Win and I ' m in . Lose and I ' m going to need some help . Right now I ' m the 6 th and final playoff seed playing the 5 th seed . <| sep |> I moved back to the US from Ireland for this job and left my visaless fiance behind for now , so I ' m on my own both literally and financially . And noon ~ 43 , unless you drive , don ' t need public transportation , and are willing to lower your standards considerably regarding neighborhood safety , a one bedroom apartment here is out of the question . Near public transportation , if you really look you can find some for 1500 month plus utilities , and they won ' t rent to you unless your salary is 3 x rent . I was rejected for several apartments because of my income and have folded and arranged for a bedroom in a 4 bed apartment near the hospital where I work . I haven ' t had roommates in 5 years minus fiance , and I ' m trying not to drown in resentment . The roommates are nurses and pharmacists , so at least I found healthcare professionals to live with most of the people I met as options were recent college grads . Roommates also mean that I can start paying off my own student loans seriously , fuck everything about this when the bills start or before . Everyone makes more than we do . My Uber driver last night let me know he makes more than I do . Any friends I have who are working at all make more than I do . If the new FLSA ruling went into effect , my bachelorslevel RAs would make more than I do , because their work experience would bring them up the hospital payscale I ' m not entitled to as a postdoc , and my qualifications wouldn ' t be figured into that equation anyway . Sorry . The short answer is we ' re being underpaid and it ' s not okay .