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$15.50 an hour? (Plea for advice/rant)

Sorry if this is the wrong sub, but I'm a fan anyways. I just feel really demotivated man. I did the math on a job offer (mind you, it's the only offer I got) for a bookkeeping role. I got offered $15.50. I guess I shouldn't complain because it's something and I don't want to sound entitled, but damn, I got a bachelor's in accounting and worked so hard for years and got many different paid certifications just to work for this amount. I did the math and I'd be paid pretty lowly after taxes at the end of the year, around ~$26,000. Just want to vent and ask how people do it out there with degrees, bills, and such low pay. I got a month of LinkedIn premium and ANY position I saw that was entry-level, I noticed people with YEARS of experience and MBA's, master's degrees, and even…


Sorry if this is the wrong sub, but I'm a fan anyways. I just feel really demotivated man. I did the math on a job offer (mind you, it's the only offer I got) for a bookkeeping role. I got offered $15.50. I guess I shouldn't complain because it's something and I don't want to sound entitled, but damn, I got a bachelor's in accounting and worked so hard for years and got many different paid certifications just to work for this amount. I did the math and I'd be paid pretty lowly after taxes at the end of the year, around ~$26,000. Just want to vent and ask how people do it out there with degrees, bills, and such low pay. I got a month of LinkedIn premium and ANY position I saw that was entry-level, I noticed people with YEARS of experience and MBA's, master's degrees, and even a few CPA's were applying. Like, WTF? How are entry-level folk supposed to break through with that? This is crazy. What's crazier is that I'm still entry level after 2.5 years after graduation. I did all the typical (polish your resume, volunteer, network in person/on LinkedIn) and still got nowhere. I just don't see how it's feasible to live nowadays. I'm so broke that I've got a speeding ticket that I cannot even afford to pay! Sigh.

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