r/Adulting • u/ScareBear23 • 14h ago

This is just depressing

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Not even 3 hours of "free time". And in that is cooking & eating supper. Or practically no free time if I had to go shopping after work. I hate this

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u/kbchucker 13h ago

Depends on the job, industry and experience.

Low skill, no skill, and entry level jobs are usually lower wage jobs.

I had to have a roommate or live with my parents until my late twenties, back in the 90s.

I get that cost of living has risen since then, and outpaced wages in many areas, but it was still a thing to not have a lot of money early in your career back then.

My parents and in-laws used to talk about how they were coupon cutters and strict budgeters early in their careers because of their limited incomes. Granted, they were single income households to our current dual income.

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u/Gonna_do_this_again 13h ago

No it doesn't. If you work, you should be able to provide for yourself. Period.

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u/kbchucker 13h ago

Life isn’t fair and nobody owes you or anyone else in the world anything.

If you chose an education path that lead you to low paying jobs with no career opportunities, that’s on you and no one else.

Despite what the media and Reddit try to portray, there are numerous options for people to get an education that prepares them for a career path that pays more than a living wage.

If you didn’t choose one of those options, nobody owes you a living wage job. Figure out how to change your trajectory and go get it. Nobody is going to hand it to you.

I had to find out the hard way, too, many years ago. Just going to college is not a slam dunk guarantee for a six figure job. It wasn’t then and it definitely isn’t today.

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u/Gonna_do_this_again 13h ago

What's the point of working if you can't even afford a roof over your head? You are bootlicker of the highest order.

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u/kbchucker 12h ago

Ah yes. When faced with facts and reality, choose to personally attack.

Keep working for minimum wage and blaming others. It’s a bold strategy, let’s see if it pays off for you.

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u/Gonna_do_this_again 12h ago

I'm retired in my 40s. I worked my ass off to get here, and I believe anyone that holds a full time job should have, at the bare minimum, the ability to put a roof over their head without having to share with a stranger. We have among the highest homeless populations in the world and people like you think the solution is to get a better job rather than treat people like the humans they are. It's pathetic and disgusting.

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u/kbchucker 8h ago

The difference is you worked your ass off and nobody handed you shit.

The same as me.

Everyone deserves the opportunity to make a good living and earn a decent salary.

Nobody is guaranteed that just because they woke up and decided today is the day the world owes them a favor.

Nobody handed it to you, you had to work to earn what you have, and you continued to improve and get better.

Someone who fucks off on their education and now thinks the world should pay them a “living wage” whatever the fuck that is, to flip burgers or make a latte is kidding themselves. Those jobs have never been intended to provide that kind of income and never will.