Pay has been shit for so long in so many jobs it’s an utter joke now. What’s the national UK average these days? I think it’s changed only by a few thousand pounds in the last 20 years or so when it should be 3x more if it were to match the cost of living/rent/house prices etc. Bonkers.
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There's also just not very much going. It feels like everyone I know is in/under-employed and looking for work, but not finding it. It's felt like a recession for a while now, but because people are *technically* employed it doesn't really show up lol.
All the books are cooked, the car is on fire, and there's no driver at the wheel lolol
This is why I left the UK for 6 years and worked abroad. Coming back and it certainly feels as you describe.