Originally Posted by
Chip
Cally's brother went to work for burger king at 16, by 30 he was on 45K a year as a regional manager, he really did work like fuck to get there though, 80 hour weeks were the norm.
Uni isnt always the answer, but its certainly one possible way to decent wages.
Im not even talking about examples like that.
Take one fella working for min wage in a agarage on small raises to the age of 30
11+11+12+12+12+13+13+14+15+16+17+18+18+18 = 200k by the age of 30.
now consider someone at uni, working 4k a year in a summer job and taking 3k a year in loan to be paid off later, so net annual income is 1k for 5 years and nothing significant between 16 and 18
1+1+1+1+1+25+25+25+25+25+25+25+25 = 204k
I wont see a pay rise for the first 4 years while training, after that Im unsure, depends what I do. Working on a good graduate wage ill break even with mates of mine by age 30 if theyre on labouring wages and I dont get a promotion.
A lot fo the guys I left school with are the same age as me, and on 3-4k less now, but have been making 10-20k for the last 6 years. they take a long time to catch!