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I earn £24k (FTE, I'm actually 0.8PT), it's classed as a graduate level job where I am (HE sector), but I also get awesome holidays and a great renumeration package, I made the choice to earn "less" to get the benefits.
I left a similar job to this one in the bike industry, on lower wages and statutory benefits, such as 28 days leave inc BH, statutory sick pay (funnily enough no-one was ever off sick, even the feller who broke his leg came in to do paperwork in the stores!) and Govt pension scheme through Nest.
If I'd stayed in teaching I'd be doing better now but I didn't. Thankfully Mr Kip has so we can pay our mortgage, bills, eat and live pretty well albeit not as nicely as others. Thems the choices we make, wouldn't change it (for the most part!).
But where are all the people who buy £160 sunglasses and Loake shoes on this thread?!
They're too busy being captains of industry (whilst looking nervously over their shoulders at the impending brexyviral doom).