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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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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
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
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
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 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
Today, getting home from a long day at work, I checked the mail and saw three envelopes from the IRS. Apparently I now owe over $4,000. I only have $2 in my bank account. FML
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
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
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
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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Top comments
alycion 39
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
Well, that's a whopper of a problem
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Comments (91)
BunchieRules 31
There are still some good jobs out there; OP just needs to think outside the bun. I did, and I'm loving it.
miss_sqwert 19
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ydi for assuming you would make more then someone just cause the didnt do so well at school
PenguinBitch 44
But...what? Maybe you should go back to school, and no I'm not assuming; it's just pretty obvious.
vcapelo 19
You could search for a job in another country. I know here in Denmark you could get in with a Marsters degree. We have high payments as well.
CAJustise 9
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Sorry you got fooled with the myth of an American "education". It's sad that so many people duped you into believing it was worth a damn.
Hahaha_Haha_Haha 7
Twice minimum wage still isn't very much. Stay in skool kids.
ksks1234 33
All the fast food places I have seen pay above minimum wage. Op is probably in some sort of management position, so say he makes $30,000 a year. $60,000 a year isn't "rich", but it is comfortable.
zandalee 20
Come work in Christchurch in New Zealand. We are rebuilding a whole city after the earthquakes and there are plenty of jobs for high wages. People are coming from all over the world! It's gorgeous here as well. Google us OP! :)
TheDrifter 24
As long as the rumors are true and the Kiwi girls are as hot as the summers, it sounds like a fine plan to me.
Altar_fml 2
Obama will help us with this job crisis.
Voij 16
He probably would help you guys if you didn't have the problem of never getting anything done because Republicans and Democrats sabotage each others attempts at doing something to improve the situation.
picante72 24
Lots of the richest people in the world never attended or dropped out of college. Henry Ford, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Richard Branson, Simon Cowell, Walt Disney, Michael Dell, Frank Lloyd Wright, Milton Hershey, hundreds of others. Just sayin'.
kevsandy303 12
True, but for every one of those successful drop-outs, there are thousands of drop-outs who completely failed at life.
kewlstoribro 6
Correct me if I am wrong but most of those high school drop-outs had more opportunities to make it work but right now in this terrible economy I cannot say the same how you can be successful without a degree. Back then, one did not need a college degree for work but now for most places, a college degree is a minimum requirement even for jobs that don't require it.
pradip 26
Never underestimate self employed people, they lead a risky and less social life but when they are lucky and succeed they make a lot more than expected.
GoodLookingGeese 10
Just be happy for your bro