“I dont really feel qualified, but I dont plan on leaving until they fire me.”
Here are some of the most-upvoted replies:
Side noteBuzzFeed didn’t confirm these.
I’ve been flying professionally since 1997."
“I’m a Michelin-starred private chef.
I left the industry for this one family.
They are no one important.
They just have a cyber security company in the Bay Area.
I work 25-40 hours a week.”
“Photolithography researcher at a big tech firm.
Nearly 300k this year.
“Lawyer at a big law firm.
Wouldn’t recommend it.”
To you young people… you oughta CHANGE COMPANIES.”
“Cyber security and compliance for a 2,500-employee company.”
“I play with Excel and make nice PowerPoints and am good at presenting.”
“I’m a software engineer at a FAANG company.
I dont really feel qualified, but I dont plan on leaving until they fire me.”
9.“Woodworker.
I have relationships with high-end interior designers in NYC but dont live there.
My work appears regularly in magazines and galleries.”
“I might clear 200 this year depending on my bonus…
I’m a senior-level construction manager.”
“I work as a macroeconomist and quantitative analyst at one of the world’s largest banks.”
“I’m a surgeon.”
“I’m a primary care physician.”
“I’m a VFX supervisor for film and TV.
It’s an awesome job I feel very lucky.”
“I’m a cancer research scientist in biotech/pharma.
I’ve been at it for a decade.”
“Not consistent but I make between 180-220 depending on the year as a crane operator.”
“I made my money the old-fashioned way, I got run over.”
H/T tor/AskRedditandu/H-U-I-3for having this discussion.
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