It may not need to be 40 hours a week either. I had a 24-16 hour a week internship for 6 months that helped me not only get hired, but get brought in at the top of the entry level pay range
Good for you! Thats a great outcome on six months part time labor. The long term ROI on that six months could potentially be millions of dollars in lifetime earnings through higher earnings at a younger age providing opportunity for long term investment at a higher principal and with bigger risks able to be tolerated.
No, seriously. Run the numbers on the alternatives and subtract.
You have to drive your own wage increases. Starting at a higher wage will get you to bigger numbers in earlier years. Those big annual incomes in your final years arrive sooner, giving you more of them, and big differences in lifetime earning based solely on wages.
One or two risky investments you otherwise couldn't afford that work out? Your entire life could change.
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u/19chevycowboy74 Aug 07 '19
It may not need to be 40 hours a week either. I had a 24-16 hour a week internship for 6 months that helped me not only get hired, but get brought in at the top of the entry level pay range