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Proponentofthedevil t1_jatlcvf wrote

Reply to comment by PollysLithium in [IMAGE] Recharge before you shut down. by tburns1469

"Common person"

That is not the common person. Please seek views outside Reddit or whatever site is misinforming you. The average person does not need two jobs.

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Advertiser-Necessary t1_jatnql9 wrote

"site that's misinforming you"

That would be my coworkers and almost everyone I know in the service industry in my town. This is common at least in my area.

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paulstelian97 t1_jav7ux1 wrote

Your area. And not having a degree, even a "bad" one. Maybe you're in an unlucky country.

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Advertiser-Necessary t1_jaw9dbp wrote

That's a lot of assumptions. I have a degree, although it is an AS. Many of my coworkers have degrees, some with higher degrees, in STEM and the medical field. I live in Colorado, the US. My town is extremely expensive and many of us haven't had the opportunity to leave it.

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paulstelian97 t1_jaw9m07 wrote

Guess I'm helped by what my degree is in (it's a degree where there is a good amount of available jobs, even during an economic crisis)

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Advertiser-Necessary t1_jawaima wrote

That's good for you. When I looked for jobs in my field (bioinformatics and genetics) in my area since I have 6 years of lab experience, even with my BS I would have been making half the pay I get now unfortunately.

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paulstelian97 t1_jawansu wrote

Yeah software engineering on my side. Guess I gotta be thankful for being able to make the choice to get this one.

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PollysLithium t1_jatrj7y wrote

Than I am in the minority and not common, I apologize for assuming otherwise; I'll inform my single mommies group that they are also in the minority in needing to survive this way.

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Halowary t1_jaug316 wrote

I completely agree with you. While it's technically correct advice that doesn't mean it isn't totally useless. When I'm in the middle of a 10 hour shift I can't just go take a few hours to recharge lol so it's not practical advice at all. You start resting on the clock and you'll be looking for a new job real fast.

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