Pugwash4x4
Glad someone is on my wavelength re salary, us Brits have a tendancy to be ashamed of asking to be paid. I too am considering a career change, its only right to consider the renumeration, risk and reward of the said career, after all, if it was solely job satisfaction i strived for, id be helping people less fortunate than I am. As pugwash stated we all have bills to pay, and unfortunatley money is the only currency.
People shouldnt be embarassed about being paid, remember your employers goals are just as capitalist. I see it as a healthy offset.