realize I’ll never make six figures in my lifetime
Not smart to be a tech person. Not smart enough for uni. All I have is my body. Even if I worked two full time jobs, I’ll never hit six figures.
Even if joined a trade, I’m not making six figures, it’ll take years and most likely wear my body out. I see it happening with my dad and he’s not even close to six figures.
I keep seeing the tiktok street interviews where they asked people about the yearly salaries and the tech people are always in the six figures. Some people may lie but there’s always truth there.
I’m a failure and will live in poverty forever. I’m not making it out. My grandparents didn’t, my parents didn’t, and I’m no exception. At least I won’t ever have children to continue the cycle of poverty.
Netizens’ comment
- many successful people are not the smartest in the room. they are the most ambitious.
- No need for smarts, education or hard labor trades if you are willing to do a job that requires being away from home for long stretches. Same deal with the “travel” version of most regular jobs; if you are sleeping in your own bed less than half the nights of a year you are going to make 2-3 times that of somebody else with the same basic job who is home every night.
- I work in tech. It still ruins your body being sedentary and staring at computer screens all day. Most if not all of my coworkers are overweight or have multiple health issues that eat up all of their money. The grass is not always greener on the other side.
- I know this is a vent/rant post, but my first two cents would be to stop calling yourself a failure. Not making 6 figures doesn’t make you a failure.
“Comparison is the thief of joy”
I would also highly suggest you stop comparing yourself to others online. Just focus on you & what you want to achieve.
Also some food for thought, they’re many different roles within Tech Industry e.g. Business Analyst, Sales, Marketing, Managers, Administrators, Recruitment, etc, that don’t require you to be super smart, have a degree/masters or technical ability, and can easily pay 6 figures.