Wait... People are unironically living paycheck to paycheck?
It just never weighted on me, ever since I started an actual job, that people do live like that.
That's horrible.
@LukeAlmighty what the hell do you do for a living? Cc @Tony this post makes it sound like all you have to do is get a full-time job and all your problems are solved.
@mitchconner @LukeAlmighty
There are a few ways it plays out:
1. Go to college, get correct degree (depends on market), get immediately hired to a livable wage (60k plus) work there for 10 years, make 80-100k by 30. Keep the same job, don't change careers, just work at the same place
2. Don't go to college go enter the work force (retail?) work shitty jobs, but stay at the same place, work your way up. Less money than college route but livable.
3. Bounce around and end up at 30 disliking the industry you chose and not sure what you want or what to do (me lol) but have not enough formal work experience to survive on entry level income.
From what i can tell, if you were middle class, chose engineering, corporate, medical, law and didn't rock the boat after college, it turns out fine. If you take literally any other route or don't choose one of those industries, you're cooked.
There are a few ways it plays out:
1. Go to college, get correct degree (depends on market), get immediately hired to a livable wage (60k plus) work there for 10 years, make 80-100k by 30. Keep the same job, don't change careers, just work at the same place
2. Don't go to college go enter the work force (retail?) work shitty jobs, but stay at the same place, work your way up. Less money than college route but livable.
3. Bounce around and end up at 30 disliking the industry you chose and not sure what you want or what to do (me lol) but have not enough formal work experience to survive on entry level income.
From what i can tell, if you were middle class, chose engineering, corporate, medical, law and didn't rock the boat after college, it turns out fine. If you take literally any other route or don't choose one of those industries, you're cooked.
@mitchconner @LukeAlmighty but even medical/fancy degree can back fire. I have a denist friend who makes like 150k/year working 3 days per week but she has 500k in student loans shes avoiding.
So that route isn't necessarily safer either.
So that route isn't necessarily safer either.
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@Tony @mitchconner
Here's the issue. You cannot compare Czech republic to a country, where people take loans to study :D
@LukeAlmighty @mitchconner Sorry, edit, get a degree outside the US or take advantage of our student programs and have the tax payers pay for your education and THEN come to the US and work in one of those industries.
