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re: $55k Spinoff: Are you where you thought you'd be in life?
Posted on 4/17/14 at 7:01 am to jimbeam
Posted on 4/17/14 at 7:01 am to jimbeam
Yea, but the next 25 years scare me. I'm 40, and the jobs have been great so far. Not sure how to translate them into a long term career though. The wife is doing much better than I thought.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 7:02 am to jimbeam
No. I work in a field I wouldn't have picked in a million years. Always thought I'd be married at my age and settled down, but I'm probably at the least settled down point of my life.
Happy about where I am just not expected.
Happy about where I am just not expected.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 7:15 am to jimbeam
Leaving college, I'm roughly where I thought I'd be.
Just with more kids, more income, more debt, and in a completely different line of work than I thought...
OK no I'm not where I thought I would be
Just with more kids, more income, more debt, and in a completely different line of work than I thought...
OK no I'm not where I thought I would be
This post was edited on 4/17/14 at 7:17 am
Posted on 4/17/14 at 7:45 am to jimbeam
I'm almost 30.
I have a good career, a beautiful wife, an awesome daughter, good friends, and a nice home. I'm very happy with my life.
Of course at 22, I thought I would be single, living in the mountains somewhere making apple butter and banging OT 10s
I have a good career, a beautiful wife, an awesome daughter, good friends, and a nice home. I'm very happy with my life.
Of course at 22, I thought I would be single, living in the mountains somewhere making apple butter and banging OT 10s
Posted on 4/17/14 at 7:56 am to jimbeam
I'm 28, and doing a little better financially than I was shooting for. I started out around the 55k mark out of school, so according to some in the other thread, I'm lucky to have survived on that income. So there's that. Work for the same company I started with, but moved out of the engineering side of the company much faster than I ever expected. I'm married with a kid on the way. If you would have asked me if that's what was in store for me my first senior year, I would have laughed at you. I definitely can't complain though.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 7:58 am to jimbeam
I'm making twice what I expected to make, no debt, and no kids. Cannot complain.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:12 am to jimbeam
No. Not quite. But I have a final interview this afternoon with the place I wanted to be a few years ago, and a beautiful woman who will graduate this year and is going to follow me there. Things are starting to go almost exactly how I planned, but I have to admit that I am very anxious and nervous if this is what I really want. It was always the future and just the plan. Now that it is reality, I'm scared that it may not be what I hoped for. I'm not worried about money, I guess, because I make enough to be comfortable (50k, no kids.) But I am finally starting to get comfortable with my current job and place I live. Life is just happening very fast.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:17 am to jimbeam
If you'd have told me at graduation when I was 23 that by 28, I'd be making +100K and driving a ZL1, I'd have laughed you out the building.
I had no idea what I was going to do in life and no direction. The first 2 months after graduation I sat around eating Cheetos watching King of the Hill.
I had no idea what I was going to do in life and no direction. The first 2 months after graduation I sat around eating Cheetos watching King of the Hill.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:26 am to jimbeam
I was right up until the end of last year. I lost a really good job (just north of 100k and unbelievable benefits) because the company pulled out of the country. I know that I won't replace the income at least at first but damn... the job landscape is absolutely demoralizing. 16 effing years down the drain. Thank God for a decent severance package.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:30 am to Mr Fusion
Professionally no, not even close, seems like every industry I get in tanks after 5 years. I'm 38 and making half the money I made at 25. I'm very close to being in a good place financially though, and my wife has a good career, so I'm starting to think about doing my own thing.
Personal life, pretty damn good, but I've been on the roller coaster there too. I've experienced just about every tragedy a human being can, but presently I'm on top and loving it.
For you young guys, the good times often don't last, but the bad times don't either, so enjoy the good and wait out the bad.
Personal life, pretty damn good, but I've been on the roller coaster there too. I've experienced just about every tragedy a human being can, but presently I'm on top and loving it.
For you young guys, the good times often don't last, but the bad times don't either, so enjoy the good and wait out the bad.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:35 am to jimbeam
I thought I'd be in the twilight if my long career with the Braves, so no.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:36 am to jimbeam
I honestly have it a little better than I thought I would.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:43 am to Salmon
Nope. Still rebounding from the housing crash.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:44 am to jimbeam
Location: Yes, back in LA
Job/Financial: No, not even close.
Job/Financial: No, not even close.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:46 am to jimbeam
No, but i'm not that stressed out about the situation. It'll work itself out.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:49 am to jimbeam
Thought I'd be making less but slaying all kinds of high school tang. Give and take, I guess.
Posted on 4/17/14 at 8:49 am to bencoleman
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bencoleman
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Between legal issues and health problems I have been forced to work at a fraction of what I made before
Care to explains?
Posted on 4/17/14 at 9:05 am to jimbeam
Financially, yes. Physically, no
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