You're now making $11.75/hr at your job, are you doing better or worse?
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MsSouthern wrote: »If be better off milking unemployment and welfare
I couldn't make it off $11.75 an hour and live close to the lifestyle I live now
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but ....is it a lucrative oppurtunity?
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Worse...and it wouldn't be worth it for the ? I put up w/. I make b/w $16-$17 now (10% shift premium for night shift) and b/w $18-$19 on the weekends (another 10% premium for weekends). I also get a guaranteed 12-15 hours of overtime every pay period. I bring home about $2500/month after taxes which is cool for now b/c I have no kids.
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Degrees FTW. Corporate salary is nice.
I got 2 degrees. where you get the corporate jobs at?
or did your dad give you one
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I make 10.00 an hour and I have a masters
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I made that but i also get about 30hrs of automatic OT every week.
Ends up being about 34-35k per year
My girl makes more than me tho so we livin good.
Imma need a new job soon as my babies gets a lil bigger so i dont have to worry about paying for daycare
Lmao@ living good with 34k. Wtf -
Ima jump out the window for the entertainment tonight
I work 2x 10.00 hr jobs working 80 hours a week, but I live in the souf(south)
You work 80 hours a week?
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I was making 11.75 when i was 17.
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Depends on where you live at too. 3rk a year in Texas, you won't live good but you'll make it.
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Had scholarships and paid for my own school, bruh. Everybody that is successful doesn't need a handout. Nice try thoughrubixcuban wrote: »
"Secret" is to get a degree that is aligned with what employers are actually looking for. Not just get one to hang a diploma on the wall. Initiative and networking don't hurt either.
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Props to @AggieLean.AggieLean. wrote: »Depends on the individual.
My pops was big on education, and basically told my siblings and I we were going to college. I appreciate it now, because I have no aspirations to own or run my own business. I also needed a degree to get where I'm at now, and for advancement.
If you're going to go the school route, I think you need to be smart about it and have a plan. Real good idea to go to a community college for the first two years. Also, pick a major were the outlook is promising.
I went the school route, and acquired some school debt but it's paid off for me. I'm doing pretty well, and that debt is gone. I also made some lifetime networking opps.rubixcuban wrote: »I make 10.00 an hour and I have a masters
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At least....it's how I managed to make it to 26 as a black male with 0 kids and 0 felonies but since I work in the mental health field, a lot of my hours are spent on school work and smoking weed...so it works out for the best -
This thread is hilarious, especially reading the tales and the few keeping it real.
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I'd have to start robbing ?
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thats way less that my current salary. im killin somebody
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Prob wouldn't notice
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rubixcuban wrote: »I make 10.00 an hour and I have a masters
Damn that's messed up
What's your degree?
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lord nemesis wrote: »I'd have to start robbing ?
You'd be surprised at how creative you become, you really dig down deep sometimes, I'm learning so much about life that I'm not in a rush to make it -
If you have a masters and are making 10/hr there is more to the story then you letting on..
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What crimes you committed or terrible degree do you have?rubixcuban wrote: »I make 10.00 an hour and I have a masters
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Math. Business admin as my undergrad. I work as a substitute teacher. Some days I don't even get work, although it's rare.I mean yeah,there are personal things that effect my financial situation. I will say that I manage to live independently making extra money through other ventures. I just wanted to point out that going to school doesn't always get you to where you want to be in life. Too many variables.
I was invited to a yacht party by this guy I knew in in Jr. high. He works in the porn industry. I remember vividly how I use to tutor this ? . He still can't read or write, but he's like a millionaire now. -
I made that but i also get about 30hrs of automatic OT every week.
Ends up being about 34-35k per year
My girl makes more than me tho so we livin good.
Imma need a new job soon as my babies gets a lil bigger so i dont have to worry about paying for daycare
Lmao@ living good with 34k. Wtf
Im comfortable.... and got 2 kids... 790 credit score... own a car... just bought a 4 bedroom house... have surplus cash every month... only work weekends... & have Monday-Friday off to watch my kids
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I'm doing pretty good. The union at my job fighting for us to get a raise
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rubixcuban wrote: »Math. Business admin as my undergrad. I work as a substitute teacher. Some days I don't even get work, although it's rare.I mean yeah,there are personal things that effect my financial situation. I will say that I manage to live independently making extra money through other ventures. I just wanted to point out that going to school doesn't always get you to where you want to be in life. Too many variables.
I was invited to a yacht party by this guy I knew in in Jr. high. He works in the porn industry. I remember vividly how I use to tutor this ? . He still can't read or write, but he's like a millionaire now.
That's unfortunate brotha. You are absolutely right- school doesn't guarantee you anything ... Nothing does. But a degree can be a very valueable asset to use on your path.
Thousands of people make it without one. But I think the overarching message is not that all degrees are bad, but rather that you should have a plan and know what is necessary to traverse it.
People that fall into wealth are the exception. Exceptions don't disprove the rule, they prove it.
