Burner account because companies are companies but I wanted to share the journey.
2009 - $8/hr working for the local Recorder’s Office. Fired in 6 months.
2010 - $11/room working for a timeshare cleaning service. Fired after a month.
2011 - $10/hr Hired as a graphic designer for a brand new print company. Nearly fired several times.
2013- $12/hr same company, actually got good at my job. Got this raise. Became the star employee, stayed for 4 more years. Still have a good relationship with my former boss.
2017 - $15/hr. New printing company, new city. A step up for salary but these people absolutely sucked. Quit after a year due to mental distress.
2018 - Part time job . $17/hr. Becomes super part time after boss refers me to a more consistent company.
2019 - $18/hr, bigger printing company. Solid position from the beginning. Kept doing side jobs for last boss.
2023 - $52,000 / yr. Huge step up because I tried to leave last company (the ship was sinking) and got a great offer to negotiate with. Decided to stay because salary was too good to jump off the sinking ship.
2024 - $23/hr. Ship sunk, everyone got laid off with very little warning. New job started, I love it. Immediately solid although it’s a lower salary.
2025 - Part time job from 2018 quit after finding out former boss was shady AF. Was spending more on taxes than I was making with him anyway.
2026 - $27.50 / hr, have benefits and wages go up every year due to union. Company has a new CEO. Nobody cares for him but the position is too good to move on from. Loving life. It’s not the greatest salary and everything is really expensive now, but I hope things keep moving up.