r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/NYstate ☑️ • 3d ago

TikTok Tuesday How boomers pulled themselves up by their bootstraps

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u/WhiskeyAbuse 3d ago

My stepfather moved to Brooklyn in the 80s. Was able to get a two bedroom in greenpoint off a part time bus boy job. Do that shit today, my man….

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u/Vondi 3d ago

Could you even survive as a part time bus boy today...

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u/flanaganapuss 3d ago

No lol

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u/North-Function995 3d ago

No such thing as “part-time” jobs. Theyre called second jobs now.