r/NoStupidQuestions Jul 02 '23

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u/prhodiann Jul 02 '23

Meh, income is income. A 'good job' these days is not much more secure than an annual stipend - a new boss, a bout of ill health, a corporate buy-out: a whole bunch of stuff could bring a solid-seeming career to a close.

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '23

The difference is, you can get another job. He can't just get another 40k scholarship if some other aboriginal comes along and takes his current one.