Miscellaneous: Today, my brother called me, asking if I could help him do his...

By tax-man - 02/03/2013 02:35 - United States - Chapin

Today, my brother called me, asking if I could help him do his taxes. Since he's a high school and college dropout, I thought all I had to do was a 1040EZ. No, last year he made more than twice what I earn, through self-employment. I have two Master's degrees and work at Burger King. FML

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By underemployed - 08/12/2010 05:17 - United States

Today, I found out my no-work-experience brother has just accepted a 50k/year job. He is still in school and has never had a job. I work as an intern for 11 hours a day, get rude emails from my boss, and have 3 degrees and 5 years work experience. FML

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Nepo baby

By WretchedOwls - 03/03/2016 23:59 - United States - Barberton

Today, after weeks of my brother being laid off from work, I was able to finagle him an interview for one of the entry level positions at my work. He got the job, only to refuse it because it doesn't pay enough. I thought 9 dollars an hour was a lot more than 0 dollars an hour. FML

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By Jack Faire - 12/02/2019 02:00

Today, I sat down to do my taxes. As I was going over my forms, I found my employer only took $1.72 out the entire year for my Federal Income Taxes. I now owe the IRS over $500 that I don't have. FML

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By This_Is_Me1982 - 03/01/2011 17:51 - Canada

Today, I found out that my friend makes more money than I do. She's a high school dropout and working at a retail job at the mall. I went to college for four years to get my job. FML

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By Stupidteach - 11/11/2009 12:47 - United States

Today, I asked my father for some help paying my college tuition. He told me he'd help me after I become more accredited than he is. My father has 2 PHDs. I'm studying to be an elementary school teacher. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/09/2018 05:00

Today, getting home from a long day at work, I checked the mail and saw 3 envelopes from the IRS. Apparently I now owe over $4,000. I only have $2 in my bank account. FML

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The revenge of the nerds

By Anonymous - 24/12/2010 15:12 - United States

Today, I met up with an old high school friend who I used to make fun of because he put so much effort into his studies. Turns out he makes my annual salary in a month. FML

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Awkward conversation ahead

By Anonymous - 12/03/2024 16:00 - United States

Today, as a tax preparer, I had to deliver the bad news that a lady owed a very large sum in taxes. I even had my supervisor check my work as this was serious. Apparently she has been claiming exemptions she doesn't qualify for for years by going to another local tax office that closed down last year, due to fraud. FML

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Check your privilege, bucko

By nepotism gets you everything - 07/05/2022 20:00 - Australia - Epping

Today, while struggling to find a job that will accommodate my disabilities, an acquaintance ranted at me about how nobody wants to work hard, and they have to earn what they get. This chucklefuck works for his father, will inherit a multi-million dollar business, and bought his house from his aunt. FML

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Life choices

By Anonymous - 09/02/2022 13:59

Today, after I used to look down on my brother for being a nerd, he now creates computer software for a living making megabucks. Meanwhile, I deliver lorry loads of gravel and cement to building sites for minimum wage, one step above breaking rocks for a living. FML

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alycion 38

Saturday 2 March 2013 10:16

Some people with good business minds just aren't good at school. To assume that someone who wasn't good at or interested in school is going to not be successful is kind of messed up. Some of the brighter people I know didn't bother with higher education. Instead they learned by doing. And at least in the two career fields I worked in, that meant a lot more then having a degree. As someone with a degree, it was kind of frustrating knowing my degree meant crap when going up for a job. They were more interested in my real world experience.

californiapoppy 11

Saturday 2 March 2013 10:17

Well, that's a whopper of a problem

Comments

perdix 29

Saturday 2 March 2013 15:57

How does a high school dropout get into a college to drop out of that? What are your degrees in? Unless you have an M.S. in Flame-Broiling and an M.A. in Deep Frying, you're wasting your education with your current job. Education is highly correlated with high earnings, but is not a guarantee. You can get rich without an education and stay poor with one, but those are the outliers.

spliit_fml 8

Saturday 2 March 2013 16:14

Just because you went to college doesn't guarantee that you will make a lot of money or have a great job.

ebolson 6

Saturday 2 March 2013 16:19

Ba da bop ba ba

FlyingPie 17

Saturday 2 March 2013 16:32

Don't just sit on your buns, try to get to the meat of the problem. It'd be better than sitting around being a vegetable.

Dcm210 19

Saturday 2 March 2013 17:27

Hopefully you can find something better then Burger King. He should split his refund with you.

shearsj4988 2

Saturday 2 March 2013 17:50

You deserved it. Lol

RatatatPat 2

Saturday 2 March 2013 18:12

2 masters means dick-all if they aren't in a field that's in high demand. I believe in doing what you love, but you have to be realistic and train for the job market. Do what you love as a hobby instead, or make enough money to fund your dream years down the road.