Money: Today, I found out that my friend makes more money than I do....

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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MysticDude 1

Tuesday 4 January 2011 1:52

How do things like this even happen?

thisismyname_fml 1

Tuesday 4 January 2011 2:06

Except that on average a college graduate with a Bachelor's earns tens of thousands more a year then people who only graduate high school, let alone only some high school and no graduation. Doesn't always work out that way for everyone, but saying that "YDI for thinking that going to college would make you earn more money" is a pretty ridiculously ignorant statement.

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Stiggy626 25

Thursday 31 August 2017 10:05

doesn't always depends on education. I have 2 degrees and make as much at the pizza place I work as I would at one of those jobs. a lot if it is being reliable, hard-working, and just being liked. I've only worked here for 5 months and I'm a manager now