1979 started as a product manager at $18,000 + bonus

 

1979 started as a product manager at $18,000 + bonus

 

$18,000 in 1979 had the same purchasing power as $57,785 does now.

1979 started as a product manager at $18,000 + bonus

Living pretty large there.

Whoa those are really low starting salaries. Even my roommate who is just a lab tech at a large pharma company (and is hourly) makes around $40k before overtime.

 

Entry level in IT is like $55k+ at most large companies in the Chicago area.

Whoa those are really low starting salaries. Even my roommate who is just a lab tech at a large pharma company (and is hourly) makes around $40k before overtime.

 

Entry level in IT is like $55k+ at most large companies in the Chicago area.

CDW, 23k +2k signing bonus paid out of 365 days. Also 10% of GP commisson. I made probably 40k as the top rep my group.

 

To me that was a TON of money.

CDW, 23k +2k signing bonus paid out of 365 days. Also 10% of GP commisson. I made probably 40k as the top rep my group.

 

To me that was a TON of money.

Oh yea it's pretty great not having a lot of commitments (zero school loans thanks to parents/being an RA to cover housing costs and working PT to cover all other costs), even with financing a car and rent I pretty much don't really worry about money.

Oh yea it's pretty great not having a lot of commitments (zero school loans thanks to parents/being an RA to cover housing costs and working PT to cover all other costs), even with financing a car and rent I pretty much don't really worry about money.

Back then I worked at Grand Central on Lincoln and Wrightwood and used that cash for day to day and never touched my paychecks except for rent and bills. Never even used my ATM card.

 

Those were the days.

I started at 38k in 2006.

I'm in the equivalent of 27th grade because I can't find anything comparable to that.

Whoa those are really low starting salaries. Even my roommate who is just a lab tech at a large pharma company (and is hourly) makes around $40k before overtime.

 

Entry level in IT is like $55k+ at most large companies in the Chicago area.

The school district I work for pays entry level IT (some prior experience is preferred/required) approximately $40k.

CDW, 23k +2k signing bonus paid out of 365 days. Also 10% of GP commisson. I made probably 40k as the top rep my group.

 

To me that was a TON of money.

Ha CDW hasn't changed at all.

The school district I work for pays entry level IT (some prior experience is preferred/required) approximately $40k.

Hence large companies in Chicago part. And IT is so broad that it was kind of an unfair generalization.

 

Working in the helpdesk or doing helpdesk type work will probably start at $40k at most places. Working as an analyst or a higher tier for troubleshooting/building will pay a lot more.

Whoa those are really low starting salaries. Even my roommate who is just a lab tech at a large pharma company (and is hourly) makes around $40k before overtime.

 

Entry level in IT is like $55k+ at most large companies in the Chicago area.

IT has to be one of the higher paying starting fields. My buddy made 65k right out of school at Boeing while no one else that I know came close to that.

IT has to be one of the higher paying starting fields. My buddy made 65k right out of school at Boeing while no one else that I know came close to that.

I was right around there, pretty much higher than any of my accountant friends but lower than most consultants. I also have to be on call periodically so there is some pay built into that.

I started at $26K in 1998. For a 20-year-old, that was a lot of money.

 

Then I bought a house and had a third kid. The money didn't go quite as far then. The 2 and 3% raises didn't help much either.

 

I amke $4893 a week working from home and so can you! Did you know you can make just as much if not more working only a few hours a day from the comfort of your own home? It's true! Just go to eatha.acknm./org.com to find out more!

lol SS

Including your dog on your Christmas card picture and naming them with equal billing to the kids...

 

I can't be the only one who thinks this is weird....and kind of a diss to the kids.

I know a bunch of people who try to shove their pets down everyone's throats as if they're children. And speaking of children, some people go WAY overboard with that as well. It's fine to post pictures and stuff about them, but some people basically become that child. They stop being their own personality, an individual. I just don't care that much about your kid, nobody else does.

Including your dog on your Christmas card picture and naming them with equal billing to the kids...

 

I can't be the only one who thinks this is weird....and kind of a diss to the kids.

 

As long as the kids are named first, I'm ok with it.

Which lucky Soxtalker won the Mega Millions?

Which lucky Soxtalker won the Mega Millions?

I won!!!!!! 1 dollar!!!

I don't mind the pet being featured prominently. I love pets. They mean a lot to loving families

Congrats!

 

 

Congrats, now begins actual life.

 

The 20's after you graduate are the greatest time ever, move out, get out, do whatever you want.

 

Thank you, and thank you.

 

But I have pretty much 0 chance of moving out and surviving. My mom just hit me with the "so now you pay all your own bills, and you are now $20K in student debt" yesterday, so that was cool. I'm not what you call a very hard worker. Maybe that's not the right word, because I work hard when I am at work, I just hate working. I've had a job since I was 16, but it's usually been 15-20 hours a week. I'm very cheap and frugle, so it's never been an issue for me making only like $100 a week. But now that I have all my own bills to pay instead of just a portion of them, I realize I need to start working 30+ hours a week now just to stay afloat. I know my parents will help me out if I need it, but I feel guilty enough being the only one of my brothers to go away to college at at a University. My 2 older brothers stayed home and commuted to school where tuition was only like $2500 a semester or something cheap like that. They were both able to work throughout college and pay their own bills, I never did (maybe could have, but my major does not lend itself to a side job).

 

Needless to say, I got heaps of stress right now. I've spent the past few hours trying to apple to various baseball jobs across the country, unfortunately most are only offering internships, and no entry-level positions.

Last week marked 2 years since I graduated college. I still haven't gotten a full-time job. But then again, things work a lot different in the broadcasting field.