BBC piece on how happy people in various jobs report themselves to be.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26671221 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26671221)
I moved from the 43rd to the 47th (out of 274) happiest jobs - more fool me :)
How to make people feel happy by the BBC and the Home Office
1. The statistics are flawed as is everything that comes out of the Home Office >:( >:( >:(
2. Where do they get the salary figures from..... 8-} £22k for Ambulance Staff and £36k for Paramedics??????? >:(
3. There isn't such a thing as an Ambulance Driver..... Yes we drive Ambulances but thats just a mode of transport to get us to patients and then onto hospital ~X( It's not like we do anything when were with patients FFS :(
Wow, I've done 5 of the jobs in the bottom 50... :D
The sad thing is that there are only about 10 jobs on that list who get paid less than me... :'(
Quote from: Leon on 21 March 2014, 05:52:47 PM
Wow, I've done 5 of the jobs in the bottom 50... :D
Surely you've also done at least three of the top five: Chief Executive, Company Secretary and Quality Assurance all at Pendraken? :D
My job didn't even make the list :o
Either desperately unhappy or forgotten and marginalised - not entirely sure which is worse :-\
QuoteThere isn't such a thing as an Ambulance Driver
Well my Directors wife has just given that job up, so it exists! However, she was ferrying patients to and from hospital in a non-emergency role, if that makes sense.
As for my job, it's not even on there, but similar ones are low down on the list :(.
I assemble ready-to-use medium-high voltage cables for switch gears and stuff so that is classed as:
(249) Assemblers (electrical and electronic products)
And for what it's worth, i think it is ranked too high :-q :-q
Well closest for me would be (5) Quality assurance and regulatory professionals.
You lot must be suicidal!
Just one little query, what's the difference between:
(8) Farmers
and
(262) Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations
And especially, why is the one that much happier than the other? I consider a farmer having an elementary agricultural occupation.
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I'm H.A.P.P.Y
I'm H.A.P.P.Y
I know I am
I'm sure I am
I'm H.A.P.P.Y
O:-) :D
255 for me :D
Wish I was getting close to mean income for it
192 ? Reckon I'm much happier than that !
But I wish I got close to the mean income too ! :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(
Cheers - Phil
I was 13 and above mean, but hating it, but then I had a frankly massive breakdown!
Much below mean now, but much nearer happiness.
I'm trying my best to up your score Phil! ;)
They don't mention the happiest and most satisfying occupation of all - I'm retired! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
106 for me...meh =)
Leon, if you added all your clones together you must be number 1 in satisfaction AND salary! Simples :D
Quote from: mad lemmey on 22 March 2014, 08:37:40 AM
I'm trying my best to up your score Phil! ;)
Which is
much appreciated, Will !
Cheers - Phil
I am 140 or 147 depending on what part of my job I take. the actuall company i work for is fairly crap!
BUT
However I am a mercenary
I work on the principle that most of us are not lucky enought to do a job we really like. So you have to spend 40ish hours a week doing something essentially dont want to. Therefore its what you are able to do outside of work thats important. So:-
"Job satisfaction is directly related to the money in the bank at the end of the month " as this enables you to do what you really want to do :D
However I fully accept that this is not the ideal way to work and envy those who enjoy what they do
The one thing we haven't mentioned........
If you haven't got a job that you enjoy.....(I'm very lucky in that respect).....If you work with, or meet people you really like......I think that makes a huge difference.
Your thoughts, Ladies and Gents. :-\
Cheers - Phil
Agreed. I used to enjoy my job. Now, not so much.
I used to love my job and look forward to going to work every day. Now I just do it for the money :(. Even having a great bunch of guys to work with doesn't offset the daily sh!t I have to deal with. Looking for other options this year to take me to retirement.
Quote from: Techno on 22 March 2014, 02:05:51 PM
The one thing we haven't mentioned........
If you haven't got a job that you enjoy.....(I'm very lucky in that respect).....If you work with, or meet people you really like......I think that makes a huge difference.
Your thoughts, Ladies and Gents. :-\
Cheers - Phil
93 or 140 for me depending on definitions :-\
As Techno says it is the people you work with that really make the difference :D >:(
For the first time since leaving the military I'm actually doing a job that I love. I get up on a morning excited about what lies ahead which I haven't done for years.
The banters great, 99% of my colleagues are mad as frogs. The other 1% I dont bother with. Waste of breath.
I definately dont do the job for the money, in fact i earn almost £14k a year less, but it was that or face an uncertain future on the redundancy scrap heap....
There's loads of politics around the job but thankfully they are with a small 'p' and nothing i can change so why bother?
I get to meet people with incredible life stories as well as a fair share of nutters.
No two days are the same and whilst I dont agree with the way the public abuse 999, the work definately underlines that variety is the spice of life
Quote from: get2grips on 22 March 2014, 10:21:10 AM
106 for me...meh =)
Had another look at this: apparently I'm at 34 :)
I can live with that ;)
93 in terms of what it says on the tin BUT the tin is very small and doesn't come close to the mean sallary.
I wonder if these are London/SE wages >:(?
If I got the mean salary I'd probably rocket up to about 92 or even 91!
Isn't all statistical information based on the London rates? :-<
Because politicians only know other parts of the country exist when it comes to election campaign time. :Ph
They didn't give a sh*t about the floods until their taxpayers money second homes in the thames corridor were at risk. >:(
http://longtermplan.org.uk/
=O =O =O
Brilliant
Quote from: Fenton on 24 March 2014, 12:25:49 PM
http://longtermplan.org.uk/
Far more eloquently put than my rant ;)
Quote from: Nosher on 24 March 2014, 01:54:32 PM
Far more eloquently put than my rant ;)
It's the sentiment that counts: I agree with both :)
I`m in the top ten, so i`m happy....but missing cadburys choc....please send container.....now....
Won't we have to send it in a refrigerated container ? ;)
Cheers - Phil
I`m coming home to collect..... 8)
Put on your thermals then.....I think we've had Summer here already.
Cheers - Phil