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I was in high school when "The Ladders" commercials came out in the US. It was a job board for high earners. I remember the tag line "100k jobs for 100k talent"
by Infernal 4y ago
I was in high school when "The Ladders" commercials came out in the US. It was a job board for high earners. I remember the tag line "100k jobs for 100k talent", this was in the early 2000's. It stuck with me because this was several multiples of the household income of anyone in my extended family, and I couldn't imagine ever making that much money or what those people's lives must be like.
Then ~5 years ago I crossed the 100k barrier myself, though it didn't feel that momentous or impactful. Earlier this year I looked up the rate of inflation since those commercials, turns out that 100k when they were airing would be more like 160k now...
- A4ET8a8uTh0 4y agoThank you for sharing this. This is exactly my point. The absolute number looks better and serves as an emotional barrier/achievement of sorts ( hell, I know I called my mom when it happened for me ), but in real terms ( as in, what that money can get you ), it is not as 'good' at getting goods as it once was.