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by fallenspec 1783 days ago
When I got out of university I was doing a web dev job that paid me less than a full time super market job in the UK.

However after a year of working there I quickly moved on and got a big pay rise in doing so.

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I think this is something that every university graduate needs to understand so as to not be bitter.

Your first years of your career will be shit, there is just no beating around the bush around this fact. You will be treated like a kid, you will be paid like shit (borderline minimum wage a lot of the times), and you will have to work ridiculous amounts to be seen on the same level as other people in the field.

Once you break the 1-2 year experience mark then you can begin to expect entry level benefits for entry level positions. After you break the 5 year experience mark, then really the world is your oyster. 10 years or more and you can demand blank checks.