Completely fucks me off that everyone I can think of in my year at school appears to be achieving more than me career wise. I'm on £48k. I just want to find one person that's in prison or on the streets
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Frame them, make it happen.
aug 29, 2025, 10:24 pm • 2 0 • view
This is why I appreciate the dumbass at my high school who tried to stand on the roof of a moving car, fell, cracked his skull and died. Every addict, felon and loser has achieved more, so thanks for that!
aug 29, 2025, 11:01 pm • 1 0 • view
Another whining low achiever. I wouldn’t get out of bed for £48k.
aug 30, 2025, 8:40 am • 0 0 • view
I would get into anyone's bed for £48k!
aug 30, 2025, 8:44 am • 2 0 • view
Where did you go? Eton?
aug 29, 2025, 10:22 pm • 24 0 • view
Nah - he'd definitely know one who was in prison.
aug 30, 2025, 5:47 am • 19 0 • view
In my experience, the most dissatisfied, the most jealous, the most vocally hard-done-by people I know are also those earning the most. Not everyone earning big bucks is necessarily like this, but the reverse is very true.
aug 30, 2025, 7:38 am • 0 0 • view
That's a solid salary. Most of your needs are met. Maybe have a look at some self help books and work with what you have.
aug 30, 2025, 8:29 am • 0 0 • view
How are you at the bottom of the career pole with £48k? This reads like rage bait.
aug 29, 2025, 10:23 pm • 10 0 • view
He's not. Even if he went to fkn Eton there'd be at least one wrongun doing time for something. Likely he can't see the failures because they're dead, or disappeared to avoid debts or threats.
aug 29, 2025, 10:26 pm • 6 0 • view
"Comparison is the thief of joy"
aug 30, 2025, 8:18 am • 2 0 • view
Socialize more with them ! Being around well-off people can get you good info on how to improve your own career, or even directly provide opportunities to you.
aug 30, 2025, 12:18 am • 0 0 • view
Mate.. a good life is measured in happiness, not an account balance. Tragedy is multi class. 48k is above average.
aug 29, 2025, 11:21 pm • 5 0 • view
Holy crap, where did this kid grow up? 1/3 of my hs class is dead or unhoused and I'm not even 50 yet. Maybe 5 of us broke 100k
aug 30, 2025, 1:19 am • 3 0 • view
aug 29, 2025, 10:28 pm • 7 0 • view
Gofundme.com ?
aug 29, 2025, 10:23 pm • 2 1 • view
My late best mate once quipped that if ever our school year were to have a reunion, half of them wouldn't be able to get the time off from their jobs at the cash 'n' carry, while the other half wouldn't make parole. And yes, I DID go to a failing secondary modern.
aug 30, 2025, 7:13 am • 1 0 • view
Me too!
aug 29, 2025, 10:35 pm • 0 0 • view
But look on the bright side. I bet some of them are conspiracy theory nut baskets by now. Some need viagra. Some of their wives are cheating on them, some of their kids hate them, and some of their mums go to sex clubs. Life’s not just about money, is it?
aug 30, 2025, 12:11 pm • 0 0 • view
Should’ve gone to my school. Full of complete morons. Myself included.
aug 29, 2025, 10:22 pm • 4 0 • view
Give it time
aug 30, 2025, 2:48 pm • 0 0 • view
You are not the car you drive.
aug 29, 2025, 10:21 pm • 15 1 • view
Tell that to Bumblebee.
aug 30, 2025, 12:40 am • 20 0 • view
the fact you care means they're already achieving more than you.
aug 30, 2025, 10:42 am • 1 0 • view
aug 30, 2025, 1:07 am • 0 0 • view
One of my childhood bullies is in prison for murder and another died of a rare disease and it's so satisfying.
aug 31, 2025, 5:31 pm • 0 0 • view
Is this just bait, or am I alone in thinking £48k is a decent wage (outside London)?
aug 29, 2025, 10:30 pm • 7 0 • view
Depends on his age tbh. If he’s 25, yeah. If he’s 55, not so much
aug 29, 2025, 10:51 pm • 0 0 • view
As a 55 year old I'd disagree.
aug 29, 2025, 10:57 pm • 4 0 • view
if fesser's school buddies are all raking in over 60, 70 , 100+ grand then 48K doesn't cut it. This is how a lot of 'scholarship' kids feel after they graduate and realise its their peers' connections more than their talent that determines their success.
aug 29, 2025, 11:30 pm • 2 0 • view
So it's just greedy and envy then? Good to know.
aug 29, 2025, 11:45 pm • 1 0 • view
lots of greed, lots of envy 🙁
aug 29, 2025, 11:51 pm • 1 0 • view
It's rage bait. I'm in my 40s (just) and am on about this now, after 20+ years of working my way through shitty jobs and sectors. I'm not rich by any means but I'm more than happy to be on what I am. Outside of London. But then again, I don't yearn for money, I just want to be comfortable and happy.
aug 30, 2025, 12:06 am • 4 0 • view
I’d guess that maybe 40% of the people who work for the NHS or civil service are on less than this so it is a decent salary
aug 30, 2025, 6:22 am • 1 0 • view
90%
aug 30, 2025, 6:53 am • 1 0 • view
Stop worrying about what everyone else is doing, it’s such a waste of time. If you like your life that’s fine. If not think what you could change to make it better.
aug 29, 2025, 10:38 pm • 10 0 • view
That salary puts the fesser in the top 2% in global income terms, but they nonetheless feel relatively inadequate. If only we measured success using metrics like the quality of our health, loved ones, ethics and generosity of spirit.
aug 29, 2025, 11:26 pm • 8 0 • view
I completely agree with your sentiment here, but I think it's a little misleading to compare against global earning rates instead of those in the UK. That said I think they're still in the top 10%.
aug 31, 2025, 12:28 pm • 0 0 • view
yeah, fesser is doing ok. Point about the global earnings tho is that if you're born in the UK then that's already a winning lottery ticket to most of the world.
aug 31, 2025, 10:45 pm • 0 0 • view
If I had a 48k I’d play Jet Pac and shut the fuck up whinging.
aug 30, 2025, 3:46 pm • 0 0 • view
aug 30, 2025, 6:08 am • 0 0 • view
£48k a week is not bad
aug 29, 2025, 11:41 pm • 0 0 • view
Be the change you wish to see in the world
aug 29, 2025, 10:26 pm • 0 0 • view
Comparison is the enemy of joy dude
aug 30, 2025, 5:28 pm • 0 0 • view
Boris?
aug 30, 2025, 2:09 pm • 0 0 • view
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Status_...
aug 30, 2025, 6:26 am • 0 0 • view
This is bait. Not biting.
aug 30, 2025, 5:18 am • 1 0 • view
Fucking tragic, only making an above-average salary
aug 30, 2025, 5:42 am • 0 0 • view
In fairness, £48k is pretty good from Only Fans.
aug 29, 2025, 10:38 pm • 3 0 • view
What kind of school were you at if you consider £48k bad? I earn well for my 'level' but I'd snap your arm off for £48k. Conversely I'm still the odd one out from my class, all them split into one of 2 groups. Teenage parent chavs who live off the state or well to do married middle class twats.
aug 30, 2025, 10:49 am • 2 0 • view
Give it a couple more years. The thick bullies and/or “cool” kids start darwinning themselves through bad life choices.
aug 30, 2025, 7:02 am • 0 0 • view
I certainly hope they're spiritually better off than you as well.
aug 29, 2025, 10:25 pm • 1 0 • view
How many of them are living beyond their means with borrowed money?
aug 30, 2025, 7:03 am • 0 0 • view
The question is how much does the fessor live and spend? £48k is £3k after tax. If mortgage and debt free with simple hobbies it’s a good income. If living well beyond your means, any salary feels inadequate.
aug 30, 2025, 7:31 am • 2 0 • view
You make your own luck in life, perhaps all those other people figured that out. Rather than spending energy complaining and moaning about life, pointlessly comparing your life to other people's, spend that energy on self improvement and carving your own path.
aug 30, 2025, 7:05 am • 2 0 • view
That's absolute horseshit.
aug 30, 2025, 7:56 am • 3 0 • view
I missed blaming others and "the system" for your failings.
aug 30, 2025, 8:26 am • 1 0 • view
Ok, so all those poor fuckers in Gaza, or kids with cancer, that's their fault is it for not "making their own luck". It's a vacuous saying spouted by morons.
aug 30, 2025, 8:27 am • 5 0 • view
Obviously feel free to ignore that otter though or whatever the fuck it is.
aug 30, 2025, 8:30 am • 0 0 • view
I make my own luck. Coincidently my dad makes six figures.
aug 30, 2025, 2:13 pm • 2 0 • view
Lol exactly.
aug 30, 2025, 4:04 pm • 1 0 • view
Not in my case, absolutely working class, university wasn't even offered to anyone at my school. Just turned down a job offer of £100k
aug 30, 2025, 4:46 pm • 0 0 • view
Good for you. All down to your own hard work and dedication no doubt and absolutely no input from the fickle finger of fate
aug 30, 2025, 5:02 pm • 0 0 • view
Yeh, no such thing .... You adapt, prioritise, sacrifice, focus on what matters.
aug 30, 2025, 5:06 pm • 0 0 • view
You clearly can't determine your starting point in life, and life may deal blows, but everyone still has the ability to steer.
aug 30, 2025, 8:41 am • 0 0 • view
Tell that to someone with terminal cancer, a dead kid, someone trapped in modern slavery etc. Sometimes fate dumps you in the middle of a whirlpool and there's no getting out. So drop the positive-thinking bollocks please. Only halfwits, ignorant of the world around them, espouse that shite.
aug 30, 2025, 9:39 am • 5 0 • view
Appears is the key word there. Don't believe everything you see, hear or read.
aug 30, 2025, 11:51 am • 0 0 • view
Do you enjoy your job though? If you do, that’s worth more than being in a job you hate that pays better.
aug 30, 2025, 7:52 am • 0 0 • view