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Originally posted by Eclipse
My husband was in this position right after college, but he was doing collections and getting commissions. He was quite good at it and made more money that the entry level jobs he was interviewing for. What changed for him was the fact that he KNEW he did not want to be doing collections in 3 -4 years. He hated the job, so he was willing to make a short term sacrifice for the future. He took a job that had major potential, but for less money. In 2 years he was making more than he made previously and was traveling internationally for work.
Your friends may not be ready to delay gratification though. If not, they'll be 35 working as a server at Applebees making that same 40K. Those wages are not going to increase that much, where a "real" job probably will.
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Co-sign. I see this all the time in my field too. People without the degrees and certifications we all worked our asses off to get want to make the same amount of money and are not willing to take an entry-level position to gain the experience they will need to make it in the field. I used to waitress back in the day and made a ton of money. Some wise words my family always told me though were that waitresses are a dime a dozen and do I want to be 50 working at the local IHOP? I don't think so. I took a drastic pay cut, took out loans and went through grad school. I am still not where I want to be but once I get my license within the next few months, a lot more doors will open up to me and I will be at the pay scale I want to be at. Instant gratification is great but like everything in life, nothing is handed to you and you have to work to get to that high-paying lifestyle.