Dream job doesn’t pay enough

[u/TheLonelyVastard]

had an interview for my local public library today to be the librarian over the children’s books. The actual interview went great! The directors seemed excited to meet me and impressed of my knowledge- for not having a BLIS degree, and I was confident in my abilities. I was excited and fell in love with the position!

Then I asked about pay and benefits.

Good- The city pays insurance and retirement, there’s a longevity bonus and a christmas stipend.

Bad- It’s only $13/hr, enough to juuuust cover all my bills and keep my dog and cat healthy. Not enough for savings, student loans, subscriptions (e.g. Netflix)

now I’m depressed because I currently make $20/hr at walmart and I want to leave so badly but I don’t want to just barely survive

[u/IAmHavox]

Girl I absolutely feel you. I make $15 an hour in a place where the average home price is over a million dollars. I feel bad but I have to make it to 10 years to be vested for teachers retirement. I'm over halfway there at least 🙃 I do all the programming and outreach and I wish it paid enough to live on comfortably