Restarting an old thread: what do you do and what does the “more successful cousin/auntie’s son/daughter/family friend’s kid” do?

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Im the successful one and I work at Deloitte :(, which is sad....

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Deloitte is just a phase many of us have to pass through on our way to being a hero

successful family friend is working for fun after retiring at age 24 as a multimillionaire - early square SWE

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I wish it were me too! What does she do for fun work now?

COVID vaccine research, you know, like saving the human race

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I was initially the embarrassment of the family.
Graduated undergrad at 28, worked for six months in finance, somehow interviewed my way into DC as a Consultant level, got promoted two years later to SC and here I am at 31y/o working at a FAANG.
My siblings and cousins were all top of their class, graduated early with their masters (nonMBA) but the next most successful is a NICU nurse.
Moral of the story is it’s never too late, despite how much your family may put you down.

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Same. I graduated high school with a 3.5, college with a 2.6, worked odd jobs here and there and now heading to FAANG.

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I work at deloitte. The more successful family friend’s son is a software engineer at FAANG. The grass is always greener IMO

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It’s a never ending cycle. If we compare ourselves to normal Americans we’re all doing pretty great. This is a competition within like the top 10%.

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I work for the more successful kid now lol

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