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the-voice-of-night-vale · 2 months

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u know what i've been thinking about. how the economy expects you to be, right now, at a job you've been at and consistently getting raises in for like, ten years. it's almost like the implication is "well yeah, you'll be able to live off this job in three, five, ten years if you stick with it and grow in the company" which is all fine and dandy, but i kind of need to live right now

#the queen of trash has spoken #rewrote this post six times and it turned into an essay both times and i don't really need it to lol #also thinking about the graphic i saw this morning that said the average spending power of $100 here is $41 compared to the national averag #which i guess? min wage is just over $16 here. but uhhhhhhhh i think my city is one of the most expensive in the state as far as cost of #living goes (not hard since we're the second largest city in a state of three decent sized cities and mostly large towns)#and its just crazy bc i look at my coworkers some of whom haven't been there much longer than me #who have kids and a house and stuff #and i realize oh. their husbands are engineers or lawyers. plus they're probably making more than me because they're team leads or managers #or have been there longer. meanwhile my 25 year old ass is making $20 an hour and my boyfriend is making $18 an hour #both doing highly-specialized work #and like. the idea that in ten years if i last that long both in the company and in this mortal coil #THEN i'll be making a living wage (in today's money)#is like. so wack! considering the fact that people really aren't staying in jobs for very long for various reasons #and for some positions the only way to get a raise is to move to a whole new company #it's just crazy! the fact that a 25 year old with a bachelor's degree can't even afford a fucking APARTMENT.#like everyone should be able to have housing obvs and the obvious solution to this is a universal basic income #but the fact that my experiencce in the economy is so different from my brothers (who is seven years older than me) and COMPLETELY #unrecognizable to that of my parents when they were my age. like i know billionaires are totally disconnected from reality #but in what universe is this a successful economy? /rq i know the answer i promise

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