Hey guys,
So for some backstory, I'm 28, and for the past 6 years have been working in my dream job / field (audio). While the work is amazingly fun and the weeks pass by really quickly, I'm only being paid 28k with little to no options to get more in sight due to the audio field being more than saturated and having almost no demand. As a result at 28 I'm still living in a 4 1/2 apartment, can't afford a car or to travel, and on top of that (but that's my own decision) I am paying most of my girlfriend's payments as she is still in university & living at her parents' is not an option.
Compared to that, my best friend has a braindead / boring job at a warehouse, started 4 years ago at 40k and is currently at 60k with insurances & tons of other advantages that I don't have (I'm currently not even saving for retirement). He now has a house, a car, travels every year, can afford to take his girlfriend out for dates etc.
Another one of my friend sells cars. He doesn't even like cars, he just took the job for money, and it worked out great. Another one works in a bank. Same deal.
I'm basically the only one in my group that decided to study in my dream field, got in, and.... I got the worst life even though I love my job.
What would you guys do in this situation? Keep pursuing in the dream job? Or give up and get a high-paying job like everyone else? At my age I'm really starting to crave for a house or a car, and the more I wait, the more houses cost. It's really stressing me out.
Thanks,
Submitted January 03, 2019 at 07:05PM by BasuKun http://bit.ly/2BXfA8L
