So call me nosey... but what do you all do for a living?

I'm a labourer working for my dad, about to start training as an electrician. I work full time, but its quite flexible (since its family business). I LOVE having weekends to play ponies, I used to work weekends and student during the week so it's lovely to know I always have two days to play.
 
I'm a student nurse, so get the delightful hours, weekends, bank holidays and set few wks off with studying for next to no pay :rolleyes: I'm sure it'll be worth it in the end. Also try to bank as a Health care assistant during my holidays and days off.
Have my horses at home and do them before and after work, although if working late my mum occasionally gets them in for me :)
 
I'm a driving instructor who works for myself! It's great can pick and choose my hours, work Monday to Friday (can take time off during week for lessons when I want!) Teach about 8 miles from horses which are a mile from house so easy to pop home! :)
 
Not really much of a comp rider, but I'm a data analyst for a bank. 9-5 plus a few extra hours normally. Horse in DIY, normally manageable but a pain in the winter!
 
I'm a (pre-reg) pharmacist. Working full time (39 hours) and have professional exams end of June. Providing I pass and qualify I will then become a relief pharmacy manager (pay will go up dramatically) and be working 45+ hours a week in a different branch most days so will also cover a ridiculous mileage. Fortunately my mare is on part livery, the cost is crippling but couldn't make the commitment for DIY due to stupid working hours.

ETA it's most inflexible job in the world as have to be present in the branch or they can't operate so depending on opening hours I could be working anything from 8:15am - 6:30pm and there's no chance of ever leaving even five mins early!!
 
Im a medical sales rep, working for a lovely small company (did some veterinary mat cover, but found there were limited vacancies), my job is very flexible as long as I see my quota of people a week and the sales are going in the right direction!!!

It pays well and gives me time to play ponies!!!
 
I am what they call "Head of HR & Compliance" in the Gas Industry. Not my ideal career which would be a paramedic but have been doing it for 12 years and was poached last year to join one of my previous employers main clients so must do something right!!
Hours can vary between 50 and 100 a week but am lucky as when needed can "work from home" and start at 6.30 in the morning so I can leave at a sensible time as they know the ponies rule. It does usually mean working into the wee small hours!
It's give and take though with my employer but I suppose that only comes of having worked together for 12 years and we have very good trust and working relationship as when this Friday comes and I am leaving at lunchtime to go away competing no eyebrows are raised!!! (also I suppose the hard work has paid off as I am now in a senior position so what I say goes:D)
Mine are on DIY and it is just me,myself and I so never get time off from them but have someone turn them out for me Mon-Fri as its easier than me waking up the yard owner at silly o'clock but they are now out 24/7. Fortunately, they are very forgiving ponies as there were many nights through the winter they were met with me scaring them in a head torch late at night and a quick muck out of their beds along with riding in the pitch black with just the floodlights on in the school. I fit in lessons,training etc with what I can make and usually get the last lesson of the evening so then getting home late at night. At weekends when not competing make the most of it as sometimes ride them twice in a day.
Then again would I not have my ponies...would I heck they keep me sane & sensible and cheaper than counselling!!:D:D:D:D
 
I'm a Marketing Officer for an animal welfare charity. Its a new job and I haven't started yet, but its reasonable hours and decent pay so this year I'll be trying to save and next year hopefully buying my own horse again.

Previously was a marketing executive for a west end theatre producer, terrible pay, long hours and a ridiculous commute.
 
I work at a Riding School doing absolutely everything from teaching kids to schooling young horses. I also occasionally don my dog grooming hat and clip the odd spaniel/terrier/poodle :D
My hours are flexible, as are my days off (although getting a day off at weekends can be tricky!) and I keep my horses at the RS, so can fit them in around work very easily. The other huge bonus is that they understand why i want time off to compete etc, so try really hard to accomodate me, plus any successes in my riding (rare!) make me more attractive as an Instructor.
 
I'm a small animal vet in a University teaching hospital. Better hours than general practice and no out of hours, so keeps me happy as that's the part I used to hate. Love my job, especially as it involves teaching. I'm also very lucky that we live on an estate with my husbands job and I get to keep my horse at home so no livery to pay either. Jammy, much? Lot of years of crap to get here though.
 
I work for a higher education college in Land Based. I deal with Agri and Equine students on a daily basis running events and accommodation. I am on a 52 week a year contract but get 2 weeks off at Christmas as well as 20 days holiday. I also do so much TOIL that essentially I never work the holidays. Looking forwards to July - Sept off!!
I like my job but the pay is rubbish but cannot moan too much as chose my hours to fit round horses. I can also move my hours round to fit in other things such as UKCC as will just work late to make up the shortfall.
I keep my horse at my parents so that is one cost I do not need to find hence I can just about afford to compete on rubbish pay and have a very wonderful OH who pays for real life.
 
Ansiscool said:
Teacher in a private school. 17 weeks holiday a year :D
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:eek: Wow!

I haven't had a single day off in almost 5 years, OH gets 2 weeks leave a year.

I think I am going to go back to being a NNEB at schools, I used to get decent vacations back then.

Jobwise, I stay at home, I don't work at all really.

I have a few Boarders (17, I think) Bring on a few youngsters (sell at 3 for someone else to sit on) breed a couple, have a few outside mares in to cover and sometimes foal down, etc, also maintain the farm, fields, mend things that break, cut the hay, rake it, bring it in, etc, etc. So basically, I run and man a hotel and estate if you like to put it that way, average stay at home Mom.
 
I'm UK HR Manager for a large plc. Fab company to work for and they have been brilliant when I've needed time for shows, vets etc :D . I manage my own workload and diary so essentially as long as the work is done everyone is happy. I condense my FT hours so I finish at lunch on a Friday every week, but its give and take - if I need to work on an evening I do, and this morning I was 150 miles from home at 8am - but then I was back at 3 so went down to the stables, poo picked, lunged and bathed B.

Life is pretty busy juggling work, a 16 month old baby and still managing to compete a couple of times a month but I love it :D Horse is kept at my friend's house so she feeds and checks him on a morning which is a massive help but I do everything else.
 
I'm a vet student. Hard work and long days, but I really enjoy it. I go by the motto of work hard in the week and play ponies at weekends. I dont have the horses at uni - they are at home (2 ish hrs away) so I'm home like a shot on friday evenings! I dont know how much longer I will be able to do it before clinical years kick in, but I'm enjoying it whilst i can :D
 
I'm a Healthcare Assistant at the local hospital. I work 30hrs a week split over 3 days so I squeeze the hours in and get more days off! Very hard work but it does leave me 2 weekdays to ride when the children are at school and every weekend off too so can't complain. The pay is ok and there are opportunities to work your way up
 
I'm currently a student, studying graphic design, just got an unconditional offer for University of Kent so I'm pretty chuffed :D

I do lots of jobs, so do alot of freelance work (although I don't charge a huge amount still being a student which gets me alot of work and experience) also work in pubs, kennels ect do lots or random shanagans + work in my grandads business

I also get alot of help from parents and grandparents <3

I hope when I'm fully qualified to working in advertising, or freelance, although I do have an erge to go into teacher (at college/uni) for graphic design although I want to get experience in working world of design before I go down the route of teaching, unless of course I'm a success in the design world and end up earning a decent living then I will probs stick with it until later in life where I can go into teaching further down the line ;)

haha I'm pretty planned out LOL!!! Although focus in on uni now, and I'm staying at home so wont be worrying about spending all my student loan on partying as that is not me in the slightest, I'm not going to uni for the social I'm going for the course haha!!! boring I know :P LOL

xxxxx
 
Broke student.......living off eggs (free from the livery yard) and chips, occasionally I can afford some beans.....and bread is a real luxury! lol though it's been a good way to diet, I've lost 1 1/2 stone since christmas!
 
Mmmm another student here! Doing an economics and finance degree :)
Have a part time job exercising hunters come august time though, discounted hunting is always a bonus! Early hours and makes for long days, but love every minute of it!
 
I am a stud groom at a small TB stud and love it, but also hold BHSAI so can teach as and when I am needed. I am also a full time mum. I rely on my own mother to help me out with the horses, couldn't do it without her. I aim to compete in local shows and 1 or 2 unafil ODE's each year, maybe a HT or 2 too. I hope I can save up enough to do it!
 
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