• OldChicoAle@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      So glad I went to college and grad school to get a job at a biotech, helping produce life saving drugs, just to barely live paycheck to paycheck with 5 digit credit card debt.

      The amount of times I think about suicide is too high for my liking. Honestly why do people even have kids anymore. Fuck this place.

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        That’s why I dropped out. Sophomore year, I was calling a bunch of places to get an internship, and the answer was always the same… “We only do unpaid internships, and you pretty much need a master’s in your field to get in.” I dropped shortly after that and saved myself from spending another 20 grand on a STEM degree that would get me less per hour than a pizza delivery driver.

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          It’s wild. Entry level positions at my job now make twice as much as when I had those positions. Like why go for a promotion if doing less will let you take home almost as much