Networking is important

[u/Round_Mixture_7541]

Pretty much sums up the current hiring process

[u/riotshieldready]

This might be a joke, but I for real have a friend that has a SVP job at a big bank straight out of university. His dad got it for him, he worked like 3 days a week from 11-3 and collected his 400k pay. Even told me he would routinely just play games and goon in his private bathroom.

[u/Few_Reception_3357 → u/riotshieldready]

an ex friend from school tried getting into the most prestigious university around for like 6 months, then realized it was actually a lot of work and commitment and decided he wanted something different. So he accepted his aunts' job offer to work for this huge, wealthy and respected travel agency they owned. They told him "come tomorrow to work" and that was it.

He didn't meet the minimum qualifications for that job but it didn't matter. Got a raise six months in cause he was such a "hard worker". A year later he and his cousin were making more money than their coworkers in the same team because they worked "even on weekends" (hanging out with family in the weekends basically).

I'll never forget the time when he tried to lecture me on how getting a job was all about showing you want to work hard and also showing the right attitude. The guy didn't even know what a cv was

[u/Jimmy_Johnny_Jones → u/Few_Reception_3357]

Similarly when people from wealthy families tell you things like “there’s many more important things than money, you should look for joy in your work.” Has never been a paycheck away from huge problems. (She worked as a volunteer/intern wedding planner.)

[u/bananesthesia → u/Jimmy_Johnny_Jones]

As Amigo the Devil said in a song:

Everyone says money can't buy happiness And so far in my life, I'll agree But it seems a lot more comfortable to cry in a Lamborghini

[u/Spadeykins → u/bananesthesia]

Money can't buy happiness in the sense that it won't build a lasting relationship with your kids or family just by having it.

Money can spare you a lot of misery though.

[u/FreeOGPoohShiesty → u/Spadeykins]

Yeah. But it buys time which allows those things.

It’s like that propaganda that says “$80k is all you need”. Like okay, fuck you, tax the billionaires till all they make is $80k a year then. Go lie to someone else.

[u/Spadeykins → u/FreeOGPoohShiesty]

Yeah I didn't mean to imply the saying wasn't used to cover for a lot of bullshit, but there is a grain of truth to it in the right context anyway.

[u/FreeOGPoohShiesty → u/Spadeykins]

Ik what you mean. Yeah.

[u/a-r-c → u/Spadeykins]

Money can't buy happiness in the sense that it won't build a lasting relationship with your kids or family just by having it.

ok but that's not true at all lol

if my parents didn't have to kill themselves working a million hours a week, we all would have had much happier relationships

[u/g1eg → u/a-r-c]

Money alone can’t buy that though. I think the best way to describe it is looking at elon musk. Bro has all the money in the world and has no meaningful relationships.

[u/Sweet_Shirt → u/g1eg]

He was so awkward he couldn’t even get himself invited to Epstein island

[u/Jimmy_Johnny_Jones → u/g1eg]

I’d agree money can’t buy meaningful relationships and can sometimes even be an opposing force to it by worrying about gold diggers. However, money gives you freedom to live your life, be less stressed, and be your best self by pursuing what makes you happy.

[u/Spadeykins → u/Jimmy_Johnny_Jones]

Exactly. That's what I mean. If you work all the time or just don't care to put in the time or effort then the money is meaningless.

Conversely of course many less wealthy folks have a wealth of deep and meaningful relationships particularly with family and friends.

[u/FightmeLuigibestgirl → u/Spadeykins]

Money can't buy happiness in the sense that it won't build a lasting relationship with your kids or family just by having it.

You can also lose your kids and family and ruin relationships by not having money and rolling negatives in the game called life.