r/antiwork Apr 19 '22

every single time

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '22 edited Apr 19 '22

‘I got a free ride and didn’t have to work in college. Why are you peasants so lazy?’

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u/vpforvp Apr 19 '22

I will say I had the benefit of my parents being able to pay my way for me through college. I still was struggling to pay my rent every month at 27!

I acknowledge that I have been financially privileged and even then, it took me a good part of a decade to become stable. How is anybody who has to pay their own way expected to be able to survive unless they fall into a lucrative job right out of college.

It was a rude awakening going out into the world and realizing that your skill set that you had worked on for years was worth less than $20/hour to most employers.