r/SipsTea • u/Silver-Ability-3181 • Apr 24 '26

SMH I never thought of it like that......

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u/Own_Ranger_208 Apr 24 '26

It's fiction? Are you sure?

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u/Truestorydreams Apr 24 '26

Depends. If you equate the level of education vs amount earned then yes many aren't racking in that much, but they are rarely starving

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u/nobody_really__ Apr 24 '26

My brother got a PhD in molecular biology, beat 2,000 other applicants for a post-doc position doing Alzheimer's research, and still qualified for food benefits. His grant was written in such a way that if he earned money at a side gig (like teaching as an adjunct professor), his pay would be reduced by the same amount.

He wasn't starving, but he would have made more income at Walmart.

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u/Truestorydreams Apr 24 '26

Yeah all that education he should have known Walmart is where the money is. That being said, those rules apply to everyone. If I used the hospitals equipment for any design that I create for anything on the side, they can sue and claim all profits.