Of course adults work retail, but why would someone still be there after 25? |
Unfortunately, telling people to drop the subject often makes them more curious and more likely to find a way to bring it up again. |
Good point, idk. They should consider getting into investment banking, they may not be aware it pays much better. |
The more accurate answer would be “I can’t have children”. It’s true and would actually shut the conversation down. Plenty of people want kids and can’t have them. |
Not everyone grew up in the conditions that meant they could get a post secondary education and / or skill set to do a trade . That said, you can work your way up in retail and get VERY well paid. DH works corporate for big box retail and his job pays extremely well, and has great benefits, stock options, and many things my “professional” non retail job doesn’t offer. Many of his coworkers have only worked retail and are well compensated. |
Lol! Also don’t forget, it’s your fault no matter what, and you need therapy. |
Is this sarcasm? Investment banking requires a degree and possibly contacts within the bank. |
Because well paid jobs require training and experience that you're very unlikely to get in retail. If you have nobody to pay your bills while you're taking time off retail to go to school you'll be unlikely to cover your monthly expenses. If that's the case, working your way up might be your best best. OP implied she makes a bit less than 60k i think. That means she's probably a manager of some sort. She makes as much as many university careers and probably has no student loans. |
That's why you go to school when you're living with your parents, not when you're 25. |
If you grew up in poverty chances are you couldn't survive on your parents' income so you had to support yourself and probably them very early on. |
Much more than 60k for my IVF kid because I had to use donor egg, and I started at 36. |
Yeah, IVF is expensive and can come near to 100k if you're doing many cycles. That's it's surprising how many posters here are reminding OP about the cost of IVF. People at OP's income level don't consider IVF an option. I have an income like OP and so do many of my friends. Those that tried to conceive and couldn't just accepted children aren't in the cards. We're all aware of IVF in the same way we're aware of beach mansions and 5 stars vacations in Italy. It's something we're not counting on because it's off limits. |
The responses in this thread are amazing. If someone says "I want a luxury car, but will only buy it if I find a way to make more money" nobody will accuse you of being confused, but since OP is talking about children, everyone jumps calling the OP a liar. It seems when it comes to children, people can't fathom that not everyone has the means to have them, or that some people want them but prioritize their financial wellbeing.
The posters in this thread are an example of unsolicited fertility lectures. They're arrogant and think they know better than the OP about what the OP needs to do with her own body and money. |