• Question: does your job pay alot of money

    Asked by Jake to Aaron, David, Elaine, Sarah, Zoe on 10 Nov 2014. This question was also asked by 456drua42.
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      Aaron Acton answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      I wish it did!

      You get paid more than other jobs but no where near people who work in the financial sector. So if you wanna be rich be an accountant but you will also be very very very bored!

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      David Foley answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      Well how much is a lot? I earn more then the UK average, and have done since day one of my chemistry career. I think everyone wants the dream job where they do no work and earn a six-figure salary. Let me tell you, that job doesn’t exist! Do what you enjoy first (after all, you’ll spend most of your adult life in work) and the money will follow, in my experience.

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      Zoe Roberts answered on 10 Nov 2014:

      I am only in the early stages of my career but what I have seen is that money is relative to your situation! You will always want more money than you have! I have found that finding a job in something that I love far outweighs what you get paid each month!

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      Sarah Ashwood answered on 21 Nov 2014:

      A PhD doesn’t pay a lot of money – You get a tax free wage which is pretty much enough to live off and do most of what you want to do, but I haven’t really saved a lot over the 4 years.
      However this does come with all the benefits of being a student – still having access to university clubs (which are often cheaper than local ones) and student discounts, and most importantly – not having to pay Council Tax!

      However now that I’m done with the PhD it does mean that I’m entering the job market with a qualification that automatically puts me in a higher pay bracket than if I’d gone straight from Uni.

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