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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you know what is really unfair?

Working very hard for your 200k income and your spouse or sibling or neighbor puts in half the effort for the same income.  :roll:

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Put in less effort, or find a better paying job like your spouse, sibling or neighbor.[/quote]

Easier said than done. You can't undo 20-30 years of career choices. Some careers make it much easier to lead to a 40 hour workweek for a large six fig income while others require you to work around the clock. But that's 20-30 years after the starting gate. The essential point is that there is no equity or fairness in life. Just decisions and choices that have cumulative effects along the way. [/quote]

It doesn't take 20 or 30 years to realize you're putting in too much effort for the compensation, and take steps to change careers.[/quote]

Once again, easier said than done. Sometimes I wonder if these posts come from kids who are still in college. When you're in your 40s it's not easy to change careers. Some career tracks are definitely more demanding than others. Look, when I was in college in the late 1990s, tech was more abstract than real. No one knew in 1998 what kinds of jobs would emerge in tech paying large salaries. At the same time, plenty of impressionable kids make career decisions with altruistic goals with no idea what it means to be making 50k at 50 due to your "passion" for social work.

I am not criticizing nor complaining, just observing life is never equitable or fair. We all make decisions, some of us will pay more for those decisions than others while life becomes more ring-fenced the older you get. It doesn't mean doors are firmly closed but that you will have to work harder at it! [/quote]

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