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Anonymous wrote:Some of you have spent your careers hustling for mediocrity. There exists a career fast lane which you never found or never realized was there.

This sounds like the know it all prick who comes on here repeatedly. He is a high earner who never made a wrong career mistake and a master office politician who could beat out Machiavelli.

The cold reality is that only about 10% of people ever become the Senior Executive Global Worldwide Vice President. Doesn't matter if you went to the Harvard Business School. And it's a combination of factors that get you there. Trust me, not all of them are that bright.

My DH is one of those “Senior Executive Global Worldwide Vice Presidents” and the combination of factors you speak of is:
willing to work harder than anyone else, sacrificing personal time, being SMART- understanding the big picture, and always serving the company and thinking of the bottom line.

It’s certainly not age. Being older is a benefit, IMO. It’s not being movie star good looking, although be likeable is very important.

Most people are incompetent and try to get out of doing more work. There are many 40 year old VPs who are think they’re good but simply lack institutional knowledge and don’t understand the big picture.

The ones who have agency and are able to move things forward and solve problems do well. You must be cordial and be highly sociable too.

Anonymous wrote:Some of you have spent your careers hustling for mediocrity. There exists a career fast lane which you never found or never realized was there.

This sounds like the know it all prick who comes on here repeatedly. He is a high earner who never made a wrong career mistake and a master office politician who could beat out Machiavelli.

The cold reality is that only about 10% of people ever become the Senior Executive Global Worldwide Vice President. Doesn't matter if you went to the Harvard Business School. And it's a combination of factors that get you there. Trust me, not all of them are that bright.

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Anonymous wrote:Not at 50. Especially if you are a woman (no offense, I'm a woman).

+1 no job is easy to get right now. $100k is a good salary. At 48, I came so close to finally making six figures and got laid off about a year in. Now I can’t find anything and will likely have to take something for far less if I find anything at all. Some of you all are completely delusional.

Do you have a degree? I only have a BS and made $120k 15 years ago. $100k is basically poverty now.

Congrats, you are completely out of touch with most people’s reality.

And yes, I have a degree from a school that most people in the College forum would love to brag about their kids attending. Careers do not happen in a linear fashion for many people though, particularly women with children.

Sounds like and English or History major.

^^ This one doesn't.

OP, tell us your field and where you live. Maybe we can help.

IMO most people who make >$450K lucked into it, work insane hours, or got their role though their network.

OP, I had to switch careers. I worked private sector and make that nice/lucky mid 6 figure then the recession hit, lost my job, pivoted to public sector. Now I pivoted again. You sometimes need to switch careers.

I work more than 40 hours a week. I always have. If you're a stickler for time and its 4:30 and we have an emergency and you refuse to stay late and solve the problem that reflects on you. I have seen a lot of people push back or leave at 4:29PM and wonder why they aren't getting promoted.

I have a sibling who loves work/life balance and always complains and they just now made 6 figures. They had opportunities to be promoted and probably make high $100s or low $200s but they refuse to work long hours. If there was an evening event they had to attend, they demand the exact comp time (they are exempt). They asked me why they keep not getting promoted, but the refuse to hear it!

You need accomplishments, personality, and to dress nice. I know someone on another team who wears leggings. Dress for the job you want!

Are you collaborative? Do you solve problems or just bring them up with no solutions? Would you be willing to move for a new role?

Anonymous wrote:Fast food and retail managers make that.

If you care about your health and mental state avoid the food industry and retail like the plague.

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Anonymous wrote:I would think so

No, it depends on the field. Plus, companies don't want to hire 50 year olds if they can help it. Ageism is real.

What's wrong with a 50 years if they look like they still have "energy" left?

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Anonymous wrote:Not at 50. Especially if you are a woman (no offense, I'm a woman).

+1 no job is easy to get right now. $100k is a good salary. At 48, I came so close to finally making six figures and got laid off about a year in. Now I can’t find anything and will likely have to take something for far less if I find anything at all. Some of you all are completely delusional.

Do you have a degree? I only have a BS and made $120k 15 years ago. $100k is basically poverty now.

Congrats, you are completely out of touch with most people’s reality.

And yes, I have a degree from a school that most people in the College forum would love to brag about their kids attending. Careers do not happen in a linear fashion for many people though, particularly women with children.

Unrealized potential has nothing to do with being a woman. Or a mom.

It has everything to do with one’s career or salary trajectory perhaps not being a straight line upward (there could be other reasons for this, too, of course). To be clear, I have no regrets. I accept the consequences of my decisions. I’m simply refuting the idea that anyone with a college degree—particularly if they’re near 50(!)—can walk in off the street and get a $100k job. That’s absurd.

Ok but don’t make like your experience is the total norm for everyone else. I took 18 months off when I had my kid. Then returned to the workforce. Kept working at it as a working mom. I made 450k last year. Maybe I’m the outlier. Maybe You are.

DP- You are the outlier! You must know this... how could you be so oblivious??

DCUM always reminds me that the people who makes the biggest salaries and went to the most prestigious schools are consistently the most clueless. All they know is their tiny sliver of the world.

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Anonymous wrote:Not at 50. Especially if you are a woman (no offense, I'm a woman).

+1 no job is easy to get right now. $100k is a good salary. At 48, I came so close to finally making six figures and got laid off about a year in. Now I can’t find anything and will likely have to take something for far less if I find anything at all. Some of you all are completely delusional.

Do you have a degree? I only have a BS and made $120k 15 years ago. $100k is basically poverty now.

Congrats, you are completely out of touch with most people’s reality.

And yes, I have a degree from a school that most people in the College forum would love to brag about their kids attending. Careers do not happen in a linear fashion for many people though, particularly women with children.

Unrealized potential has nothing to do with being a woman. Or a mom.

It has everything to do with one’s career or salary trajectory perhaps not being a straight line upward (there could be other reasons for this, too, of course). To be clear, I have no regrets. I accept the consequences of my decisions. I’m simply refuting the idea that anyone with a college degree—particularly if they’re near 50(!)—can walk in off the street and get a $100k job. That’s absurd.

Ok but don’t make like your experience is the total norm for everyone else. I took 18 months off when I had my kid. Then returned to the workforce. Kept working at it as a working mom. I made 450k last year. Maybe I’m the outlier. Maybe You are.

DP- You are the outlier! You must know this... how could you be so oblivious??

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Anonymous wrote:Not at 50. Especially if you are a woman (no offense, I'm a woman).

+1 no job is easy to get right now. $100k is a good salary. At 48, I came so close to finally making six figures and got laid off about a year in. Now I can’t find anything and will likely have to take something for far less if I find anything at all. Some of you all are completely delusional.

Do you have a degree? I only have a BS and made $120k 15 years ago. $100k is basically poverty now.

Congrats, you are completely out of touch with most people’s reality.

And yes, I have a degree from a school that most people in the College forum would love to brag about their kids attending. Careers do not happen in a linear fashion for many people though, particularly women with children.

Unrealized potential has nothing to do with being a woman. Or a mom.

It has everything to do with one’s career or salary trajectory perhaps not being a straight line upward (there could be other reasons for this, too, of course). To be clear, I have no regrets. I accept the consequences of my decisions. I’m simply refuting the idea that anyone with a college degree—particularly if they’re near 50(!)—can walk in off the street and get a $100k job. That’s absurd.

Ok but don’t make like your experience is the total norm for everyone else. I took 18 months off when I had my kid. Then returned to the workforce. Kept working at it as a working mom. I made 450k last year. Maybe I’m the outlier. Maybe You are.

Go back and read the OP and tell me how your experience is at all relevant to the question being asked.

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Anonymous wrote:Not at 50. Especially if you are a woman (no offense, I'm a woman).

+1 no job is easy to get right now. $100k is a good salary. At 48, I came so close to finally making six figures and got laid off about a year in. Now I can’t find anything and will likely have to take something for far less if I find anything at all. Some of you all are completely delusional.

Do you have a degree? I only have a BS and made $120k 15 years ago. $100k is basically poverty now.

Congrats, you are completely out of touch with most people’s reality.

And yes, I have a degree from a school that most people in the College forum would love to brag about their kids attending. Careers do not happen in a linear fashion for many people though, particularly women with children.

Unrealized potential has nothing to do with being a woman. Or a mom.

It has everything to do with one’s career or salary trajectory perhaps not being a straight line upward (there could be other reasons for this, too, of course). To be clear, I have no regrets. I accept the consequences of my decisions. I’m simply refuting the idea that anyone with a college degree—particularly if they’re near 50(!)—can walk in off the street and get a $100k job. That’s absurd.

Ok but don’t make like your experience is the total norm for everyone else. I took 18 months off when I had my kid. Then returned to the workforce. Kept working at it as a working mom. I made 450k last year. Maybe I’m the outlier. Maybe You are.

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Anonymous wrote:Not at 50. Especially if you are a woman (no offense, I'm a woman).

+1 no job is easy to get right now. $100k is a good salary. At 48, I came so close to finally making six figures and got laid off about a year in. Now I can’t find anything and will likely have to take something for far less if I find anything at all. Some of you all are completely delusional.

Do you have a degree? I only have a BS and made $120k 15 years ago. $100k is basically poverty now.

Congrats, you are completely out of touch with most people’s reality.

And yes, I have a degree from a school that most people in the College forum would love to brag about their kids attending. Careers do not happen in a linear fashion for many people though, particularly women with children.

Unrealized potential has nothing to do with being a woman. Or a mom.

It has everything to do with one’s career or salary trajectory perhaps not being a straight line upward (there could be other reasons for this, too, of course). To be clear, I have no regrets. I accept the consequences of my decisions. I’m simply refuting the idea that anyone with a college degree—particularly if they’re near 50(!)—can walk in off the street and get a $100k job. That’s absurd.

It depends on the org and location.

I've worked in tech companies for the past 25 years, when I started making six figures. I've been lucky enough to get paid Bay Area wages while living around here. I looked at similar roles around here, and they pay is way less. I got offered a job at a private company, not government related, and the pay was $40K less, though it was still six figures. I passed.

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Anonymous wrote:Not at 50. Especially if you are a woman (no offense, I'm a woman).

+1 no job is easy to get right now. $100k is a good salary. At 48, I came so close to finally making six figures and got laid off about a year in. Now I can’t find anything and will likely have to take something for far less if I find anything at all. Some of you all are completely delusional.

Do you have a degree? I only have a BS and made $120k 15 years ago. $100k is basically poverty now.

Congrats, you are completely out of touch with most people’s reality.

And yes, I have a degree from a school that most people in the College forum would love to brag about their kids attending. Careers do not happen in a linear fashion for many people though, particularly women with children.

Unrealized potential has nothing to do with being a woman. Or a mom.

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Anonymous wrote:Not at 50. Especially if you are a woman (no offense, I'm a woman).

+1 no job is easy to get right now. $100k is a good salary. At 48, I came so close to finally making six figures and got laid off about a year in. Now I can’t find anything and will likely have to take something for far less if I find anything at all. Some of you all are completely delusional.

Do you have a degree? I only have a BS and made $120k 15 years ago. $100k is basically poverty now.

Congrats, you are completely out of touch with most people’s reality.

And yes, I have a degree from a school that most people in the College forum would love to brag about their kids attending. Careers do not happen in a linear fashion for many people though, particularly women with children.

Sounds like and English or History major.

Nope, although I wish it had been. I might as well have studied something and interesting, and I’ll advise my kids to do just that.

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Anonymous wrote:Not at 50. Especially if you are a woman (no offense, I'm a woman).

+1 no job is easy to get right now. $100k is a good salary. At 48, I came so close to finally making six figures and got laid off about a year in. Now I can’t find anything and will likely have to take something for far less if I find anything at all. Some of you all are completely delusional.

Do you have a degree? I only have a BS and made $120k 15 years ago. $100k is basically poverty now.

Congrats, you are completely out of touch with most people’s reality.

And yes, I have a degree from a school that most people in the College forum would love to brag about their kids attending. Careers do not happen in a linear fashion for many people though, particularly women with children.

Sounds like and English or History major.