I buy low and sell high. I do have finance degree, but I'm really not using what I learned at school.

Project Manager at gov contractor $200K

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Anonymous wrote:I worked for Marianne Lake at Chase many years ago. She was high paid back then like one million a year. But she now makes 17 million a year.

I work there now. She IS one in a million. She’ll be the next CEO, I bet. We can’t all be like her!

I worked with Marianne like 20 years ago. Been to at least 100 meetings with her. Very bright but very quirky.

She drink like 6-8 diet cokes every day, she curse, she sometimes use ink pens to write notes on her hand. She liked to drink as she is a Brit occasionally after a late night she smell like a brewery. She came late most days but worked really late.

Honestly I think Ellen Zentner who I also worked with at another place was way smarter. But she is less known

Lol some insider baseball here guys but still interesting to read…

Anonymous wrote:If you have any technical skills or aptitude, that’s the way to go. I make ~$250 depending on stock price, i usually work 30-40 hrs/week and don’t have to manage anyone or go into the office more than 2x/week. My key skill is that I’m very good at writing certain types of code. Certainly I’d make less outside of big tech, but I’ll never worry about not being able to support myself.

How did you learn that? Did you teach yourself or get additional education?

If you want to stay in your current field, just interview for next level every couple of years.
You can also identify skill you have now and find roles with more lucrative business (tech or finance) that’s also a way to go.
When kids are older try startup for exponential skill development.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I worked for Marianne Lake at Chase many years ago. She was high paid back then like one million a year. But she now makes 17 million a year.

I work there now. She IS one in a million. She’ll be the next CEO, I bet. We can’t all be like her!

I worked with Marianne like 20 years ago. Been to at least 100 meetings with her. Very bright but very quirky.

She drink like 6-8 diet cokes every day, she curse, she sometimes use ink pens to write notes on her hand. She liked to drink as she is a Brit occasionally after a late night she smell like a brewery. She came late most days but worked really late.

Honestly I think Ellen Zentner who I also worked with at another place was way smarter. But she is less known

Anonymous wrote:I worked for Marianne Lake at Chase many years ago. She was high paid back then like one million a year. But she now makes 17 million a year.

I work there now. She IS one in a million. She’ll be the next CEO, I bet. We can’t all be like her!

I worked for Marianne Lake at Chase many years ago. She was high paid back then like one million a year. But she now makes 17 million a year.

If you have any technical skills or aptitude, that’s the way to go. I make ~$250 depending on stock price, i usually work 30-40 hrs/week and don’t have to manage anyone or go into the office more than 2x/week. My key skill is that I’m very good at writing certain types of code. Certainly I’d make less outside of big tech, but I’ll never worry about not being able to support myself.

I think the answer will depend on your field, OP. I’m 40, mom of 3 young daughters, and a law firm partner, so my path doesn’t apply. But I have mom friends who I think earn six figures in various fields, including the nonprofit sector. For my friends outside of law, finance, and medicine, those salary bumps have come from taking on roles of increasing responsibility or strategic job changes.

It sounds like you’re doing great, OP!

An acquaintance opened an online jewelry boutique selling high quality fake pearl jewelry when Kamala Harris wore hers for the inauguration. Kamala wore them as an AKA sister. My friend marketed toward AKA sisters and it worked -- she's making amazing money. More than 100k for sure. And I thought it was a dumb idea, lol.

Program manager $200K

What do you do now, OP?

Just apply for jobs in similar fields every couple of years.

What do you do and how did you get there?

I'm 40 and make about $100k. I only have a bachelors in a humanities degree and was a SAHM for many years, so I am quite proud of myself. AND I'd like to keep growing, learning and achieving. Divorce has taught me not to underestimate myself or surround myself with naysayers.

That being said, I don't see myself being a lawyer or doctor and don't have experience in business. What can I do to grow in my career and become a high earner while still being a mom?