Girlfriend talk shit her entire 4 years of college plus grad school. Say 2 years at a trade school isn't a real college. We move to Florida after she graduate.i find a automotive job in 3 days. Takes her a month to get a desk job. 2 years late I double what she makes.
>Mfw she mentions wage gap
your gf is right, she just fucked up and picked a babby major
on a dollar per hour basis, technicians will make more than the vast majority of college educated white collar professionals. this is coming from someone who has lived in both worlds. i make less money per hour as an engineer than i did as a tech.
you don't go to college to make money, you go to college for the white collar perks/lifestyle.
HVAC guy here. Meh. I barely get over 60k while friends in air conditioned offices make 80k salary and tons in bonuses. Im happy. Theyre usually stressed out.
what kind of engineer tho
Your GF picked a shit major. Kudos to you, though, for having a skill, being (apparently) good at it, having a job at all, and having a >gf that pulls her own weight, what with the education and employment.
You sound like you needed to break up with that bitch years ago
>i make less money per hour as an engineer than i did as a tech
Nigger please. "Sanitation engineers" make more than a lot of techs.
i got my degree in mechanical engineering but my point stands for other fields. its the nature of the job scheme, especially when you factor in unions.
the only way you are making more is if you are a principal engineer and you are stamping drawings or you are in management.
that being said, it's not about the money. the perks are where its at. yeah, i'm at work for 8-10 hours a day, but i'm not "working" that entire time. getting paid to think and getting paid to work is very, very different.
>mentions wage gap
I hope you're not getting married.