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[โ€“] Psythik@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I can relate to this person. I entered the job market in 2008, the same year the economy crashed. I was immediately screwed the moment I was old enough to work, which set me up for failure from the beginning. I'm now in my mid 30s and I feel like I just haven't been able to get my shit together no matter how hard I try. To this day I'm still working the same shitty retail and warehouse jobs for crumbs.

Edit: Meanwhile my GF is in her late 20s, has a work-from-home job that pays $24/hr, and is a homeowner. She's way more successful than I'll ever be, cause shit wasn't completely fucked by the time she started working. It's not fair.