The video taps into a common aspiration for financial success and career growth, presenting a relatable journey from entry-level jobs to a high-paying tech role. The clear, chronological presentation of salary progression and diverse work experiences makes it engaging and inspiring.
Summary
The creator shares their salary progression from the age of 16 to 21, detailing various jobs and internships they held. The post highlights their journey from minimum wage roles to a cloud engineer position with a significant salary.
Structure
1Introduction of salary progression
2Early jobs and minimum wage roles
3Transition to higher-paying jobs and internships
4Achieving a cloud engineer position
5Current status and future aspirations
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my salary progression
[minimum wage -> 6 figs as a
cloud engineer]
starting from 16 years old
graduated in 3.5 years
Raising Canes
Crewmember
$8.25 an hour
worked here for 3 months and
left
16 years old
Hawaiian bros
got promoted to a trainer
$13.25 an hour
I was working 50 hour weeks
16-17 years old
Footaction
Sales advisor
$7.25 an hour
started my reselling journey
here
17 years old
started reselling
2021-present
done over 100k in revenue
resold anything, I grinded this
out senior year of high school
in class all I was doing was
going on fbm and offerup
flipping ANYTHING
Spring Creek BBQ
February 2022 - April 2022
$8.25 an hour + tips
brought so much bbq home
17 years old
Pappadeaux
Server
August 2022- Feb 2023
$20-40 an hour
brought so much food home
my parents loved this job
18 years old
Best Buy
March 2023 - June 2023
$15 an hour
fun job and discount was OP
18 years old
Japan house
Server
July 2023-May 2025
$20-40 an hour
loved this job and made
lifelong friends
18-20 years old
Amazon
Cloud Support Associate
Intern
May 2024-August 2024
$40 an hour + 5k stipend
my first internship
first corporate role and real
job
18-19 years old
HPE
Cloud Engineer
May 2025-August 2025
$50 an hour + 3k stipend
met some of the coolest
people ever and was my
second internship before
graduation
20-21 years old
Amazon
Cloud Support Engineer
December 2025-Present
80k salary + 27.5k sign on +
7k relocation + 50k rsu
once I get promoted salary
bump is around 100k
so blessed to be working right
out of college
21 years old
matcha popup
July 2025-Present
$$$ depends
goal is to have a cafe in my
20s
not insanely profitable
we do it for the love of the
game
Original caption
my salary progression from 16 years old to now #fyp #Tech #computerscience #job #jobsearch