Hey all. I work in IT and the job market is terrible. I’m not too sure what to do. I was thinking of getting into dsta science stuff, but I don’t know how to get there or what options I have. Any advice would be great.
Hey all. I work in IT and the job market is terrible. I’m not too sure what to do. I was thinking of getting into dsta science stuff, but I don’t know how to get there or what options I have. Any advice would be great.
It’s so tough. 45k isn’t enough to cover expenses where I live (I know because we’re doing it, and if we weren’t dual income it just wouldn’t work). It doesn’t matter that my husband gets amazing retirement matching and decent benefits, because without my (admittedly small) income we couldn’t pay rent and utilities. If you want to be independent here and have a yard, you need to make more. A few years ago here you couldn’t even find an apartment with that salary, but it’s calmed down a little.
for a 22 year old it is. more than plenty to live with a roommate or two, afford food, and have some extra for paying off your debt and savings.
but a lot of them are entitled and think they DESERVE a 3-4K one bed apartment in the hottest neighborhoods. no amount of pay is ‘enough’ when you live beyond your means and have unreasonable expectations for your standard of living. And yeah, if you think ‘bare minimum’ is a luxury lifestyle, than a 100K job won’t cut it, you need like 200-300K for that lifestyle.
we aren’t hiring 50 year olds with kids for entry level jobs.