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Amon213 t1_j8sn8g0 wrote

I'm not trying to flex at all but I made 72K last year. I see your wages and I just feel bad. I'm an idiot without a bachelor's and I'm fairly young. I'm sorry that our system doesn't treat you better.

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HabeshaATL t1_j8soj3b wrote

Honestly its all relative, many would think the same of you @ 72k.

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Amon213 t1_j8sr96l wrote

Like I said, I wasn't trying to brag. But 23k is waaaaaaay below the poverty line. I think the OP should be making more money than me.

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ThrowRAanyways2 OP t1_j8sno0p wrote

Nah don’t feel bad for me. I agreed to do this knowing I’d be on a low income. Everyone has a choice. I’m rly happy that you made it to $72k without a bachelors!

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Amon213 t1_j8sq9sr wrote

I hope you get to 50 this year at least. Good luck, man.

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heystarkid t1_j8tlw59 wrote

OP is a full time graduate student. They’re getting free education and health insurance and will hopefully have a good salary after graduation.

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Amon213 t1_j8to4la wrote

Um I'm not trying to be negative but I know a few people who graduated with degrees personally. One was stocking shelves at a Western Beef, another ended up as a cashier at Barnes & Nobles (this was a couple of years ago so she could've found something better by now), a good friend of mine graduated with a degree in music and he's currently waiting tables. Not trying to shit on anyone. We do what we must to survive.

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TonyzTone t1_j8tgn3i wrote

Well I know plenty of idiots with bachelors working in finance making double what you make.

It’s all relative but what’s 100% certain is that I’m the biggest idiot of all.

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jdolbeer t1_j8su6fc wrote

Depending on the field they're in, they're likely going to make a lot more than 72k a year once they're done with their grad degree.

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Amon213 t1_j8swgq7 wrote

I hope so. OP seems like great person.

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Pwn_sauce t1_j8tmfl8 wrote

Can I ask what you do?

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Amon213 t1_j8tnamz wrote

I'm an FSD. It stands for Fire Safety Director. Basically I monitor the fire panel that's found in almost every high rise building in the city. It's a process to get but you can find steady work and decent pay with it. It sounds waaaaaaay fancier than it actually is and I do almost nothing most days except for when the FDNY is here for a pop up inspection. FSDs are legally required by the NYC fire code as its currently written.

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Pwn_sauce t1_j8trwdb wrote

Cool thanks! How did you end up finding that job?

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Amon213 t1_j8tudqx wrote

I use to be a security guard at NBC and there's this guy surrounded by screens on the first floor. I still remember his name is Vinny. I asked him what he did and gave me a rundown of his title and duties. Then I met AL Sharpton's personal assistant and started talking to him about how he ended up doing that and he too was an FSD before becoming AL Sharpton's personal assistant. He said he made more money being an FSD than he did being Sharpton's assistant. That was good enough for me and one thing led to another. Like I said you need to jump through some hoops to become and FSD but IMO it's worth it. Now I'm working on becoming a building engineer. And none of those require college. These are all city certification jobs.

PS: Sharpton is a colossal asshole.

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