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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
I seem to recall a poll done at Haskayne School of Business about 2-3 years ago that said kids expect to make north of 65k+ starting salaries pretty much because they spent three or four years in post-secondary.
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it's been a while since I've been in university but I think this is still quite prevalent.
I graduated university in 2007, and absolutely expected this type of salary. People who graduated a semester before got $60k easy right out of school. I ended up gladly settling for $37k a year and had to live paycheque to paycheque to afford my rent in the only illegal basement suite that would take me. A rude awakening for sure, but I think it has actually helped in the long run as I learned what items were necessities (food, rent, utilities) and what were luxuries (all inclusive vacations, Flames tickets, fancy dinners).