Charlotte Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Is about to start on ITV1. It's about traders in London and their sky high salaries and bonuses. I went to see my mum at the weekend and my step-dad was saying that my step-brother (who is an investment banker in the city) was given a bonus at Christmas. Any ideas how much his Christmas bonus was? His wages for the year! That's a 50k bonus. I'm so in the wrong job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 You and me both. He got a bonus of 3 and half years of my wages!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Cant watch it, i'll just get pissed off, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Well somebody's got to do the hard work! What firm does he work for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 Is it bad that I don't know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 that has just pissed me off... turned it off now ! ... that is shocking ! mind you i wish i was earning that Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 question is - how many people are actually earning that much? There are SO MANY apartments that are empty in East london at the moment. house shortage - what shortage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 These guys are complete zombies and owned by there companys, I see them everyday as I walk through the city, they stick out like a sore thumb....they certainly earn there crust, but it comes at a heafty price.....work is you life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTIN R Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Not good, but if I could earn that amount I would not say no:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 These guys are complete zombies and owned by there companys, I see them everyday as I walk through the city, they stick out like a sore thumb....they certainly earn there crust, but it comes at a heafty price.....work is you life That's the thing about my step-brother though, he's such a normal guy. He isn't all blow and show like the ones on the program. But you don't have to have any sort of qualifications for it, he did a Chemistry degree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 There are SO MANY apartments that are empty in East london at the moment. house shortage - what shortage? Too many terrorist cells around there maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 One of the lads I went to school with is working in investment-something in London now. He's 23 and earning over 70k a year . Ridiculous! That said, he leaves for work at about half 6 and regularly gets home gone midnight/one o'clock. As has been said, your life is theirs, but at least they pay you well for the privilege Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 What kind of business skills could a 23 year old have that would be worth 70k? Not that 70k is really all that much money nowadays. Plenty of IT contractors earn more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Reminds me of Trading Places Just get the tramps in, they'd do the same job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 Not that 70k is really all that much money nowadays. Plenty of IT contractors earn more. ..and here's me dreaming about how happy I'd be earning 17-20k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 time for a career change for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 What kind of business skills could a 23 year old have that would be worth 70k? Not that 70k is really all that much money nowadays. Plenty of IT contractors earn more. What sort of IT contracts are we talking about here Jake, IT salarys have considerably drops over the last 10yrs and are still dropping now Specialist IT contractors eg .net, C++, C# programmers are commanding higer salarys but these are usually within a bank anyway with a 70k + figure, thats quite high Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 just wait till all stocks/shares fall through the floor.... then all this lot will start jumping out the sky scraper windows Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 What kind of business skills could a 23 year old have that would be worth 70k? He probably doesn't need "business skills" as such in all honesty - he's good with his numbers and apparantly is willing to work like a mule with them. I agree with RedM though - 20k a year's a decent salary. So long as I earn enough to keep the Supe going, I'm happy for now I'll worry about mortgages later.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 What sort of IT contracts are we talking about here JakeWell anything SAP for a start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 20k a year's a decent salary. I think that depends on your age, outgoings and size of family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 i started to watch it but had to turn over. i went through a phase of working all hours for 2 years chasing the money. one day then i just realised that it wasnt bringing the happiness with it so cut back my working hours to a minimum. now 'me time' is top proirity for me and im much more happier. money, to an extent, isnt evertything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 i started to watch it but had to turn over. i went through a phase of working all hours for 2 years chasing the money. one day then i just realised that it wasnt bringing the happiness with it so cut back my working hours to a minimum. now 'me time' is top proirity for me and im much more happier. money, to an extent, isnt evertything You're only 25 though, that's the beginning of your career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 excactly im 25 (in 3 weeks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted January 16, 2007 Author Share Posted January 16, 2007 excactly im 25 (in 3 weeks) Oh I see, I thought you meant you were working too hard already? I would have thought you work your hardest in your 20s to get somewhere in your 30s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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