Job/career! What do you do? Do you enjoy it?!

I work full time in a big pub/club and tbh i love it! Before that I was a groom but horses really didn't pay, have been at the pub for over a year now. I tend to work a lot of nights so apart from the random sleep pattern I have no trouble fitting the horses in. They are kept at home, I still live with my Dad so can afford them. I want to get an assistant manager/ manager job in a pub eventually though so am thinking about going to uni to do business/ management so I am more qualified to do it.
 
I work in licensing - used to work for a big entertainment brand for a few years and now I work for a kids TV brand instead. It's pretty interesting and pays well, but although I could afford to have a horse, I don't because of the amount of travel I do. Instead I have two share horses which works out very well for me and I get to do different things with each of them :)

Have a look at http://www.licensing.biz if you're interested in learning more about what licensing entails...
 
Ok heres what happened to me. Graduated with science degree, credit crunch hits, took only job I could get, at a nursery working with kids, training towards NVQ 3. Nearly done that (would have done that faster if I had not had family crisis over last 3 months). As to owning a horse, I live at home get paid minimum wage and can only afford ned as I keep him at home and pay no rent to my mum and dad, but do food shop and cook and clean lots and lots.

Do I like my job? No, I love the children but hate my managers. Their horrible.
What would I love to do! trying to get internship as job situation is baaaaad however will therefore not be getting any money so will have to give up horse.
tips for you? go to Uni and train in a career like doctor nursing vets (would of said banking 4 years ago Lol). Get HEAPS of experience in your desired field, NEVER stop training and volunteer all you can. If you have enough money to look after a ned, do that too, keeps me sane!
 
MontyandZoom said:
I did a Biology degree. I graduated in 2006 and didn't really know what to do with myself. My sister got me a temping job at her company (a big publishing house). I applied and got a job working as assistant manager at a City Farm. My dream job :D......or so I though :(

One super-bitch as a boss and one tribunal later and I was back at my old job in publishing :( (I won the tribunal and the bitch got in lots of trouble :D Turns out bullying isn't tolerated!).

I was very disheartened so OH said 'what do you REALLY want to do?'. I said that I'd always wanted to be a vet. OH said 'why don't you go and do it then?'. I replied with a very saracastic 'oh, I'll just do that then, it's THAT easy to be a vet!!:mad:'

Then I thought...........maybe I will!!! I had C*** A-level results to due various family problems (addiction etc :() but I took unpaid leave to do work experience and re-did A-level chemistry at night school. Got an interview :) and was rejected :(

Finished the A-level, got an A :) Took a Saturday job at a vet's, re-applied got an interview and an unconditional offer :D Going to the Royal Veterinary College in September to do accelerated veterinary medicine :D

Long and rambling!!! I don't think many people know what they really want to do at 18, but it's never too late to discover what you really want to do and go for it!
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Brill example of never giving up on your dream!!! :)
 
I work for the Pensions Advisory Service on the disputes resolution team. It is absolutely fantastic. The people there are lovely, and the work is really varied and difficult. I am allocated cases, & act as mediator to solve the issues, some of which are extremely complex, & get left completely alone to manage my work in whatever way I see fit.

I have 3 horses which live at home. I have to traipse into London, but I get WFH days, & easily manage to ride every day.

I hope I can get to 65 without getting made redundant etc because I'm so happy there.
 
I did an Equine Science degree and have attempted research (not for me) and working for a feed company (very small industry, frustratingly little progression or prospects and also just not for me). Now the marketing manager for a veterinary laboratory (providing blood testing services to vets). I like it, it's interesting, varied and in the area I want to live in. The money isn't amazing but I work for quite a small company and I'm hoping there is progression (but I do have a pony, it's amazing how far a small salary goes in Yorkshire)

If I had my time again I wouldn't do equine science, I'd try to get onto veterinary and failing that I would do a science degree with industrial applications and preferably an industrial placement in the middle of it such as pharmacology or biochemistry - IMO that's what you need to get into the pharma industry which is where the money is. And I'm afraid it's money that buys you choices and horses and houses!
 
I graduated in 2006 with a degree in equine sports science and at the time i couldnt find a job. So i looked at other jobs/areas i was interested in and went to do another degree in radiotherapy.

Im now a qualified therapy radiographer and really enjoy my job. No day is the same and its really interesting. I dont have to work weekends and have usually finished work by 6pm in the week so theres plenty of time for me to ride and look after my two horses
 
I'm coming to the end of my degree (only 14 weeks to go) and will qualify as a Midwife in October. I also had no idea what I wanted to do when I left school, and to be completely honest I cannot pin-point the exact moment of madness when I decided midwifery would be a decent career for me.

As to the job, I have a very love hate relationship with it. Most of the time, I love it - there is nothing more special than helping parents welcome their child into the world. I am in a very privelidged (sp?) position and hope I never lose sight of how special my job is. As with each job, there are down sides (mainly due to a lack of staff, meaning families do not get the care they needed) and sometimes having to fight medical staff who believe their decision is final (over the woman's) is hard.

IF (a big IF too at the moment!) I get a job the money is OK, nothing special considering the responsibility held, but enough to fund my horsey habit. The main problem would be the time issues, as you can imagine we work a wide range of stupid shifts and quite often work late beyond our scheduled finishing time. However, I have managed 3 years so far and horsey is still alive, so it is do-able!

Sorry for such a long post LOL
 
I have just finished a degree in Equine Dental Science. When I was 18 I was a little stumped for ideas and for some reason I thought I wanted to be an EDT! It is very interesting however I came to realize that I don't have the upper body strength (have a bad back too), money to invest in tools, and I also hate driving long distances.

At the moment I don't have a job as just got home a week or so ago, but I am now looking into such careers as accounting, my ideal job would be working in a laboratory doing something like blood testing for vets as someone does in a previous post (although I am unsure of how to get into this).

If I could turn back time I would have done a degree more biology related or would love to be a vet nurse, maybe that is something I can still achieve in the future who knows?!

However whatever degree you do, a lot of employers don't really care...having a degree shows that you have the relevant skills required such as working to a set standard, ability to analyze, evaluate, conclude etc, ability to represent data etc etc. So I don't feel too bad about having a £20,000 debt for nothing!
 
I graduated with a management BSc last Summer and now work as a site manager on a project for a small company who are contracted to build gas pipelines and maintain above ground gas installations. I really like my job; each day is different whether I'm doing the admin or payroll in the office or am out on site with the engineers or environmental team. I use my degree on a daily basis implementing various suggestions to help expand and develop the business, and do a lot of work developing the internal information systems. I'm on a really good wage for a new graduate although do work a 50 hour week (8 til 6, Monday to Friday). Financially I could afford a horse although I do rent my own flat so that would make things quite tight. As it stands I'm saving for a house so no horse of my own, but have the sole use of a fab Welsh D mare that I'm bringing on. I have time (and energy!) to ride about 3 times after work during the week and both weekend days :)

I posted in the Careers forum a while back wondering why people did equine business management when they could just do a more comprehensive management degree whilst working at a yard part time alongside it? I personally doubt the usefulness and standard of these degrees, having had a temp who had graduated with a 1st in EBM from one of the best known horsey unis and was so useless I replaced her with a business college student...
 
I finished uni this time last year and am now working full time at a Children's Publishing company. I love it, though I don't think it is a long term career, as there is only two of us (the other person being the boss), so there is no room for advancement. However it was exactly what I wanted to do so I was incredibly lucky!

Can I keep a horse on my wage? I get paid just over minimum but as I am still at home and my home has stables, yes I can. If I was paying rent and livery I don't think I could.

My job is a little bit flexible time wise, but I mainly work 9 to 5.30 and have to commute to work, so don't have as much time as I would like for the horses...I miss the holidays too!
 
MontyandZoom said:
Thanks hun :D OH has been very supportive.....especially last year when I was doing 45hour a week full time job, 8 hours on a Saturday, looking after 2 horses, 2 evenings a week at college and studying for exams.

I was MOODY! :D I have to say, two years of work I was so happy to get in.....but now I'm pooing myself :eek:
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Well you should be very proud of yourself! Good luck! How long wll it take you qualify as a vet? if you don't mind me asking!
I'm 23 now and starting a degree in october. it's through the Open university so tbh, I'm not 100% sure whether the credibility of it is as good as a 'normal University' but it's something I've always wanted to do and I'll be working full time during the course! Not really doing it with any particular job goal in mind, I enjoy working where I work at the moment but I really need to use my brains and do a bit of studying! (I'll be doing PPE - Politics, Philosophy and Economics)

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BayJosie said:
Well you should be very proud of yourself! Good luck! How long wll it take you qualify as a vet? if you don't mind me asking!
I'm 23 now and starting a degree in october. it's through the Open university so tbh, I'm not 100% sure whether the credibility of it is as good as a 'normal University' but it's something I've always wanted to do and I'll be working full time during the course! Not really doing it with any particular job goal in mind, I enjoy working where I work at the moment but I really need to use my brains and do a bit of studying! (I'll be doing PPE - Politics, Philosophy and Economics)

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I am doing an accelerated course since I have a Bio degree but it's still 4 years :eek: I will graduate just after my 30th birthday so still lots of time in practice before I retire ;)

The main problem is that I won't be earning any money since even in hols I'll be on placement. I'm sure I'll work it out though...............I hope!
 
I did a Biology degree (loved uni, very jealous of people just going, you're going to have so much fun!) and am a lab technician now. I work in a research lab doing lots of interesting things with the bits that normally get thrown away when people have hip operations (with the patients permission of course)! I wouldn't say I love it but its easy going, stress free, I work with a great group of people and the pay is ok. I have a pony on DIY livery who is very cheap to keep, a decent car and am just buying my second house with my OH. I am happy and comfortable but certainly not rich!
 
I'm a freelance dressage rider and ride 8-9 horses a day (including my own two) and i absolutely love it, it's the best job in the world, last year i did an unofficial dressage apprenticeship and freelanced on the side which was the best year of my life. I've also worked in PR and for a national newspaper in their marketing dept and i have to say i loved both of those jobs too it's just they didn't compare to what I'm doing now.
I think if you work in an industry that your passionate about then you'll always enjoy it
 
I'm a HR Payroll Administrator for a large shipbuilding company, it's Ok money, I only work part time though so if I had a horse right now it would be awsome to spend the afternoon's with them, but alas no horsey :-(
 
I work for myself, own/run an aifield and flying school which is certainly different but i really enjoy it.
I dont earn very much but i earn enough to pay for my mortgage and i do own a horse who is on part livery. I dont buy very many clothes etc but do go on holiday at least once a year. But i work 6 days a week for approx 10 hours a day!
 
Like Kittykins I did zoology at Uni - I wanted to be a vet but didn't really try hard enough to get in. In hindsight I'm glad i'm not a vet, not sure it would have been for me.
So instead I joined an accountancy firm and qualified as an accountant which I really enjoyed, plus the money's a lot better. You need to be good at taking exams but otherwise the work isn't particularly difficult and it can lead on to a variety of different things. i worked as a financial controller for a couple of years and now work in strategy for a bank. The hours really are what you make it - some of my friends work ridiculously long hours (I don't know if they're better paid or not) but i've always been quite lucky. It used to help having to leave more or less on time to get to the horse.

I think just do something you'll enjoy at uni. All employers love a science degree - it doesn't really matter what you do, it's the other skills you learn like project management, self discipline, time management etc through doing projects and getting yourself motivated and off to lectures that employers look for later on.

I wish when i'd left school i'd known what jobs existed out there, there's loads i think i'd rather do now!
 
current student.

although my ideal job type would be working with animals - but within a vet practise in the offices.....or a physio :D


eta - im at uni - and also doing a diploma.
 
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I'm a nurse and work shifts and wekends - have to plan my time well in advance. I enjoy the patient side of it but not the politics but you get that everywhere. I have a horse that I compete and I actually share my bills with my owner (we own half each), I'm the rider though. I did work with horse but my riding isn't good enough to ride for a living and it didn't pay enough to groom. Good luck and enjoy uni xx
 
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