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i agree with whats been written, do you guys ever encounter somoeone from the opposite sex who wont date you because ur in ur mid to late 20s and live with ur parents?
Of all the young/recent grads at my company, I only know of one that lives at home. The others are in roommate situations and sharing with 2 or 3 others- usually in Manhattan. The entry level pay at my company is about $55K
A lot depends on culture and responsibility to family. Some children are expected to stay home until they marry. Some have financial responsibilities to their families.
I worked at a job that had lots of recent college grads who were transplants, who lived with roommates. In those circles, it seems that moving to NYC is the next cool thing to do, and it's expected if you don't want to be perceived as a social loser. Finances don't seem to be a barrier with this group, as I think they have their own money, separate from salary.
If you don't have cash flow outside of your income, and you can get past concerning yourself about what people think, it may be to your advantage to stay home for a few years instead of throwing money to a landlord. Build up a nest egg, and in a few years, you'll be in a better position to get your own place, and maybe you won't even need roommates.
Of all the young/recent grads at my company, I only know of one that lives at home. The others are in roommate situations and sharing with 2 or 3 others- usually in Manhattan. The entry level pay at my company is about $55K
What field are you working in with 55k entry level pay?
I can't imagine living at home with my Mother past the age of about 15 technically but I was for the most part not living there since the age of about 13. There is no way I would be living with any of my family at the age of 26 but that is me and how I would live my life. Whatever is right for you is right for you.
What field are you working in with 55k entry level pay?
I work in digital media. It's a research firm. New hires on my team will come in about $50K-$55K (they are out by 6PM, no 80 hour work weeks!). The more technical analyst roles for the new hires are probably higher ~ $60K-$65K (their hours are longer but not 80 hours). I think one of the other teams that supports my team has the lowest entry salary. Theirs might be around $45K (they are out by 5PM)
my guess would be accounting.. the thing is its 55k but u end up working 80 hrs a week with no overtime pay
They actually DO get overtime! The work weeks are not 80 hours though. We also have free food, snacks, sodas and something called summer Fridays. The office closes at 2PM on Friday during the summer.
I think I just let out a secret: my industry is an "unknown" high paying entry level spring board. Though it's not all rosy. Looking at opinions of my company specifically, it's clearly toted as a great place to start your career then move on to one of the big media or internet companies (think Google, Yahoo, Facebook, etc and a lot of people do end up working for them after they leave my company). If they stick around, they try to move into sales which is typically going to push them into 6 figures.
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