School (and uni) weren't terrible, but first jobs often are - you are at the bottom of the stack, and 'it' DOES roll downhill.... the pay (and the work) do get better when you stick at it though.
Yeah I've been in the same shitpay job for 3 years finally have an escape into a better one which is great because I'm planning on moving to the city in about a year so I need the cash