Who brings home bigger paycheck$?

Fantasy gets paid a lot more than Reality.





Ramens were your dinners, you pulled up many allnighters for 4 years or even more, you took tons of energy drinks just to keep yourself awake to study for exams, those damned difficult math equations, those extra office hours you put into, that much money you invested in one of the top UCs, those loans that seem to stay with you forever... all of that got you to an average earning of $30K/year for your first year out of college. You're so new. You just got ripped off. According to research, on average a 25 year-old earns about 40K-60K/year in 2007. Too little for all that hard work in 4 long years. With such volatile economy situation, when gas prices almost hit $4, when the dollar depreciates, $40K is barely enough for a 25 year old when he/she has to pay loans, grocery, rents, etc. Of course not all 25 year- olds earn from $40K-$60K/year. It sure does depend on one's profession, but on an average that's what a 25 year old earns.

Now let's get in touch with "Fantasy." Beyonce, Brad Pitt, Angie, all the big names got paid so much their money can cover the next^(to the power of 'next') generations. I think they deserve it because they entertain us. Their songs speak our feelings, their acts bring us laughters, dramas, hopes, etc. All of this have become necessities in our lives. Without art life would be so boring and dead. Human beings would get no motivation to achieve better goals. So I believe that they deserve to bring home such big paychecks for all the hard work they put in.

Ok so that's fantasy. What about "Reality?" What about the 9-5 people who earn so little and can barely provide themselves and their loved ones a happy home. They work hard too. How come our president earns only $400,000/year while Brad Pitt takes home millions. To keep this country running sure is tougher than making a movie. But that's how the world operates. I am in no way comparing "Reality" to "Fantasy." I just think that Reality should be paid for at least a little bit better than what it's been paid. At least make it feel like all that 4 years is worth something. Some people work for 10 years as an accountant and still earning $45K/year. A business woman once said: "I don't care if you have 4 or 5 master degrees, if you don't have experience you're worth nothing." Crap... our education has no value, maybe we all should've been working the minute we were born! Ok, not the minute we were born, but you got the gist. I believe that one's salary should go up as they age. That means that your salary should go up every single year. If your employers can't increase your salary every single year but every 3 or 4 years, it better be a good one instead of just $.50 or $1.00 more, or the bonus should be like a gold mine.

But with such depressing economy companies can't pay more for their employees. Some can't even hire more employees. Some even have to fire them! So it is what it is. We can't blame anybody. We just gotta try our hardest to get to the top, like Mr. Donald Trump himself. Working for somebody else will get us nowhere except being what they often call "somebody's b*tch."

Having said that, anyone who wants to feel like the richest person in the world should just do what they're passionate about. Whether you make millions or just $40K-$60K/year, you'll still feel like the richest 'cuz you've fulfiled your soul with passion.