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

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Shell204 · 15/05/2026 01:55

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 🙃

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Harriet36 · 15/05/2026 18:59

Noideawhatthetimeis · 15/05/2026 18:23

Assistant Buyer.

Buying what?
Sorry, being incredibly nosy.

Shell204 · 15/05/2026 21:32

This post wasn't intended to put anyone down it was mainly to highlight the fact that her sister was an incredible nurse who also said she loved being a nurse but due to society/ pressures/ pay / work life balance its better off to be an influencer which is just my.opinions that it shouldnt be a job and its ashame shes had to leave a job instead of society being changed where people can work jobs such as teachers and nurses and be valued and have a good work life balance etc

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Noideawhatthetimeis · 15/05/2026 21:48

Harriet36 · 15/05/2026 18:59

Buying what?
Sorry, being incredibly nosy.

It’s largely irrelevant. What I pay is about 10% over what an assistant buyer gets paid in most industries.

Ernestinepine · 15/05/2026 21:55

Crushed23 · 15/05/2026 02:29

I wonder what will happen to “normal” jobs when so many people are chasing exciting careers in social media and/or trying to generate passive income through investments.

I work in Finance and we’re getting nowhere near the number of applicants for junior roles that we did 10-15 years ago. I go to recruitment fairs at universities and I just don’t see the same kind of hunger for internships that my cohort had in the late 2000s/early 2010s.

Then there’s all the people permanently leaving Finance in their late 20s or 30s - it has become such a flex to quit the rat race, even if it makes you economically worse off. Having a ‘I can take it or leave it’ attitude to one’s 9-5 is rather in vogue right now.

Because salaries haven’t kept pace with the cost of living. And fiscal drag means we have a lot less money in our pockets

JustMyView13 · 16/05/2026 06:31

Shell204 · 15/05/2026 21:32

This post wasn't intended to put anyone down it was mainly to highlight the fact that her sister was an incredible nurse who also said she loved being a nurse but due to society/ pressures/ pay / work life balance its better off to be an influencer which is just my.opinions that it shouldnt be a job and its ashame shes had to leave a job instead of society being changed where people can work jobs such as teachers and nurses and be valued and have a good work life balance etc

But it’s also a shame that an adult woman can’t decide to have a career change after a lifetime of public service. Even in a world where the pay was perfect, the hours fitted her lifestyle and everything else was great - she can still chose to step away from that career, and should be able to do so free of judgement.

Cheese55 · 16/05/2026 06:35

Shell204 · 15/05/2026 21:32

This post wasn't intended to put anyone down it was mainly to highlight the fact that her sister was an incredible nurse who also said she loved being a nurse but due to society/ pressures/ pay / work life balance its better off to be an influencer which is just my.opinions that it shouldnt be a job and its ashame shes had to leave a job instead of society being changed where people can work jobs such as teachers and nurses and be valued and have a good work life balance etc

How do you know she was an incredible nurse?

Shell204 · 16/05/2026 07:56

Ernestinepine · 15/05/2026 21:55

Because salaries haven’t kept pace with the cost of living. And fiscal drag means we have a lot less money in our pockets

Im not second guessing why she chose to do it so would I if I could but its my personal opinion (which im allowed) that influences and even footballers infact amd others shouldnt get the ridiculous money they get. Its not aimed at her dorectly its the "role" im on about

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Sartre · 16/05/2026 08:03

Thiswaythatwayforwardandbackway · 15/05/2026 13:52

How will he ever learn to overcome these issues if he's spending all his time tucked away in his bedrooom alone? Is that really what you want for him for the rest of his life?

I thought the same thing. There’s a YouTuber I do like watching called Garron Noone and he had agoraphobia for many years, YouTube actually was a lifeline for him and brought him out of his shell. He’s a beautiful singer and so now performs on TV and in the local area. In that sense, I’d say it has changed his life for the better.

ThatPeachQuail · 17/05/2026 10:37

JustMyView13 · 16/05/2026 06:31

But it’s also a shame that an adult woman can’t decide to have a career change after a lifetime of public service. Even in a world where the pay was perfect, the hours fitted her lifestyle and everything else was great - she can still chose to step away from that career, and should be able to do so free of judgement.

She was a nurse for about 10 years and had 3 kids in that time so 3 periods of mat leave during that which in the NHS is usually 9 months-a year each time so hardly a lifetime of public service.

I don't knock her for doing what she wants but lets not pretend she lived a lifetime of public service as she patently did not.

JustMyView13 · 17/05/2026 10:44

ThatPeachQuail · 17/05/2026 10:37

She was a nurse for about 10 years and had 3 kids in that time so 3 periods of mat leave during that which in the NHS is usually 9 months-a year each time so hardly a lifetime of public service.

I don't knock her for doing what she wants but lets not pretend she lived a lifetime of public service as she patently did not.

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Ok, let’s go with ‘Half her adult life’ instead.

ThatPeachQuail · 17/05/2026 10:59

JustMyView13 · 17/05/2026 10:44

Ok, let’s go with ‘Half her adult life’ instead.

Half her adult life when she's 37 really isn't a lot though is it?

If she was 60 then maybe it'd be significant but at the end of the day, she did an NHS job all in for about 7 years, and three years of that she'd have been training. About equal to the time she's given to her current career. And about twice as much time as she spent at performing arts college but couldn't get much work in the arts/influencing till her sister got famous.

Let's not give her credit where it isn't due.

JustMyView13 · 17/05/2026 11:04

ThatPeachQuail · 17/05/2026 10:59

Half her adult life when she's 37 really isn't a lot though is it?

If she was 60 then maybe it'd be significant but at the end of the day, she did an NHS job all in for about 7 years, and three years of that she'd have been training. About equal to the time she's given to her current career. And about twice as much time as she spent at performing arts college but couldn't get much work in the arts/influencing till her sister got famous.

Let's not give her credit where it isn't due.

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It’s literally half her adult life. Nobodies comparing her to a 60yr old. Except maybe you.
You don’t have to respect the time she spent in the NHS. She doesn’t need your approval.

ThatPeachQuail · 17/05/2026 13:53

JustMyView13 · 17/05/2026 11:04

It’s literally half her adult life. Nobodies comparing her to a 60yr old. Except maybe you.
You don’t have to respect the time she spent in the NHS. She doesn’t need your approval.

She's not going to pick you love. You don't have to cape for her that she had a bursary for three years training and then almost three years off work having kids paid for by the taxpayer in 10 years. Plus annual leave, sick leave and pension.

I can respect the time she spent in the NHS at the same time as thinking she had a very good deal and we shouldn't be praising her as a public servant when she got the better end of the deal when she got paid for a lot of time she didn't actually work.

I mentioned 60 because if she worked for the NHS till 60 then she put in far more than she took out but the way she worked, she benefitted hugely from working for the NHS for a short time so we shouldn't be feeling sorry for her having responsibilities and working unsocial hours for the few years she did.

JustMyView13 · 17/05/2026 14:00

ThatPeachQuail · 17/05/2026 13:53

She's not going to pick you love. You don't have to cape for her that she had a bursary for three years training and then almost three years off work having kids paid for by the taxpayer in 10 years. Plus annual leave, sick leave and pension.

I can respect the time she spent in the NHS at the same time as thinking she had a very good deal and we shouldn't be praising her as a public servant when she got the better end of the deal when she got paid for a lot of time she didn't actually work.

I mentioned 60 because if she worked for the NHS till 60 then she put in far more than she took out but the way she worked, she benefitted hugely from working for the NHS for a short time so we shouldn't be feeling sorry for her having responsibilities and working unsocial hours for the few years she did.

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What a strange comment ‘pick me’ 🤣

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