I started as an office assistant with no college or office experience. The job I have now and the job before that are both for government contractors and were placed online. There are evening, weekend, and online classes, which are what I took.
And I'm 34.
I mean "lazy" as in they complain about their minimum wage job, but don't look for anything better. And I didn't have money to pay for school because I was poor. But there's this amazing thing called "student loans" where they give you the money and when you are done with school and…Â
Charmed? Haha! I worked hard to be where I am now. I went without plenty of times because there was no money. I chose to have financial security over being poor. So I worked for it. I didn't ask for more money because I wasn't making enough (wah, I don't make enough, make the government…Â
No, it doesn't. Minimum wage jobs aren't meant to be jobs you live off of. They are for people in school, or a part time second job. If you can't get yourself a real job, you shouldn't get rewarded with more money for doing menial work.
I received a Bachelor's in Business Administration with a 3.89 GPA 6 months ago and make $25/hr. I think the problem is people thinking their degree will get them the good paying job, when it is a combination of the degree and the experience from the lower paying jobs.
Chipotle is amazing. Don't know how the person in #9 ate theirs with a metal fork. It's just not the same. I have to have it the black plastic fork whether I eat it there or at home.
I don't get this at all. The only minimum wage job I ever had was fast food when I was 16. After that I worked in several factories for under $9/hr. I wanted better, so I transitioned into working in offices, got my degree, and recently started a job making $25/hr. All I did was moved…Â
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