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Young Aussie mum hits back at her critics after sparking backlash for sharing the exact salary she ‘wouldn’t do anything for’

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Alice Raspin (pictured), who earns $67,000 working as a digital specialist for an insurance company, was stunned to learn that jobs in her field were advertised for $60,000 a year.

A young mother who would “do nothing” for $60,000 a year has hit back at criticism after she sparked a fierce debate over “survival wages” in Australia.

Alice Raspin, 28, who earns $67,000 working as a digital specialist for an insurance company, was stunned to learn that jobs in her field were advertised for $60,000 a year.

“I’m sorry, but I won’t do anything for $60,000 a year,” the mother of one said in a video shared on TikTok last week.

‘As I am 28 years old and live in the capital with a son, I have to pay the rent and we are saving to buy a house. How do people expect to compensate someone 75 hours every two weeks for $60,000? What bills am I paying with that? You are dreaming.

“I don’t care how much you make, if it’s less than $60,000 a year, get a new job.”

Ms Raspin admitted in the comments that she has no tertiary qualifications but has been working full time for the past 10 years.

His video received mixed responses from Australians.

‘I recently interviewed for a job as a disability support worker and the usual rate was $26 an hour. In today’s economy this has to be illegal,” one of them wrote.

Alice Raspin (pictured), who earns $67,000 working as a digital specialist for an insurance company, was stunned to learn that jobs in her field were advertised for $60,000 a year.

But the older generation was less understanding, saying “kids these days have no idea” and that if Australians need work they should take what they can get.

Recruitment expert Tammie Christofis Ballis said people like Raspin needed to learn how to scarify and work hard over a long period before enjoying big pay rises.

“If you want to change your career to make more money, you have to take a step or two back to move forward,” he said. Yahoo Finance.

‘And this is what people don’t want to do. They don’t want to go back to TAFE or start an apprenticeship, or whatever, and start again from the beginning.’

But Raspin responded by saying that he understood that he had to climb the ladder, but that it was not as easy as people said.

She told Daily Mail Australia that while a $60,000 salary might work for younger people with fewer commitments, she, like many others, can’t afford to be paid less.

“I think $65,000 is about right if you live with friends or at home and don’t have kids while saving to buy a house or travel,” he said.

“But when you’re 28 years old, have a child and live away from home, anything under $70,000 is not going to cut it.”

Recruitment expert Tammie Christofis Ballis (pictured) says younger workers should be patient with pay rises as many complain that $60,000 a year is not enough.

Recruitment expert Tammie Christofis Ballis (pictured) says younger workers should be patient with pay rises as many complain that $60,000 a year is not enough.

It comes after a tradie boomer shared a powerful message to young Australians who were turning down jobs because they didn’t pay six figures.

The 61-year-old revealed that he had spent four and a half decades in the plumbing industry and was earning $180,000 a year before retiring.

He said he only surpassed the six-figure mark after working hard for years and urged young Australians to roll up their sleeves if they wanted a similar salary.

“Do the hard work in the beginning and reap the rewards in the end,” he told jobs app GetAhead.

“Many young people don’t work hard today, and to get ahead, you have to work hard.”

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