You're now making $11.75/hr at your job, are you doing better or worse?

[HustleTree]

Shit, Id have to move back in with my parents =(

 

[Kat]

I'd be doing way worse, but I'd also qualify for government benefits.

 

[L.O.S.T.]

Where yall workin at makin all dat paypa?

The IC is full of ballers, you ain't know?

on the ic... niggas making 40 - 100k... and will laugh at you and ask "how do you survive if you make less..

I legit make between 60-65k including bonuses

 

[L.O.S.T.]

I left a job retail management job to work where I am now. Left some money on the table because I had hit my ceiling. When I started I was making about 11.50. This is with a wife and one kid. Now 4 years and 2 kids later I make 60-65k with bonuses. That's more than she makes and she has a masters degree.

 

[Kat]

I left a job retail management job to work where I am now. Left some money on the table because I had hit my ceiling. When I started I was making about 11.50. This is with a wife and one kid. Now 4 years and 2 kids later I make 60-65k with bonuses. That's more than she makes and she has a masters degree.

wtf.

This is some shit and one of the main reasons I hesitate in jumping into student loan debt.

 

[L.O.S.T.]

I left a job retail management job to work where I am now. Left some money on the table because I had hit my ceiling. When I started I was making about 11.50. This is with a wife and one kid. Now 4 years and 2 kids later I make 60-65k with bonuses. That's more than she makes and she has a masters degree.

wtf.

This is some shit and one of the main reasons I hesitate in jumping into student loan debt.

Yeah. She or should I say we owe over 60k.

 

[yellowtapesport]

I'd be doing way worse, but I'd also qualify for government benefits.

*Tramp Stamp*

 

[Peace_79]

I left a job retail management job to work where I am now. Left some money on the table because I had hit my ceiling. When I started I was making about 11.50. This is with a wife and one kid. Now 4 years and 2 kids later I make 60-65k with bonuses. That's more than she makes and she has a masters degree.

Wow. If you gonna put in the time at universities, you got to start out a good clip higher than that, IMO. Regardless tho, depending on the major, an advanced degree puts you at higher career trajectory; more opportunities, higher cieling.

Student Debt without scholarships is a bear tho. No denying that.

 

[_Lefty]

I'd rather go back to the streets, no offense. But that money ain't feedin no family.

 

[Kat]

I'd be doing way worse, but I'd also qualify for government benefits.

*Tramp Stamp*

Shut the fuck up.

 

[nawledge_god]

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

 

[Lurkristocrat]

but ....is it a lucrative oppurtunity?

 

[bull6599]

Worse...and it wouldn't be worth it for the shit 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.

 

[R2_163]

Degrees FTW. Corporate salary is nice.

I got 2 degrees. where you get the corporate jobs at?

or did your dad give you one

 

[R2_163]

I make 10.00 an hour and I have a masters

 

[OmegaConflict]

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

 

[OmegaConflict]

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?

Man lock this shit

 

[Lou Cypher]

I was making 11.75 when i was 17.

 

[dallas' 4 eva]

Depends on where you live at too. 3rk a year in Texas, you won't live good but you'll make it.

 

[Peace_79]

Degrees FTW. Corporate salary is nice.

I got 2 degrees. where you get the corporate jobs at?

or did your dad give you one

Had scholarships and paid for my own school, bruh. Everybody that is successful doesn't need a handout. Nice try though

"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.

[Dude gave a more detailed answer:]

Props to @AggieLean.

Spoiler

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.

I make 10.00 an hour and I have a masters

Yeah. I don't know what to tell you bruh..