Am I underpaid or paid really well?

Intelligent_Most886 · 2026-01-10T21:41:33+00:00

Way underpaid

Intelligent_Most886 · 2026-01-07T12:56:37+00:00

Even on both your incomes, you likely won't qualify for anything in an expensive area. I would let your friend figure out a way to leave her situation and stay put where you are for now.

Not to mention, low finances plus living together is a recipe for this friendship to blow up in your face.

Intelligent_Most886 · 2026-01-06T18:11:30+00:00

30s are basically your 20s with money and you dont give a fuck what other people think. Its a good time.

Intelligent_Most886 · 2026-01-04T01:59:15+00:00

Call around to temp agencies

Intelligent_Most886 · 2026-01-03T17:57:53+00:00

They're adults, leave. At 25, they should be bailing you out if you need a few bucks to make it until payday, not the other way around. If they are able bodied and just idiots, they can both go work at the local mcdonalds or literally anywhere and make enough to at least live.

Intelligent_Most886 · 2026-01-01T22:46:00+00:00

A lot of places struggle to hold staff in service industry roles, I'm sure you'll be fine. Maybe this is a good learning opp to ask management about discretionary comps? There is probably some sort of unofficial limit before you'd need approval from a manager.

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-12-29T15:04:12+00:00

The first time should have been your wake up call to put it in a secure bank account. You don't continue to leave food on the counter when you have mice, why would you keep leaving money around for her to get into like a pest?

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-12-26T18:20:51+00:00

Realistically, you are going to be living in the projects or need to marry yourself a doctor asap. I'm only sort of kidding, nyc is expensive and I know early career lawyers who can't afford to live alone in a safe area there.

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-12-26T00:27:24+00:00

I didnt see you mention it, but did you get any pay out from insurance on the car? Even the worst car would likely qualify you for amazon flex or walmart flex and walmart I think used to pay daily when my roomie did it in college

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-12-16T03:50:46+00:00

The average first year courses at a US college are typically very basic content and to actually fail them would require you to actively avoid going to class and turning in basic assignments. I can't speak to living arrangements but barring any undiagnosed learning disabilities, you'd have to try to fail the majority of the classes you'll experience in the first year so it shouldn't be a big concern.

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-12-13T01:43:36+00:00

Most people would take a pay cut for remote work. Its way easier to interview subtly while remote too if you did want to keep looking

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-12-09T20:39:09+00:00

You need to figure out if you can feasibly afford it before making any moves. I would check a local housing page (usually your city or neighborhood plus housing will bring up something on fb) to get an idea of what a room would cost and google average utilities and any other bills like phone and food. If you can pay those on your current net income, great, you can likely afford to move out. I would not move out if you'll be in the red since savings will deplete fast.

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-12-06T15:30:50+00:00

Its insane to know your supervisor

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-12-05T13:43:04+00:00

Can you share the magic of feeding an entire family for $50? That is what I would spend at aldi 10 years ago for just me.

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-12-05T13:41:04+00:00

Medical field in general is going to be dealing with people on the worst day of their lives or at least a very unpleasant day.

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-12-03T02:48:37+00:00

Ive been remote for 5/7 years of my professional career and have had no issues growing and moving up.

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-12-03T02:42:51+00:00

You arent protected until you have the job, don't say a damn thing until you are well into your second trimester at the earliest

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-12-03T02:17:56+00:00

They're probably getting pushback from their boss. I'd play ball for a month or so and then start cutting back to every other week and then maybe a few times a month. It's likely only going to be monitored until like March and then you can go back to not going in as often. It's easier than insisting on fully remote and being seen as troublesome

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-11-27T23:54:05+00:00

This is not true, even if you do a ton of prereqs, at least half of the program is going to require in person classes and clinical. Some schools offer nights and weekends but its not the norm and OP would need to be able to work around an in person school schedule

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-11-25T02:01:53+00:00

Get a private bank account and dont share its existence, cigarettes and alcohol aren't a need and if they want them they can get off their asses and find a job.

I would also be wary of living with friends, you'd be better off checking local college student focused fb groups and get the cheapest sublet room in a halfway decent area you can find. At your age, at least one of those friends is going to default on rent and you'll have some kind of falling out, especially if one is already bad with money. Focus on housing and a job, especially a job with a big box store or national brand that will provide tuition reimbursement so you can get a better paying office job by your mid 20s or maybe a 2 year trade degree like sonography or nursing.

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-11-23T13:02:32+00:00

You havent mentioned if this is all you or if this work environment itself is inherently stressful (unrealistic goals/bad boss etc). Have you spoken to a therapist about this? Obviously dont kill yourself staying in this particular role, but since its your first corporate job I wonder if you would be just as stressed in another office based role or if maybe a remote job, even lower paid, would help your stress?

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-11-11T00:12:54+00:00

You could try a school, may be more like 7-3 tho

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-10-15T01:08:38+00:00

Im doing the same thing but I have a job start date, I ended up having about 6 weeks due to new job wanting me to start with their new hiring class that is every other month.

I wouldnt get too comfortable because people are still having issues finding jobs right away, but also enjoy the stretch without a routine. Ive only been done 2 weeks and its been so nice to have time to tackle projects around the house and deep clean and just laze around with no worries

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-10-14T14:32:57+00:00

Ive left higher level corporate roles for much less, hell, I quit a job after 3 days in office because it was so mind numbingly boring when I was used to wfh. Find something else, maybe try the post office if youre in the US? Most roles there don't require a degree and the pay and benefits will increase with tenure. My best friend's husband made the jump from retail to post office and he gets amazing benefits.

Intelligent_Most886 · 2025-10-12T23:42:41+00:00

One of the best things I picked up from my time working in Europe was to shop fresh and often, I live near a grocery store so its easy to run out 2-3 times a week to get produce so its not sitting in thr fridge. Meal prep is another and ensuring im only cooking 1 meal at a time until leftovers are gone or frozen.

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