I’m 36 so I was leaving college at that time. And yeah, it was hard to get an entry level job in a way that hadn’t happened before
But compared to now, it was a great time to be young. Starbucks paid 12 bucks an hour, you could make like 18 an hour answering phones, make 200-300 FOH most weekend shifts. Renting a room in South Philly was 500 bucks. A one bedroom in a non door man building was like 800. PBR was 1-2 bucks. I fed myself for 30 bucks a week.
I’m 36 so I was leaving college at that time. And yeah, it was hard to get an entry level job in a way that hadn’t happened before
But compared to now, it was a great time to be young. Starbucks paid 12 bucks an hour, you could make like 18 an hour answering phones, make 200-300 FOH most weekend shifts. Renting a room in South Philly was 500 bucks. A one bedroom in a non door man building was like 800. PBR was 1-2 bucks. I fed myself for 30 bucks a week.
It’s significantly worse now than it was then.