pretty brutal that you arent covered for anything major. I thought things like breaking bad were heavily exaggerated which obviously isnt the case. 1000 a month is a hell of a lot if you have a family to support

 

[V4Viewtiful]

Thank gawd I am, 3 days a week on my contract but i'm eligible for over time, I get 4-5 days of sleep enough to feed my habits (games and comics) and sustain my life (my laptop ).

 

[dyre]

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Thats a hell of a lot in the UK 60k is like £35k. You pay about £8k in tax on that salary. Percentage wise its fairly similar (about 27% in the US. Thats including heslthcare at 100/month) and in the UK its 22% (everything above 32k in the UK is taxed at 40% which explains the extra 2% ). Its pretty brutal that you arent covered for anything major. I thought things like breaking bad were heavily exaggerated which obviously isnt the case. 1000 a month is a hell of a lot if you have a family to support

Yeah, you guys seem to have better than we do in terms of what the government takes (in taxes) and what it gives back (in services). However one good thing about the US is that a lot of our essentials (food, gasoline, etc) seem to be cheaper here than in the UK.

 

[Nimzabaat]

I"m gainfully employed with the evil overlo... er big oil. Working 9-5 in a warehouse for the most part. Of course since I live in Canada i'm heavily taxed but there are worse places to be.

Thanks a lot for doing this thread OP! This actually explains a lot about the attitudes of the PCGMR.

 

[shootthebandit]

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Thats a hell of a lot in the UK 60k is like £35k. You pay about £8k in tax on that salary. Percentage wise its fairly similar (about 27% in the US. Thats including heslthcare at 100/month) and in the UK its 22% (everything above 32k in the UK is taxed at 40% which explains the extra 2% ). Its pretty brutal that you arent covered for anything major. I thought things like breaking bad were heavily exaggerated which obviously isnt the case. 1000 a month is a hell of a lot if you have a family to support

Yeah, you guys seem to have better than we do in terms of what the government takes (in taxes) and what it gives back (in services). However one good thing about the US is that a lot of our essentials (food, gasoline, etc) seem to be cheaper here than in the UK.

We pay the equivalent of $8.50 a gallon for petrol (that took some math because we measure in litres). Its a hell of a lot compared to what you guys pay and its mostly tax. Dont get me started on paying near enough £8 for 20 cigarettes (thats about $12-13) which again is mostly just tax

 

[Zeren]

I'm unemployed and don't need to work. My dad was in an industrial accident when I was 7 and my mom died when I was 19, so I inherited everything. If my money keeps going the way it has been for the past 7 years, I'll never need to work.

 

[V4Viewtiful]

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Thats a hell of a lot in the UK 60k is like £35k. You pay about £8k in tax on that salary. Percentage wise its fairly similar (about 27% in the US. Thats including heslthcare at 100/month) and in the UK its 22% (everything above 32k in the UK is taxed at 40% which explains the extra 2% ). Its pretty brutal that you arent covered for anything major. I thought things like breaking bad were heavily exaggerated which obviously isnt the case. 1000 a month is a hell of a lot if you have a family to support

Yeah, you guys seem to have better than we do in terms of what the government takes (in taxes) and what it gives back (in services). However one good thing about the US is that a lot of our essentials (food, gasoline, etc) seem to be cheaper here than in the UK.

We pay the equivalent of $8.50 a gallon for petrol (that took some math because we measure in litres). Its a hell of a lot compared to what you guys pay and its mostly tax. Dont get me started on paying near enough £8 for 20 cigarettes (thats about $12-13) which again is mostly just tax

It's cheaper to find a place to live as well than in he UK.

 

[camazotz]

I'm employed and run the business (though it's owner likes to jet-set around the world in his retirement years). I think you could also add an "employer" option or something...I've hired about 8 people in the last year with potential plans for more down the road.

 

[Lost In The Void]

Alright I might have checked the wrong option on the poll because I didn't factor in overtime but at the moment I am employed and have been for the last 5 years at various jobs. The last two and a half years I've been a welder at a fabrication shop which builds storage tanks for oil companies. I work six ten hour shifts per week, my benefits are amazing and while this isn't what I want to do for the rest of my life, its paying the bills for now.

 

[DeadlyYellow]

I own a small retail business and get a check from it, so technically yes. Mostly deal with numbers and the technical side while my partners manage the store. It's its own set of nightmares.

 

[Gitty101]

Unemployed. I graduated last year and have been looking for a job for what seems like a millennium. Am currently volunteering my time in a charity shop to get experience and a fresh reference. It honestly sucks being unemployed, but hopefully some of the more long-term jobs I've applied for will get back to me soon.

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

I'm an office manager and senior analyst for a fleet performance consultancy company. Basically we work with commercial fleets monitoring their performance and verifying - or debunking - the results of fleet improvements (such as hybrid systems, trailer aerodynamics, driver training schemes, etc). Been here fifteen years, and although the work isn't exactly exciting it is rewarding in a quiet sense especially in today's fuel efficient climate. I'm salaried at £20k ($34k) a year, but as I hold shares in the company I can also count on a modest end-of-year bonus on top of that. Best piece of advice I could give? Always be honest with your clients, even if it means telling them what they don't want to hear - because in an industry where in-house analysts twist data this way and that to get the results they need, a reputation for unflinching honesty is what attracts long-term business.

Oh yeah, and always double, triple and quadruple check your workings - because if you piss off a manufacturer and find yourself faced with a lawsuit your figures need to be bloody watertight.

 

[Kotaro]

Are you employed?
Yes, part-time.

What field do you work in?
I'm at a small computer store/repair shop.

What's the nature of your position?
I fix computers and game consoles.

Are you happy doing what you're doing?
Oh yes. It doesn't pay especially well (I get paid on-commission, based on how many machines I can fix, averaging $700-800 USD each month), but I enjoy the work itself.

Any interesting tid-bits to share in regards to your employment experience?
I love the looks of awe on people's faces when I tell them that I can fix their red-ringed Xbox 360 for fifty bucks.
I never went to college, and have never had any serious formal training. My boss taught me how to repair most computer hardware failures, and I taught myself how to fix consoles using that knowledge as a base.

 

[dyre]

Wow. The results are so much more dismal than I was expecting.

I was thinking the same thing...maybe students are listing themselves as "unemployed?" If not, those are some scary numbers...

 

[Ursus Buckler]

What field do you work in?

I work in retail, a pastry shop.

What's the nature of your position?

I serve customers, put pastries in ovens, make hot drinks, make sandwiches, general replenishment.

Are you happy doing what you're doing?

Most of the time. I actually unironically enjoy dealing with customers and the like, and next to my misanthropic colleague and my money-obsessed boss, I can also pretend I'm in the Krusty Krab. The customers give me something to get outraged with and generally complain about, so being British, that's nice.

 

[Granfaloon]

I am currently employed as a technical support agent for a local ISP, currently in the 18-30k USD bracket. It's a good enough job, I think the experience and knowledge I have gotten from it is valuable and applicable to a lot of different fields. I am also currently in school working towards a degree in energy systems technology, once I finish that in about a year pay bracket should increase very nicely.

 

[vIRL Nightmare]

Currently working part time to help offset college fees. I'm looking to make a comfy 90k starting when I graduate.

 

[Catfood220]

I work as an undertaker, I earn about £25,000 a year. I can make more though when/if I move further up the ladder but for now that is enough for me to comfortably live on. Do I like my job? Yes, it is very rewarding and for the most part I have a good team to work with.

Any tidbits? Yes, I have found that people can get quite creative when they want to kill themselves. Also, if you are massively overweight, please stop living in top floor flats with no lift. Your local coroners crew will thank you for it.

 

[Voulan]

I'm employed as an Editor in the 18-30k range. It's fantastic to have such a good job straight out of uni, but it is part-time and a 12 month fixed-term contract only to cover maternity leave (unless she decides not to return).

 

[Quazimofo]

Currently I'm unemployed, but I'm searching for something part time I can do over the summer. It's not too big of a deal as I'm just a teenager prepping to head out to university, and with federal grants and university scholarships I don't need a whole lot more to cover room and board. Tuition and transit and such Is all paid for or covered by a manageable loan (6.5 k a year for an undergad is not bad at all).