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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/Unusual_Equivalent50 on 2025-06-20 01:31:30+00:00.

People tell me I am mentally ill for saying the only thing keeping me working is a mild fear of death and destitution. Isn’t death and destitution my punishment if I stop taking a lowball wage for years of experience and education in engineering?

I never imagined the life I was working towards in school was one where I can afford meat and basic housing for 1 person. My dad makes more in pension than I do in salary after 10 years experience as an engineer working full time and being professionally licensed.