Today, after spending about 5 years to go back to school, get my life together and get a real job, I now make about $100 less a month. I used to work as a dishwasher. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after six years, two raises, and a promotion, thanks to student loans I make less disposable income than I did when I first started this job. FML
Today, I applied for a job as a dishwasher. I was denied because I don't have enough experience. FML
Today, it's been exactly 2 years since I graduated college. I make less money in my full-time job now than I did working part-time in college. FML
Today, after going to college for 5 years to become an architect I discover my plumber makes more than I do. FML
Today, after spending thousands of dollars and several years pursuing a higher education so I could get a high paying job doing something that requires skill and brainpower, I finally got my first job offer after months of searching. I will be cleaning houses. FML
Today, my sister and I were talking about our salaries. She just graduated from university and will start working soon. It turns out that she'll earn more money than me. I have been working for 4 years. However, my earnings are still less than those of a worker with no experience. FML
Today, I still can't find a job to support myself. The only experience I have is a month in retail and a summer spent in a kitchen de-pooping shrimp. FML
Today, after several long years, a lot of debt, and two great degrees from a top university, I had to move back in with my parents, because no matter where I look, I can't find a job. FML
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
Today, I did my budget. I have a good job, make decent money, and work full time, but without including any flexible spending items like groceries, I make $32 less than my bills each month. FML
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Top comments
FML_FYL_2009 0
You don't just go back to school, and start a new job at the top. When you start a new career, you have to work your way up. You should be glad you got your education and you have a job at all.
geminigirl0608 0
That is why I am scared to go back to school. Not worth it with all the school bills.
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Comments (44)
ladiesman14 0
you can get lucky with those worthless degrees if you network or by joining the right fraternity or sorority IN school. you can sometimes leverage them to get a law or medical school graduate degree. but almost every waitstaff person has one of those degrees.
misfitmarta13 0
YDI for picking a low paying career.
poorjudgement 26
I hope you do realize you can always be a dishwasher again. I mran, I don't want to sound disrespectfull, but the more education you have, the more job options you have. It is well known fact that some jobs simply have to be well paid, becausr that would be the only way to get people to do them. Not that the dishwashing is obe of them, but just do as I did - first I was doing variety of low-paid-no-education-needed job and once I got chance I got a low-paid-nice-job, where I was able to progress based ony education and currently I am makibg more tgab three times my beginning salary.
richards621 9
That sucks :(. I work in a hotel and because we're so quiet this month, I would have made more money through claiming benifits :(
BelicaBonssex 17
Well, the difference stands in being able to make your way up in your job.
rp_557 8
Did you become a teacher? Or musician?
AwkwardKarma 18
Get a higher paying job
stoneybadger78 6
Gotta work your way up or you didn't separate yourself enough to stand out enough.