Based on her article, she made $19,064.24 a year, or $1,588.68 a month. Is that a lot of money? Not really, but you can make it work. The key is to actually live within your means. Cut the expensive cell phone bill. Get some roommates. Stop eating out and going out for drinks all the time. Sell your expensive car and get a cheaper one (or just bike if you can).
I agree that people should be paid a living wage, but I also think people should be responsible for what they do with their money. If you don't like your current job, work to find a better one. Don't just complain about it on the internet.
Why are they offering that position in the most expensive city in the country? If they're not going to pay enough for it, who taking the job will be able to afford to live on the salary?
I would recommend looking through her post and also some of the links posted. It looks like she wasn't living within her means. When that's the case you can either:
1. Work to increase your means
2. Reduce your expenses
3. Sink deeper and deeper into a pit of debt and despair
She's not a charity, either—she works for them, in exchange for the money to live. If they're not offering enough for that to be possible, then they're expecting for people to work for them as a charity.
> I would recommend looking through her post and also some of the links posted. It looks like she wasn't living within her means.
I'm not going to try and assess that based on pictures someone found on the internet.
Here's the real question: why did she chose to work in the most expensive city in the country?
What was she expecting? Yes, customer service reps don't get paid well. Why? Because literally anyone who can answer the phone and not be rude can do it. The required skill set for it is very low and it's easy to find replacements, so it's not going to be a well paid position.
If you read her article, you'll learn she majored in english (which is fine, but you should go into that knowing you're not going to make much money), and immediately got herself in a bunch of debt after college. She clearly isn't the best at financial decision making.
I wouldn't want to live in the bay area on a dev salary, let alone on a service rep one. No one is forcing her to make bad decisions. I can't stand people complaining about the status quo when they make horrible decisions with their money and life choices.
And just to note, I was a customer service rep for over two years, so I know what the job entails. I eventually realized it wasn't a career, and decided to teach myself to code. Even if I hadn't though, I'd still be doing okay by:
1. Not spending more than I earn.
2. Not living in a ridiculously expensive city without an equally ridiculous income.