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NoIdeaHalp t1_j9tzslf wrote

Reply to comment by CrossplayQuentin in People in DC with a Master's degree make less than the average DC salary? by jdeeebs

I’d wager they’re underpaying you. Boo.

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CrossplayQuentin t1_j9tzw4k wrote

Oh 100%. I'm working on getting out.

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NoIdeaHalp t1_j9vfoqk wrote

What’s plan B once you get out considering you have a doctorate. Genuinely curious.

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CrossplayQuentin t1_j9vge4b wrote

Doing the same thing somewhere else. Salary compression means that just by moving institutions I can probably get a pretty good bump. I could do even better by going into Ed tech or corporate writing gigs but unfortunately I actually like teaching college.

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ehenning1537 t1_j9uu3w2 wrote

Yeah, I bartend 4 nights a week and I really shouldn’t be out-earning you guys.

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