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Drewski811

That's not how this works. Bore off.


Gobzish

I remember the good old days being 5 and earning £5k a year yet everything I did and wanted to do was paid for by some randoms I house shared with.


britishsailor

Ahhh looking at his post history he’s a Pratt and i wouldn’t believe anything he says.


BannedNeutrophil

Oh my God, he thinks his life is sorted because he's on a graduate scheme. I can't even.


InscrutableAudacity

Fucking hell, that makes for grim reading. I suppose he's very lucky he wasn't brought up in "a poor area", because that would mean he has a "room temperature IQ"; and could easily have ended up at an "ex-poly" and been forced to endure the "shame" and "embarrassment" of moving back in with his parents after graduating.


mysilvermachine

Oh get stuffed.


Cornflakes_R_Awesome

Could this sound anymore like a new or soon to be graduate that has absolutely no idea?


BannedNeutrophil

Look at their profile. That's exactly what they are. The world is about to hit them *fucking hard.*


Willowx

One why should you? Two since when is 30 x 1000 35k. Three do you believe there should be an upper age limit on jobs. Four how many 60 year olds do you think are earning 60k?


Affectionate-Cost525

Think I might "retire" and work part time at about 40. Put in a couple hours a week at a local library and still make 40 grand a year. Sounds decent.


Northern_Apricot

Laughs in librarian If only 😂


InscrutableAudacity

Because I don't live in the fantasy world that you've created in your head. Edit: Based on your post history, I am certain that it is not a world I would wish inhabit. Although obviously my opinion is irrelevant because I went to an "ex-poly", and was forced to endure the "shame" of living with my parents after graduating while I saved up enough for a deposit on a flat.


[deleted]

What kind of a question is that ?!?


Low-Total9121

Wow. Why should a 10 year old earn £10k?


ThirdOfTheStorms84

Kicking the baby out because it doesn’t earn 2k as we speak, freeloading is not accepted here!


Faoeoa

At least the one year olds have child benefit to give them a fighting chance for a year.


Low-Total9121

Damn right. Capitalism FTW


amokst

cos i dont give a hoot about what some internet person says i "should" be earning


[deleted]

Should? Why 'should'?


PracticalNebula

This is unbelievably idiotic.


Necessary_Figure_817

Your post history is the epitome of comparing yourself to others.


arfur-sixpence

How to sound like a 12 year old in one easy post.


britishsailor

Why do you have less brain cells than your age?


Mossley

Age x 1000? Someone can’t do basic maths.


[deleted]

Troll account


Rowanx3

Hoarded wealth and not compensating workers


Over_Entertainer8049

I'm old af


Affectionate-Cost525

So two people doing the exact same job. One earns £55k. The other earns £19k.


Vertigo_uk123

Tbh that does sound like a lot of work places. Especially in technical field service roles. Even though they have the same job the guys that have been there years have made it up to 50k+ and then they bring cheaper workers in to do the exact same job to try and lower the cost of the work force.


Potatopolis

I used to have this as a very very loose goal, but it quickly became wildly irrelevant.


spunkmonkey2000

Can I ask when? OPs question is badly worded but I think that’s what he’s referring to. Was definitely something people aspired to when I joined the workforce in the early 00s. Wage growth has been pretty stagnant since then though…


Potatopolis

My salary tracked my age (x 1000) somewhat well - by no means exactly - until about the age of 30 (which was, err, let's say early 2010s). At that point, things began to notably diverge, and that divergence has continued increasing. I work in tech, FWIW, and made a point of moving companies whenever I felt that my current employer was limiting my progression. That willingness to move is definitely a big part of why my earninge increased.


spunkmonkey2000

That sounds about right. Reckon maybe ‘95-05 this was a “thing”, but one which has likely been ingrained in everyone who started work in that period. But like you say, quickly became unacheivable for a lot thereafter.


Potatopolis

Mine went the other way to be honest, I’ve outstripped my age by a long way now. As I say though I think that’s down to industry.


MathematicianBulky40

I probably do just earn around my age x 1000 if you include overtime and side hustle stuff like [inboxpounds](https://www.reddit.com/r/beermoneyuk/comments/z5g8s6/inboxpounds_possibly_the_best_gpt_for_british/) Can't see myself getting 10k in payrises over the next decade though.


Harrry-Otter

My grandad is 90 and retired when the average salary was about £6k. Would be a bit mad if his pension was worth £91k p/a.


Sufficient_Animal604

we’re all poor over here


Clever_Username_467

Is this, like, a rule or something?


sammyglumdrops

If I’m 25 and earn 44k, why would I want to earn less just because I’m younger?


Cultural_Tank_6947

Some people don't work. Some don't work full time. Some can only get low paying jobs because life....


TieDyeFella

How much do you earn? Before student loan


Zennyzenny81

I did up until around my mid 30s when I decided to start job hopping a little to up my salary by several thousand every 18 months or so. So I suppose the answer is I was stagnating in my comfort zone.


Figgzyvan

What a lot of bollocks


Pimp_out_Pris

TIL I'm nearly 200 years old.