Billionaire Sam Zell: "The 1% work harder."

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95. and I blew it by NOT majoring in accounting

yes, I know.

My mom told me once "I think you could do accounting".

I said back to her. "Mom, I KNOW I can do accounting. Because I have not only done accounting, I have actually written computer programs that did accounting."

Yes, that was my first job out of college.

I think a big part of it comes down from these guilds which set up these barriers to justify the high salaries of members of the guild. You majored in accounting. I majored in math and got my MA in economics.

And that apparently qualifies me only to shovel snow. I'd gladly take $10,000 a year LESS if I could work in finance. In a New York fucking second.

Oh, and my supervisor? She was a high school drop out.

The guy who just retired from the $90,000 a year job as head of the finance department? He only has a BA in economics.

The great part about being on the "good job train" (as I call it) is that it "qualifies" you to move from seat to seat on the train. Whereas those other people trying to climb on? Well, they just don't have the experience that I do. That's why they don't DESERVE the high paying job that I have.