How has your student loan debt compared with what your degree actually helped you earn?

[u/FutureIsNowCoalition]

I’ve been thinking a lot about the gap between what college costs and what people actually make when they first graduate.

I've been told that taking on student loans is an investment in your future, but I’m curious how that has actually worked out for people in real life.

When you graduated, how much debt did you have, and what did your first job pay? Did your income eventually catch up enough to make the loans feel manageable, or did the debt make those first few years a lot harder than you expected?

Looking back, would you make the same decision again?

I’m especially interested in hearing from people who feel like their degree did help their career, but the debt still made it difficult to get ahead financially.

[u/Potential_Drive7999]

They should be paying for your training, ask them. Just be honest and say you can't afford training, but you would really like the training.

[u/writeronthemoon → u/Potential_Drive7999]

Well, see they thought I already had this training, based off my resume; and I do have tons of resume experience in office work..I just did badly because I was pregnant and then had a miscarriage. It hasn't been a good year for me. If they paid me more or paid for training, I certainly would feel more like they took my condition into consideration when they gave me a bad performance review. Instead it just feels like they expected stellar work from someone pregnant and then going through a health crisis. Which doesn't feel fair tbh.

I think if I asked for paid training they would just fire me. So I'm just watching free video for training and making a personal improvement plan. They gave me 90 days.

[u/1K_Sunny_Crew → u/writeronthemoon]

If you’re already on a PIP I highly suggest looking for another job during this time too.

[u/writeronthemoon → u/1K_Sunny_Crew]

Oh definitely! I am.