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Sick and tired of earning under £40k

I know this sounds silly but I am getting so jealous of my friends that earn more than me. I’m 25 and currently earn £34k, but I look at some of my friends that are earning £40k+ and I feel like a complete failure. I know I shouldn’t compare myself to others, but it’s really getting me down.

Anyone else get this?

I've been stuck on bloody £30something k since I left Uni and I'm getting frustrated when I see my friends move up and up.

(edited 10 years ago)

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This has to be a troll thread.

Reply 3

bahjat93

Original post by DepressedMike

Ask your boss for a raise perhaps??
What did you do when you were at university?? And did your friends do something different to you??

Reply 4

lexington7

well £34k isn't a bad weekly wage, im only on £20k per week so consider yourself lucky. fml

Reply 5

Ice Constricter

OP attempted this:

but failed miserably.

Cause the OP cannot be serious.

Reply 6

bahjat93

Original post by lexington7

well £34k isn't a bad weekly wage, im only on £20k per week so consider yourself lucky. fml

20K PER WEEK!
What's your job??

Reply 7

M1011

Original post by bahjat93

Ask your boss for a raise perhaps??
What did you do when you were at university?? And did your friends do something different to you??

What is wrong with using a single question mark? It looks so rude when people do this '??' all the time.

Reply 8

bahjat93

Original post by M1011

What is wrong with using a single question mark? It looks so rude when people do this '??' all the time.

It adds more emphasis on the question.
Also how does it look rude?? Please explain.

Reply 9

Solemn Rain

20k per week :lolwut:

Reply 10

SPB

Yeah I remember how that felt bro back when I was first starting my job at 12 years old. I eventually caught up and started earning 60K at 16, now I'm 22 and earning around 2.5 million a year. Still gets me down sometimes though.

Reply 11

Mathsz0r

Original post by DepressedMike

Pffft, you English grads. Never satisfied.

Reply 12

M1011

Original post by bahjat93

It adds more emphasis on the question.
Also how does it look rude?? Please explain.

It doesn't add emphasis, it adds impatience. That's the reason literate people don't use it.

Reply 13

DepressedMike

What the hell? I asked for some advice and I get called a troll? Is it so hard to believe that I earn 34k?

Reply 14

ttoby

Original post by DepressedMike

What the hell? I asked for some advice and I get called a troll? Is it so hard to believe that I earn 34k?

I think you need to bear in mind that 34k is still a lot and there are many people who earn much less.

Reply 15

Rising_Sun

Original post by DepressedMike

Stop comparing yourself with others, if you want to earn more, work hard, try something innovative in your field, so you get attention of your boss or even other companies so eventually you will move ahead in life.

Many people will feel like that but understand the facts and live with it.

Reply 16

BayHarborButcher

Original post by DepressedMike

What the hell? I asked for some advice and I get called a troll? Is it so hard to believe that I earn 34k?

You've just graduated not long ago and you already earn more than the majority of the UK, that's why...

Reply 17

effofex

Original post by DepressedMike

What the hell? I asked for some advice and I get called a troll? Is it so hard to believe that I earn 34k?

*Get some certifications which allow you to move to a higher level.
*Maybe work in another job in the evenings/nights/weekends such that your total earnings breach the GBP 40,000 barrier.
*Start up a business on the side which makes revenues in addition to your current job.
*Move to a jurisdiction where higher salaries (especially post-tax salaries) are on offer - I recommend Kuwait, Qatar or Bahrain (depending on your industry).\

Sound advice?

Reply 18

Freak Out

Original post by M1011

What is wrong with using a single question mark? It looks so rude when people do this '??' all the time.

No it doesn't... Rude is the last word I'd use to describe the usage of two question marks.

Original post by M1011

It doesn't add emphasis, it adds impatience. That's the reason literate people don't use it.

How does it add impatience when they were offering advice and not asking for something? I use two question marks sometimes for emphasis or because I feel like it. Are you suggesting that I'm illiterate?

Stop being so touchy!

(edited 10 years ago)

Reply 19

ttoby

Original post by Freak Out

No it doesn't... Rude is the last word I'd use to describe the usage of two question marks.

How does it add impatience when they were offering advice and not asking for something? I use two question marks sometimes for emphasis or because I feel like it. Are you suggesting that I'm illiterate?

Stop being so touchy!

The way I read it, it increases the speed at which you might read the question in your head, adds some emphasis and urgency, looks a little bit less mature and a lot more informal.

This may not necessarily be a bad thing; sometimes it might be the effect you want to put across.