Re: How good/bad do I have it at my job?
The "now" is sort of irrelevant. If you talk to some people who have worked and been successful, I think they'd all agree that the first couple of years of work is about 2 main things: finding the right company and networking.
Unless you can't make ends meet, a few thousand dollars a year doesn't matter that much right now. You want to be positioning yourself so that when you're 35, your making 6 figures, working at a top company and able to enjoy life.
I started working 70 hour weeks at a law firm. In a year I impressed someone who got me an interview w/ JP Morgan. 10 years later, I'm making mid 6 figures with a hedge fund and my life couldn't be greater. The horrible first year is now just a war story.
Buffalo might be a tough place to make it big. It's behind only the auto and steel towns as a downward cycling economy, so keep in mid that you might have to move to advance. Good luck with it.
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