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> In the early 1970s, I was very poor, living paycheck to paycheck. I'm just curious, was an engineering job at HP in the 1970s not well paid?
by vagab0nd 6y ago
> In the early 1970s, I was very poor, living paycheck to paycheck.
I'm just curious, was an engineering job at HP in the 1970s not well paid?
- stan_rogers 6y agoDefine "well paid". Entry-level (relative) wealth is a recent thing.
- nealabq 6y agoRemember, he didn't have a degree until 1987. And credentials mattered more back then. When I graduated with a B.S. in 1982 I had 4 offers, ranging from $22K to $28K. It was enough for the two of us -- our apt was $275/month. But there wasn't a lot left over.