I work in education somewhere in Europe and I’m already barely making ends meet. Today our boss walked into a team meeting and told us not to get our hopes up too much when it comes to salary adjustments. Consumer price index is up 11% this month. Rents are projected to go up 5% for public housing, probably more for privately owned rental housing. Like the title says, why did I even bother going to school for this? If I’m gonna be broke and living check to check, I might as well do it without the drudgery of a job that takes up most of my time and energy.