Stacey Soloman rant that actually just shows what's wrong with the world

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So I've just watched a video where shes addressing someone writing an article about her sister and how she used to work as a peads nurse but now makes money online like Stacey because shes better off and get more time with her family.

How is this the way the world works?
Im not disregarding why influencers do it becaise I would if I could being a nurse myself but this is so wrong that this is the best way of getting money these days.

Its the same with ladbaby etc why the hell are all these people getting crazy money for all this stuff.

Sorry just had to rant whilst on my break on night shift on my extra shift that ive taken 🙃

"Most people don’t go into nursing because the pay is crap and the job is horrendous hours and conditions. It’s not unreasonable to not want to do that with your life."

I don't think the pay is crap.
I wouldn't want the hours and conditions or the responsibility/blame when things go wrong.

Having known many nurses and spoken to many people about the subject, I'd say it's the sort of job that people think others should do but, funnily enough, not them personally.
Funny that.

I worked for a short time as a care assistant. Yes it was not nursing but it did involve working nights and it was hard enough for me to upend my body clock.
I couldn't sleep in the day. I took orders from the staff nurse and she didn't sleep well either so she had it even harder than me as she had overall responsibility.

I don't judge any nurse for saying sod it.

I think there's snobbery here at play, too.
A kind of dislike of ordinary people doing it for themselves but I bet there's no problem with nepo babies earning a ton of money for presenting dross on TV.

There are influencers who started out just doing that and have become successful.
I agree that it's precarious, not just because someone else can become more popular but also even small changes to a platform's algorithm can change how traffic is sent to a particular influencer and they have to change how they reach people.

Exactly. If anything at least influencing is a bit more meritocratic- so many singers/actors/models are nepobabys whereas anyone with a camera can do content creation. I know its ironic given we're talking about stacey's sister riding her coattails but stacey herself doesnt come from a wealthy family, most cc come from normal backgrounds.

Lots of the cc I follow are comedians which used to be quite a male dominated field - personally to me it seems like quite a good thing if more women of all ages can get into it without having to do the whole comedy circuit of travelling the UK and getting constant abuse from pissheads (Im sure they get trolls online but at least its not face to face).

The only thing I dont get about influencers/content creators is how we havent reached peak capacity yet, there seem to be so many!

What on earth does inheritance or family support have to do with anything? How many people have that? I never did or will.
And yes, I pay on average 10% above the market rate for all my employees. That’s how you get the good ones! That and treating them well.
And, no, of course I don’t have enough jobs for “everyone” but I’m not a bloody unicorn! Whilst there are many shit employers, there are also many like me, who do give a shit, who do pay people well, who profit share and who know full well they would be nowhere without the people they employ.

For some reason, I LOVE watching cleaning videos. I don't like cleaning, but I like watching it. The dirtier it was to begin with the better and I'm obviously not alone because there are so many of them.

Her sister’s “rant” is worth a watch. I found her to be articulate and clearly very intelligent. I think she stuck up for herself very well and was very impressed by her.

Influencers are essentially part of entertainment industry. How is it different from footballers or Hollywood actors being paid a lot more than a nurse?

She left nursing for a job with better hours and money and working conditions.

Nursing has never been an easy job. She worked in peds, which can be especially emotionally exhausting. When I was working for the first couple decades, it was unusual to see nurses working into their 50s, much less their 60s. They burnt out or retired because the demands of the job were too much and management was unsympathetic at best. Now you see it more because times are harder.

Nothing wrong with her switching careers.

If she can make more money online then she'd be a fool not to.

The point is she's only able to because she's Stacey sister.

Before Youtube and Tiktok you needed a combination of talent and good luck to become 'famous'. Now you can make videos from your kitchen talking about nothing and become famous and make a lot of money. But the overwhelming majority of people doing that don't make a penny but it's become part of societies dreams and aspirations now and suggested as a career.

Which makes people even disgruntled and angry at life because 'that woman does exactly the same as me but i'm ignored online'.

We used to have unrealistic aspirations of being famous models, singers or actresses to make the big bucks but that took some talent and work and effort or just 'being discovered' whereas none of that is required now for fame and money so it seems more realistic to aspire to. But the facts remain it's still unlikely to happen but seems more in reach. Ans makes people more angry when it isn't happening for them.

And 'influencers' are contributing to the brain rot in society. Where people get applauded for cleaning their house or doing their weekly shop. Or for having multiple children that they exploit online.

I have no idea why people find her engaging- she is so transperant she may as well be made out of glass- she also in nohas no skills in the things she is trying to teach- talentless and greedy, just exploiting people. Don't watch anything she is in , then in a few years time she will just be an unpleasant memory.

Good! There’s more to life than work. Of course we still need healthcare workers, hospitality, cleaners, public services, transport, teachers and all other jobs that keep society running and in an ideal world they’d pay a lot more. But people seeing through the scam that is capitalism is a good thing imo. I’ve had that attitude since my early 20s and I’m nearly 40 now, I was quite out of step with the millennial generation.

We of course still get interest. But nowhere near the amount that we used to, and much less from high calibre graduates. Long gone are the days of receiving hundreds of applications from top universities and having our pick of la crème de la crème.

To be clear, I don’t blame young people. I dream of quitting the rat race literally every day. I am unfortunately trapped (expat on a visa…) so can’t, but… one day!

I couldn’t agree more.

AI can’t come soon enough in my industry, as far as I’m concerned. It will give me the kick up the backside I need to do something else with my life.

Only just recently discovered the Austins. They are making a fortune from living in a dirty house - Nicole seems to half clean it and it gets dirty again and her Facebook and tik toks make her a lot of money

Brogan Tate is another odd one. She seems to spend her life on paid for holidays

I find the whole influencer thing concerning, so many young adults/teens/ children see this as the career choice. The money they make for often doing nothing of any true value is frightening

I think it would equally soul destroying spending ages making my kitchen/room look photogenic, artfully arranging things , making myself look good, making a video .....and then getting 10 followers who are mostly friends and family...and not earning a bean....because I imagine that is the reality for a lot of hopefuls!

Good on her for making a better life for herself and her family.

We need to pay nurses more and give them more reasonable working conditions and hours.

But that's why the pay is crap. The conditions and responsibility might feel easier to bear if people felt they were properly paid for it.

I work in the NHS and know quite a few nurses who have left for various well paid opportunities that fit in better with their families including influencers, aesthetics, dog walkers, child minders, and someone who is now an author and of course the ones that have moved to NZ & Australia as the pay and hours are better.

It's only crap pay when comparing it to influencers.

@LoyalMember You're very wrong.

She's a successful businesswoman, multi millionaire, a former teen mum who has achieved a lot using her own mind and her own hard graft. It seems to me that she steers every single choice she makes towards teaching her kids about what really matters- family, learning, grabbing opportunity, effort, and perseverance. And remarkably nowadays, she doesn't seem to have shit on anyone on her ascension. I don't think she fakes how she feels on things like Sort Your Life Out, she seems very switched on and aware of people's issues without judgement. A breath of fresh air compared to all the sensationalist exploitative bullshit in other programmes.

She's also managed this whilst being a mother to (I think five?) kids. So your misogynistic tired view about her being unintelligent just doesn't wash.

She bought their house, and it appears that she doesn't rely on her husband financially. So... Actually, she's ticking all the boxes of what we are "supposed" to do as women... Earn and achieve success equal or greater than a man's, and also be a good mother and run a loving home, oh and stay fit and healthy and relatable. That takes emotional and practical intelligence.

I'd say she's fucking nailing it all TBF, I would definitely use her as a relatable example to show my kids how ordinary people can find options and go after them.

Also, naysayers, is the irony not lost on you that Mumsnet and your posting here is just as parasocial as following influencers or watching their videos etc?

This site is used as a fertile ground to mould algorithms and extract information from all of us posting here. You're deluded if you think you are above being influenced, or above this parasocial sphere. You're right here, it's two arms on the same torso 😘

Hi, Stacey..

Sadly not, I'm an unemployed woman in my forties in the north who has never met her. I can't prove this but, well, I don't know what else to say other than my opinion about her lol. You don't have to believe it. Tbf I would love to have her motivation and friendliness, so I'll take it as a compliment 👍