/biz/ - Business & Finance

Be me
>Work as a Retail Sales Rep
>Meet a cute girl at one of the stores
>Been dating for two years now & we live together
>Finally asks me when she'll meet my family
>Decide to visit them for Christmas this year
>Weeks before going, find out my brothers are dating a doctor, Engineer, and CPA
>Not that weird since they work in those fields
>Big day arrives
>They talk about scientific shit that I barely know about and my GF doesn't know anything about
>I try to pivot the conversation to sports
>They don't watch so they continue talking
>I just talk to my parents while she remain quiet
>After dinner we had some time alone
>She was upset and wanted to fly back ASAP
>We end up flying back on the 26th
>She's been quiet the past few days and didn't wanna do anything for New Year's Eve

>Be me
>Work as a Retail Sales Rep
>Meet a cute girl at one of the stores
>Been dating for two years now & we live together
>Finally asks me when she'll meet my family
>Decide to visit them for Christmas this year
>Weeks before going, find out my brothers are dating a doctor, Engineer, and CPA
>Not that weird since they work in those fields
>Big day arrives
>They talk about scientific shit that I barely know about and my GF doesn't know anything about
>I try to pivot the conversation to sports
>They don't watch so they continue talking
>I just talk to my parents while she remain quiet
>After dinner we had some time alone
>She was upset and wanted to fly back ASAP
>We end up flying back on the 26th
>Now she's been quiet the past day and today

>Be me
>Going to see a concert
>Me & a few of my bros waiting for the rest to come in
>Bro ask if I'm dating anyone right now
>"Yeah, I met this girl at work"
>Bro: That's cool man, where does she work?"
>"She works at Walmart in the warehouse section"
>They bust out laughing
>"Bro, Walmart put her in the warehouse? Is she fat and ugly"
>"At least get a Target chick man, c'mon "
>"So she's ugly & stupid "

>>57086022
>Thought I was having heart problems
>Turns out anxiety and depression can mess up your heart

It never started for me

>Me: Merchandiser, $22/hr, 50 hrs a week, union
>GF: Works at Walmart, $20/hr

Combined we make over $100k yet we cant afford a house

>Want to move to a small town
>Can't find jobs related to my niche career

Sometimes I wished I had picked a more universal career

>Got a new job
>Placed on Performance Improvement Plan within a year

I got really ill and can't work for a few months and now I have to move back in with my parents. What are the financial implications of this?

>been on worker's comp for the last three months
>found out my manager has been out the last two and most likely out

Looks like I'm gonna have to start looking for a new job again

>Merchandiser
>$23/hr @ 50 hrs a week
>Have to pay union dues

>Company fires me during the holiday season when no ones hiring
>Need rent money by the end of the month

>Merchandiser
>$25/hr, 60 hrs a week, only advancement is sales

>My job applications to other cities is getting more responses than my local applications

It's almost like they're playing a game against you

I only have $21,000 to my name

>Got laid off this week
>Nobody's hiring right now

Guess rent won't be paid this month

I literally work to stock products for $24/hr. This isn't how you live a life

>core millennial
>didn’t fuck up my life in high school
>went to college
>got degree and got certification in other things
>can’t find a job in my field
>end up working retail
>manage a store
>all my friends are either dead or hate me
>only one to survive are degenerate druggies who ended up rich like fucking cockroaches

You just fail upwards zoomers. It’s because we’re in hell and the inverse works here.

>Merchandiser
>$24/hr
>Work 50 hrs a week

>39
>Merchandiser
>$28/hr + gas allowance, 50 hrs a week, union

>>56505492
>>56505483
Same time and same thing happened to me. I used to be a youth leader, when I actually needed help no one was there. Got treated like shit. Continued to do the “right thing” until one day I stopped caring. Like something in me died and whatever made me, ME was gone replace by a ghost as a husk walked among others. I realized most people just want to be superior to another person or have their own punching bag. I just had enough and checked out mentally while focusing on money so I never had to deal with these people again.

Well its over /biz. I got very ill and can't work for 2-4 months so now I have to move back in with my parents. Once I get better I won't know if my job will still be there. I'm basically starting from scratch again

>37
>Going through a divorce (kids are 6 & 7 )
>Have to move back in with my parents
>Career in the toilet

This wasn't the future I envision. Financially speaking, how do I fix it so I can retire

>Applying for a dream job
>Forgot to replace the [company name] with the company name in my cover letter

Looks like I'll be staying in my job for a bit longer

>TFW close to moving back in with my parents

I'll never be able to buy a house now unless I save a few grand a month. And I'm already 38 and my fiancee left me