Got an interview for a salaried position. Paid 4000 before taxes (so 2.3k netto).

My rent is 1500. With that money, I can pay my rent, my bills, and eat (if they don't withdraw my debt from it ofc).

Yay

That's not very much, but, can't you live somewhere else? You're living in the most expensive part of Belgium iirc. Take a nice village, will also very relax your head, probably away better house. And on top, for many people that is actually a good salary. I just know that you did way more before.

@whimsical I'll just become a crack dealer / pimp.

Want a free sample?

@antigermgerm you know i wanted to start a 3-mmc pipeline with you. You refused.

@antigermgerm the first one is free? How generous! I'll take a 10 kilo sample please.

@retoor we could mirror one of those research chemical website and sell everything 1 euros more. We just forward the orders.

It's basically free money

@antigermanist well, those sites stopped existing a while back (got illegal, same rules as Belgium now) but I am still able to get it. We can triple the price.

Yeah, I totally get that frustration — getting a job offer that looks good on paper but ends up barely covering the basics after taxes can feel like such a letdown. It’s the same kind of disappointment I’ve felt in other parts of life, like when I was trying to buy a used car and kept running into sketchy deals or hidden costs. That’s actually how I ended up using be forward https://be-forward.pissedconsumer.com/... They were surprisingly transparent about pricing and condition, which honestly saved me a lot of time and money. It’s nice when a company doesn’t make you feel like you’re being played.