32M - Salary progression of a workaholic with no high school diploma
I worked as a janitor from 2014 to 2020 until I got laid off because of covid. I really liked that job and hours from 6am to 11am every single day. The most I made was $16/hr
After getting laid off I found a factory job where they started me at $16.50/hr
Found a nicer job at a warehouse at 50k per year and felt like a god but they abused me and the workload ended up being too much.
My coworker was purchasing agent and it seemed easy so I started applying and found the best job of my life at 65k. Unfortunately, half of the company got laid off 2 years later because of tariffs.
Ended up finding a janitor job 2 days later that pays 55k a year for 2h 15min hours of work on weekdays and 4 hours on weekends and also found a procurement job that pays 80k.
I now clean from 5am to 7am then drive to the office and work from 8am to 5pm. Then I also have to work weekends from 3am to 7am but I got used to it and Im allowed to bring somebody to help me out so that I can have weekends off or have the job split for 2 people.
Before people start questioning my 2nd janitor job at 55k that pays insanely well I need to mention that the job is supposed to take 4 hours on weekdays and 5-6 hours on weekends according to my boss and also its a 1099 job. But I work very hard and fast and found tricks to do the job quicker where it takes me half the time. The job is a gold mine and Im very very lucky.