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Lilthotdawg t1_j2y5afb wrote

Reply to comment by Neverendingwebinar in Oof. I wonder why they’re hiring… Federal Security Services in Lawrenceville, PA. by mama-moth

My husband just got asked to be an accountant for $13. No OnE wAnTs To WoRk!

Edit: It was like pulling teeth to get them to tell the starting pay over the phone. The interview was an hours drive there and back.

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Neverendingwebinar t1_j2y6kj5 wrote

When I got my BS in Accounting in 2010 I was getting $12 offers. I kept turning them down since I was making far more in food service as a server.

I keep getting told that you need to earn your way up and these are "starter jobs" but fuck that, I spent $50k getting a degree in between working 2 jobs. I earned real wages.

I work in an office now finally, but still take my $12/hr in fast food at my night job.

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Lilthotdawg t1_j2y6th8 wrote

☹️ Is the field over saturated?

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Neverendingwebinar t1_j2y7urw wrote

The low end jobs are very saturated. If you graduate high in your class (which someone working 2 jobs already wasn't going to do) and go to a top tier school, you can go right into industry or one of the big 4 to work on your CPA.

CPA can make you bank. All the best entry level Jobs are very hard hours until you climb and usually burn you out. But they pay well and can be rewarding.

Everyone else starts as an accounting assistant, accounts payable clerk, or accounts receivable clerk. They pay usually about $14 here.

I have friends that did this and one became a staff accountant after about 10 years and now makes about $25/hour.

I am willing to tell people what I am worth and don't work anything for less than a set figure as a primary job and am willing to walk away from their "opportunities" because I don't do $14/hour with promises of future success.

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Lilthotdawg t1_j2y84j2 wrote

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question!

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Neverendingwebinar t1_j2y8x79 wrote

My pleasure. Best advice I can give to people is to plan for what job they want then learn what it takes to get there.

Also to choose a value for yourself that matches what you work for and don't let people rip you off.

Fast food management pays 40k to 60k. Why would you take your Bachelor's degree and work for less than that?

Also, those management jobs can be worthwhile options that you shouldn't be afraid of if you will work. Also, there are good labor jobs in water authorities, parks departments, county jobs, and apprenticeships. Good jobs exist, that's why the "nobody wants to work anymore" crowd always looks silly with what they offer.

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cyvaquero t1_j36yp96 wrote

Jesus, I started on an IT support desk with a community college Associates at $16.50/hr in 2001.

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Neverendingwebinar t1_j375esi wrote

In 2010, I worked customer service at PNC and made $9.85, and worked as a waiter on Saturday and Sunday. Then, I managed restaurants, making about $55k.

Now I make about that same money but sit at a desk and eat snacks and drink coffee. So much easier. I am learning golf so I can be management.

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Monkeyhouse10 t1_j2zxhrs wrote

Accounting is far from Saturated, there is a major shortage. I’m getting back into accounting after 3 years off and will be making between 85-110 base plus whatever bonus. Leaving college I started at 57 and steadily move up from there, after 3 years I was 80k.

There’s different paths you can take in accounting but if you go the CPA route (150 credits) and go into public accounting you’ll start at a minimum of 55 in lcol cities

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Lilthotdawg t1_j2zxn67 wrote

Thank you! This makes me feel more optimistic ☺️

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schu2470 t1_j308ybl wrote

I worked for a while at a local bank in Columbia County in the mortgage department. They originally offered me $12.50 to collect documentation, process mortgage paperwork, and order and review appraisals. Told them I wouldn't do it for less than $15. They hemmed and hawed and tried to make me feel like they were doing me a favor by giving me what I wanted. Even that felt like it was too little. Imagine calling your bank with a question about your mortgage or you're trying to get one setup and you find out the person putting it together for you is making $15/hour.

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Lilthotdawg t1_j309f86 wrote

Yet you can work overnight at sheetz for $18/hr. Don’t get me wrong, that type of job is HARD, but no one went into tens of thousands of dollars of debt for a degree and STILL gets $18/hr starting. Anyone with a degree should get $30 or more to help them pay back debt.

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