i’m 26 and i have worked several food service jobs and done 4+ years of managerial work as well. quit my job a few months ago because they dissolved my department, so my only option was to go back to being a line employee which paid me $7 less than what i was making before. i recently just landed another part time job as a line employee and i’m ubering in my free time but it’s hardly any money at all. i can’t help but feel pessimistic about the future because although i have solid manager experience for someone my age, no place wants to hire me. seems like everywhere i go is looking for reasons not to bring me on. i don’t have a feeling of self importance or entitlement, but i just don’t understand how i’m supposed to survive. minimum wage doesn’t even come close to covering the cost of living (basics like groceries, car insurance, gas, & rent). i live a super minimal lifestyle and don’t spend money on literally anything that isn’t mandatory. i just don’t get how we’re supposed to survive out here. i can’t go to college bc how tf can i afford that lmao and majority of the people i know who actually have degrees can’t even find work. i keep thinking maybe it’s me and i’m making bad decisions but it feels like no matter what i do i’m broke as hell. if anyone has suggestions please let me know — i’m lost.
i’m scared about the fact that the top percentage of wealth has almost all of our money and that there’s no way to distribute the wealth without literally taking money away from people like zuckerberg, gates and musk but i just don’t see how the rest of us normal people down here are gonna survive the next 10 years. i feel like we’re all gonna be left to parish while they all live on their compounds. good for them i guess but it just sucks for the rest of us lmao. sorry for the downer i just know y’all probably can relate