@julie_bush@yshmypk I read it and cried when she described him leaving. Of course she wasn’t about to be homeless, but trust fund technicalities were left out because it’s boring and irrelevant. He still left his wife and was “meh” about ever seeing his children again. That’s the story.
The last time we surveyed New Yorkers about their paychecks, the math was easy. Well, easier. In 2005, a blogger at Gawker made $30,000 and the CEO at Lehman Brothers more than $35 million. Back then, there was no “gig economy,” at least not as we know it today, and coffee shops from Bed-Stuy to the Upper East Side weren’t lousy with model–pickleballer–nanny–actor–producer–DJ–creative directors.
Some 20 years later, amid a radically different economic environment in which the nature of work feels as if it’s about to change forever, we set out to conduct a similar experiment. We reached into our network of sources, blind-messaged LinkedIn profiles, put out a casting call on Instagram, even stopped strangers in Union Square.
What we discovered, just before a jobs report earlier this month confirmed a dwindling labor market, is that salaries across most industries have not kept up with inflation in a city that has become exorbitantly expensive. Of course, there are plenty of people, especially at the very top, doing all right on their salary plus bonus and stock options.
The aim of our latest investigation wasn’t simply an excuse to be nosy. The hope was to capture this moment and provide some sideways service to those wondering what else there might be to do. It’s not too late to try to become a tugboat engineer, is it?
60 New Yorkers share what they do and how much they make for our latest cover story: https://t.co/5YVU6v6F4Q
Breaking my X hiatus to share this amazing interview with @CATMARNELL1 on Substack (Facaderie)…read more here & link in bio to subscribe
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@doctor_rahmeh It is YOUR decision to risk ur career to stand for your beliefs. Instead of protesting & facing the consequences with dignity, u are blaming & shaming Jews who have nothing to do with ur actions. Clearly not the behavior of a righteous activist.
@scarsdalevibe2@NerdeenKiswani It is really such a widespread issue and those who don’t drink, for whatever reason, shouldn’t have to feel the need to constantly explain themselves.
@AssalRad@nytimes It isn’t like 99% of humanity doesn’t care about suffering esp children. She seems fine but I don’t get the hype. Shouldn’t we have higher standards for woman of the year or whatever? A non influencer would be refreshing.
@ghida_fakhry@AssalRad@nytimes I’m confused, if you care deeply about this, surely you’d be able to write something original and not use ChatGPT? Or at least not be so obvious?
@sameerproject Swiftly and publicly, of course! Maybe have their children watch? Can’t wait for this 1 state of peace where “antizionist” Jews most certainly will be safe.