It was the start of the 2017 bear market. Bear cycle wiped out almost all of my savings from my portfolio. I can't describe how stressed I am during those days. We should always have a backup plan in every decision we're going to make. This scenario should serve as a learning experience for all of us.
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#12It was the start of the 2017 bear market. Bear cycle wiped out almost all of my savings from my portfolio. I can't describe how stressed I am during those days. We should always have a backup plan in every decision we're going to make. This scenario should serve as a learning experience for all of us.
Did you need that money right away? The stock market has its ebbs and flows and always comes back stronger.
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#13My wife couldn't work because she had two young children with severe medical conditions, and she hasn't worked since then. I have a decent career, but it never paid well enough. The company didn't seem to mind that I was trying to support four people on my receiving salary. It was hard for me; many sleepless nights are thinking about surviving with this low salary alone. I asked my boss for a raise; I was fired for r…
Fired asking for a raise?? What sort of company is this?
Was there shouting or name calling involved?
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#14Graduating in the middle of the great recession. Searched 6 months for a job, found one in the end but seeing your savings evaporate while friends are really happy about getting a job delivering pizzas was quite stressful.
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#15Why is working for Accenture is a stressful time? I am genuinely curious, May I know the details about it? I am currently studying CS, and I would like to learn more about Accenture as it is one of the best IT companies.
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#16As an adult? Being involuntarily unemployed at the beginning of my career. Circa 2001. Made about 10 phone calls a day for two months to land a crap job that paid the bills. Worst part? No decent marijuana around.
As a child? Being in love. Circa 15 y/o. No male role models in my life, neglectful home. A recipe for disaster.
Thankfully, I figured all that shit out. IMHO Took longer than it should have (given an optimal setup and looking at my peers), but we all have to play the cards we're dealt.
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#17Working with a shitty business partner. An expensive (time wise) but worthy lesson.
What did you learn ? Curious.
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#18Why is working for Accenture is a stressful time? I am genuinely curious, May I know the details about it? I am currently studying CS, and I would like to learn more about Accenture as it is one of the best IT companies.
> it is one of the best IT companies
Says who? Except their PR and HR departments of course...
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#19Second eviction by far. LA is a horrible place to live , had I been 19 today I'd end up on the streets since housing is so much more expensive now. Stop thinking about what "society" will do to solve homelessness. Garcetti has no real ability, nor will , to fix LA. Leave while you still can. I had to estrange myself from my family , but hell. I went from 25k in credit card debt to 40k saved up. When I moved to Chicag…
I think a lot of big cities are terrible places to live. People only live there because it's close to work, and work is only there because the people they want to hire have already bought houses there.
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#20Working for Accenture.
Everyone says this but rarely details why it's worse than other places.