Why dont people just get an education and get a better job instead of complaining about how much $$ they make?

Answer 1

Because it's easier to complain than to do something about it.

Answer 2

Education is not necessarily guarantee of a high-paying job, unfortunately. Some of the most important jobs in the United States, such as police officers and teachers, are some of the lowest paid, even when they require advanced degrees.

I have a B.B.A. and an M.A., and I teach French at a local university. My classes are in constant demand due to the foreign language requirement and my good teaching reputation, but I only earn $15,000 a year. I might be able to earn more if I returned to get my Phd and if I relocated afterward to another state to find a tenure-track job wherever there's an opening. But I can't afford to return to college on $15,000 a year, nor can I relocate since I have two children and am required by law to remain in this area so their father (my ex-husband) can visit them. In the meantime, I get by by cutting all "unnecessary" expenses, including personal health insurance (although my children are covered by their father). I must say that find it truly ironic that the students who look up to me as a learned, highly educated, gifted professor of a foreign language don't realize that I can't even afford to get the yearly mammogram that my doctor recommends, much less travel overseas to expand my knowledge of the language and culture I teach.

Sometimes education and hard work are all you need to get a high-paying job. But more often than not, high paying jobs require certain sacrifices (such as not having children) and certain negative character traits (such as dubious scruples and a pushy sales manner) that the average hard-working, educated person may or may not possess.

So while the free market may value pushiness and unscrupulousness to a certain degree, shouldn't we as a society be prepared to award those whose jobs are important? Why should the average lawyer earn $55 an hour and the average sales manager $45 an hour, while the average firefighter only earns $19 and the average teacher, $10. It's high time that we recognized that the free market doesn't always result in a pay scale that contributes to an equitable, progressive society, and that if we want to continue growing as a nation, we have to reassess our values and stop paying those who create the toys and gadgets that entertain us more than those who educate our children and protect our lives.

Answer 3

I think u meant to say how LITTLE $$ they make, right?
I have an MEd and I only make 36K in Denver. I knew I'd be broke but doing satisfying work. My complaint is not why teachers and other underpaid professionals are poor, but why are meaningless people like sports pros and actors so grossly overpaid and grossly funded by the public? I don't blame the highly paid; I am disappointed in the public for letting it go on and then complaining about the state of things in this country. I know- spoken like a true blue liberal.

Answer 4

it's easier to complain than to do something about it. LIke me for examples.. I complain because I have a bit too much of a belly!!! BEer belly yuck lol. It's not so bad if i suck it in lol.. i'm not overweight or anything like that but i'm always complaining. I started exercising this week though.. anywayz back to your question...you know what... these are examples in your life... look at them they are there to make you snap back into reality and make changes within you. Don't be like them. Let them keep complaining hopefully the way they're complaining they'll make their kids be scared and go to school.

Answer 5

Because getting an education takes time... time for classes, studying, etc.. When people have bills to pay RIGHT NOW, they have to settle for the job they can get. It is VERY hard to go to school, work, take care of a family, and still maintain a decent gpa. Also, getting an education costs money..even if you get financial aid, it still costs money...gas to get to school, living expenses, plus your bills don't stop just because you're going to school!! Nice idea, though.

Answer 6

What if we have a 4 yr college education and a job, and the money we make still sucks?

Answer 7

i do see your point, but don't be too hard on them (us) SOME OF US, LACK CONFIDENCE, OR NEVER HAD ANY SUPPORT SYSTEM TO HELP US GO FARTHER,
SOME NEVER FELT SMART ENOUGH
SOME NEVER HAD ENERGY TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES, AN WORK AN STUDY, AND MAINTAIN THE ENERGY,,
SOME WERE JUST AFRAID,, THEY COULDNT MAKE THE GRADE, OR DID NOT KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN WITHOUT GUIDES - ALONG THE WAY

SOME PEOPLE WERE JUST THROWN OUT LIKE A Q-TIP AND TRULY WOULD NOT KNOW WHERE TO START, BUT IF THEY BUG YOU, FEEL SORRY FOR THEM , OR BETTER YET ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE A LARGER STEP, HELP THEM, BE A MENTOR , GET INVOLVED..BE A HERO, AND THEN YOU WILL PROBABLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR AT LEAST ONE PERSON WHO IS NOT LIKE YOU WITH A "HIGHER" EDUCATION

Answer 8

becuse getting a better education and a better job requires lots of money, which some americans do not have. not all of us were afforded the luxury of having lots of money.

Answer 9

student loans can help, but for the most part I live paycheck to paycheck working full-time. I can't afford to take a part time job and go to school, and the night schools in my area suck.

Answer 10

because that takes more initiative than most have. They would rather complain than actually do something about their problems.
That would be too simple and they would rather make the rest of their co workers miserable.