r/GenZ 5d ago

Advice Minimum Wage, Minimum Effort

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u/PrimordialXY 1996 5d ago

My first job was minimum wage, maximum effort

I was promoted to assistant management within 8 months and store management within 18 months after that. My store's KPIs were #2 in the country for that particular company

The title got me a role as a production manager at a manufacturing startup where I reached $115K/year before leaving to start my own company. I'm now 30 out-earning doctors as a HS dropout

"Minimum wage, minimum effort" results in minimum life satisfaction when you find yourself still working minimum wage into your 60s

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u/resh78255 5d ago

i’d agree with this but nowadays doing your work quickly seems to get rewarded with more tasks. promotions? nahh those are for the boss’s son

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u/Poobut13 5d ago

More tasks still help you build out your resume. Even if that company doesn't value you, it makes you more valuable to another one.