Colleague came in upset the other day and I asked her why. She said she is being berated by her family and called bitter because of the below situation .
Her and her sister both live at home. We live near London so prices are obviously extremely high. Her younger sister works part time and earns around 9K, her sisters partner 23K. Because of this they can afford to get their own place as they have a fairly big deposit also as well as 20K gifted to them. The partner will be paying the mortgage and she will give, what she can afford to give each month.
Colleague is upset about it as is single and doesn’t earn enough to move out alone and also has diseases impacting on her ability to work full hours. Although she does work and has saved a lot (55K) she won’t be able to move out as a single person as would need at least 35/40K annual salary.
She says the youngest is extremely lucky as will have her own flat with her paying minimal amount, a loving and supportive partner, easy job with short hours and her physical health.
Would you agree or is there some bitterness and immaturity going on here ? I do think that if colleague met some new people she could potentially have her own partner . Or even if she spent her savings she would be entitled to council housing property ?