Why Getting A Job Is A Complete SCAM 

I hated my 9-5 job! Stuck behind a computer all day. Being stuck in traffic on the way and back from work. I was miserable!

Education will get you a job but self-education will make you a fortune

Regardless of what you do, everything comes down to knowing how to manage your money.

Im glad i work a 7 to 3 whew dodge that bullet!!!

Isn't it insane that the education system doesn't teach how to start businesses or invest? 🤔

*_School prepares you for a 9-5, only you can prepare your self for real SUCCESS_*

I've learned more from RU-vid than I've learned in 4 years getting a college degree. Higher education (in most cases) is a complete scam. Agreed! ✅

lol I'm watching this while at a 9 to 5 job

I agree completely. Once you start working for yourself on a business, you realize how crazy the school into a job method is. I try to tell people about entrepreneurship but people usually respond with "but that's not safe". Of course this is easier as a young man with no rent, best time to start.

My dads a trucker who earns about $90k a year, is home every night, and gets a 3 day weekend every week. No education whatsoever.

I believe a lot of Americans buy into "the college experience" rather than education itself. Most people just go to college to get drunk, sleep around and party hard, and maybe find someone to marry. Eventually they barely finish their degree find a 9-5 making 40K a year with a 30K-60K student loan and bringing that debt into to their marriage.

Proper money management with a job i think is better than no job and no income.

Life is far too short to revolve the entirety of your existence around making financial profit. I will always prioritize a job that I enjoy and that brings me fulfillment over a job that earns me a lot of money. My income as a scientist is fairly average, but I get to spend my days basically pursuing my hobby, so it's great!

The worst thing is the more you get paid in that 9-5 the harder you work to get another raise. Turning the job into a 9-8. Perpetuating a system that isn’t designed to work. Having an hourly wage as the motivation is the wrong goal.

Even a high level corporate slave making 100k a year is still considered to be broke, after taxes it is barely enough to sustain a living, especially if you live in a nice area. The digital revolution is happening and people are starting to realize there are better ways than just working one job.

I work a 6 to 2 and make over 150$ tips on a daily basis earning more than those with a college degree and full of debt. The education system is a trap.

When you finish Rich Dad Poor Dad and realize you gotta make a RU-vid video and try to convince people you are an entrepreneur.

Option 1 (commodity) really sucks. When you need a job, you need a job (most people are fully aware of the 'Scam' slash *"Rat Race"* but my point is when you need a job, you need a job smh);

Ryan, in general I agree with you, but some people are simply followers and a job is perfect for them.

I think these "buy my ebook" I'm online entrepreneur are scam. Not everything is that simple. Sure successful business is great, however, most businesses are not. Having successful career in ordinary jobs like medic or it person is great as well.

Not a big fan of these "getting a job is a scam" titles. The reality is we need people to have jobs. From flipping burgers and stocking shelves, to building houses and creating software, these are all important jobs in society. It's a bit insulting to have titles like "getting a job is a scam". Don't get me wrong, I understand what you are trying to say, but the reality is, if these people with normal jobs didn't have jobs and money, they wouldn't be buying your courses or clicking on your affiliate links, and you could just as easily be flipping burgers too.

In a lot of countries University is completely free you just have to pass the exams and that's it you got in!

I like your content but please think. We need 9-5’ers, We need Manufacturing jobs and hard labor. The system is what built this country. Not saying Im a 9-5’er or Anyone should do something they dont want to do but it’s certainly necessary.

Hey Ryan: As someone who took a LOT LONGER to learn what you already have discovered, demonstrated, and conveyed very well here, I applaud your well-done summary of the whole "Job Sitch" and how the traditional model we are taught often conspires to prevent a person from learning how to build wealth. Nevertheless, as someone who didn't discover these ideas until around my thirty-third birthday, I was *still* able to then "target" retiring by age forty (I failed; it took me until about the age of forty-two to attain this goal); and now, at slightly 'north' of age sixty, I spend each and every day doing (in spite of a disabling condition I have endured since I was a teenager) pretty much whatever it is that I wish to do each and every day. This consists of frequently attempting to give back through selecting various charitable endeavors of my choice. The information you are providing here should actually be 'pumped into the heads' of high school students, and so I would highly encourage anyone who is watching that fits this description to "listen up" and and take notes. I try to teach as much as I can to the younger generation, and yet with my severe trigeminal neuralgia and frequent migraines, it is very difficult to expend as much energy as you do on your channel, but I still try to help those in my community as well as my son, and seven nieces and four nephews, to learn the economic realities of this world. Those who have yet to reach age thirty can benefit most from your information, because they still have an abundance of that one most vital resource: time! But even those who are younger than age fifty can still 'turn things around' if they are willing to aggressively address the things you have covered recently, such as reducing and avoiding DEBT, and learning about the vast difference between ASSETS and LIABILITIES, as well as the phenomenal power of COMPOUNDING INTEREST. I would suggest that you drill down even further on some of the 9-to-5 work myths you touched upon here in a future video: I address this topic under the moniker of "Your Salary Doesn't Matter!" when contrasting the focus most younger people place on their career growth as opposed to their (often sad but usual) avoidance of learning about SAVING and Growing Wealth. And as for those who are feeling 'stuck' with college debt and the 9-to-5 grind: don't despair! As long as you spend less than you earn, and SAVE a portion of that, you're still Good to Go. As a fellow New Yorker, and one who lives on the 'opposite end' of I-90 (near Niagara Falls), I wish you continuing success, and I encourage you to focus on the type of material that you present here. And I would also encourage those Millennials, and especially even those who are even younger and perhaps still in their high school "indoctrinational" years, to learn from you and from others like you, because there are boundless economic opportunities everywhere, as long as people are willing to educate themselves and take appropriate action. I view a young person's ability to grow wealth much as a farmer with 100 acres would view his potential future yield: what this means is, if you're saving NOTHING, it is akin to not planting your field in the springtime! Kids should learn this as early in life as possible! Carry On! - j q t -

I came to the realization that all jobs has crap to put up with from the Supervisor to the co worker. Instead I can work for myself and put up with my own crap.

Unfortunately, most 9-5rs don't even understand the 'value' of net worth

That's all well and good from an individualized, financial point of view... but in economic terms those idiotic, scammed 9-5'ers are what fuel an economy that would not exist without them en masse. You benefit directly from that labor. Its kind of like saying that everyone should be their own boss... that's great from a theoretical basis, but at some point there has to be a division of labor with employees... not everyone can be an employer... and even if they were, who would they employ if everyone is supposed to make RU-vid videos and managing their stock portfolio? You also need that 9-5 job to financially even begin to have the initial capital to generate passive sources of income in the beginning stages.

For balance, I think it is time to upgrade this conversation from "jobs suck, and entrepreneurs rule" to "how many of which type of income streams do you need to achieve your desired life, and what action do you take now to create those streams". *Jobs are a legitimate income source*, but you need to calculate what you are putting in (a prime slice of your day/life) and what your are getting out (taxable fixed salary), then play your cards right. If you can get tips at your job, then it might pay off to boost your service quality and increase your income there. The point is collecting enough money streams to sustain you to the level you want.

First off, I agree with your assessment of the situation. The issue I have with #3, having attempted it, is there is absolutely NO assurance you will succeed doing that. In fact, there are FAR MORE ways things can totally go WRONG than they will go right. Trust me - I KNOW this from experience. Even if you are working for yourself, you CANNOT completely control for the human, er - FLAKE - or just plain evil factor inherent in dealing with other people. At the end of the day your success is STILL predicted on the cooperation of others in the marketplace, their desire (or lack of) for whatever it is you are selling. Vendors can be AS BAD or WORSE than the flakiest customers you've ever had. I've watched several of your videos and while I think they are well put together, not everyone is cut out to be a Real Estate or Internet mogul. I can tell you some SERIOUS horror stories of people who own rental Real Estate - I'd NEVER get into that. The risk of losing your shirt is too high, given the way many renters behave today. As far as RU-vid goes, LOTS of folks are being demonetized for saying the "wrong things". FWIW.

people call everything a scam these days. meanwhile they sit on the sideline barely making ends meet.

The better question would be: What have you learned from your 9-to-5, that you could leverage to build wealth? For me I love my 9-to-5 because I’m very passionate as a software developer, but even I’m beginning to grow weary of not being able to earn more. So to rectify that, after work I have been sharpening up on my development skill and learning about business so I can leverage them in exchange for personal growth and wealth building.

9-5 Jobs will only make the owner of the company rich, not you.

absolutely right..., but since i been a city bus driver my networth has sky rocketed.😀

Nowadays RU-vid is a great tool to learn everything. You just need to be willing put some time and work!

Good thing I work a 8-5. I’m safe here.

Option 4: join the military and have them pay for your college education. Zero student loan debts

Do the work others aren't willing to do and you'll get the things others will never have.

While I work 9-5 I'm also working on my side hustle #futureplan

Next time you walk into a building, ride on a bridge, drive your car or flight to another country realize that that was engineered by educated peaple that at least work 40hrs a week and did go to college in their vast majority. The problem is not the option, but how you avoid debt and invest. Everybody in the workforce is important to society. I cannot imagine a world full of people that don't have drive for what they do and are only on RU-vid talking about how everybody working hard is part of a scam. If everyone had an online business who would be doing the real job out there? This video is just unrealistic.

I prefer option 4. Join the military at 18 until 22. Get paid good money (not for your hours however) and then start free college. Now you can be worth a good 5 figures by 22 with a free bachelors degree and possibly secret or top secret security cleaerence which is worth alot.

Option 3: use a template to sell to naive people/kids

You’re such a G Ryan! Thank you for your amazing content!

Well said Ryan. The problem is, unless you have rich donors, you have to take option 1 or 2 to get to option 3.

Option number 3 for the win! I'm not saying it's easy, but so many people are simply unaware of its viability! Also, I think it's such a shame that a lot of talent is being wasted because people have become so used to just working for someone else and being a consumer during their downtime, and not actually *creating* anything!

I want a 5 to 9 job. Not a 9 to 5 job.

No matter if you go to school or not, everyone has the exact same access to a library that contains more knowledge than you could ever comprehend, if you go to college you’re literally paying just to have the title of a college grad and get no value out of learning.

My biggest problem with 9 to 5 job is not working well of course being forced to work for someone else is triggering but what's even more scary is that there's litterally no job security at all where IS THE JOB SECURITY HOW CAN I BE PRODUCTIVE WHEN I KNOW I CAN LOSE MY JOB ANYTIME. Now get rich and build passive incomes and become rich

I started a business in 2017-$600, 2018-10,000, 2019- as of May $8000. Your business will grow, as long as you build and work everyday.

9 to 5. allows for a good night sleep and daily structure. many people would kill for that opportunity.

I agree mostly with option 1 and 2, but disagree with option 3, and this is coming from someone who chose option 3. Option 1-2 is pretty on point, the only thing I think it leaves out is that these days there are multiple ways you can go to college on scholarship or financial aid, potentially graduating with little to even no debt. I do totally agree with the point about jobs that might not necessarily be super desirable to most and the growth pattern topping out you'll likely have to go through. With option 3, I think the problem is that there are so many waves it can move, it's almost impossible to predict since taking option 3 is sort of like playing educated casino. You have relative control, massive potential, and you're constantly learning, but at the end of the day, not everyone is going to be able to leave with the jackpot. Option 3 is an incredible option most people def don't think about, but I wouldn't say it's necessarily the definite way for everyone, since at the end of the day, we all have different goals and the kind of lifestyle we're looking try to create for ourselves.

Wow, I'm in "option 1" and thought my life was pretty great, but some random guy on RU-vid told me it sucks, so I guess it sucks now...

I find working a job pretty boring because the there's no incentive to do so. If you have what it takes to get a promotion, you have what it takes to just create something for yourself.. so why work hard for a company when you can work hard for yourself lmao. Doesnt add up.

Jobs aren't a scam. People are just too entitled and lazy to look at the readily available options they are given.

Nothing wrong with working 40 hours a week. Live below your means, invest regularly and you will be fine.

You basically going to school for 12 years to become a employee lmao scamsandwich

You forgot Option 4... Invest in or Buy Someone else Business... You Can Skip the High Failure Rate of the 1st Few Years and Buy Someone's Business that is 5 or 10 Years Old and Making Money and Use Owner Financing to Pay for Part if Not All of The Deal.

Lol everyone can’t do RU-vid dude. This is just clickbait.

Awesome!👏This is a great channel with great content! 🔥thank you Ryan!😬

As you are an entrepreneur with this mindset I would hate for you to have to get to the point when you are looking to grow and scale your business where you eventually need employees for leverage. If you as the CEO think being an employee is a scam, why would anyone come work for you? Hopefully your business doesn’t cap out because on this mindset. Your perspective is very interesting, thanks for sharing.

Working a 9 to 5 is not a scam but it shouldn't be your end goal.

Good Vid but the title is click-bait.. trying to explain this to an 18 year old that thinks they know everything is a waste of time.. if you tell the average 18 y/o to not get a loan to go to college, they will think you are trying to hold them back with that advice... they don't discover until afterwards that college is a scam.. the real hero on your VID is your grand-father for giving you a good solid start.. good vid though

Once you make 50k cash in the stock market in 24 hours from the comfort of your bed...then your entire life-work perspective changes TREMENDOUSLY.

I’ve utmost respect for your input into this channel and I actually agree with the title however you did not represent a balanced argument even when you knew this was a contentious issue. This was clearly click bait or ill thought through content.

Working a job that's paying u only $9 in hour isn't worth it. What about bills? Car payments? Transportation for bus/cab money? Water bill? Money to pay to get your hair braided is $100 money to buy shoes? Clothes? Money to eat, Fix broken parts in your house? Put money in the bank? Etc the bills you pay are more money you earn and they think you can survive. If I was a slow learner and was born with a learning disability that effect me from learning math, how to read, and how to write I would've been doing something that pays more money. My disability holds me back.

I have artistic talents that I know I could make a lot with but I also possess zero business sense, so that's that

I like the job I have overall but it does not pay me enough. I know I’m not appreciated and the pay raises are awful. Have to work 15 yrs to be topped out on pay and very small raises along the way. Totally awful. But the job I kind of like even though it’s currently tiring and stale. 3 yrs to go to be able to leave with benefit but not many benefits. Anyway, I’m screwed financially so I should probably be looking into some kind of way to make money other than working for a company 40-50 hours per week

I hate risks, I hate entrepreneurship, people should not have to create. Sometimes people just want to exist. we need UBI for everyone.

I do think this is a very simple approach, and there are a lot of factors that can prove or disprove your opinion. What I'm taking from this is that when you aren't in a 9 to 5, you have complete control of your success. There isn't any glass ceiling with restraints to job promotions or income. You've been fortunate enough to see a big picture of working outside of a 9 to 5, and I think it is great that you're sharing this with others. However, I think diving more into the subject would present a better discussion. I really enjoy your videos and the message you are sharing. Keep at it!

Thank you for logically explaining a way of thinking I thought I was crazy for!

Somebody got to do it ! 9-5 grind. We all can't be BIG Willy!

I joined the army at 17 served for 6 years became a private security contractor working overseas for a bit saved enough to start my own business

I'm sort of doing a combination of option 1 and 2. But it is really hard for sure, to balance that studying and work. But at least that can flatten out that negative curve a little bit?

Job = Just Over Broke

Thank GOD I discovered investing before entering the job market !

I’m seeing a lot of young guys that are complaining about having a job and working. My advice to all of you, get off your ass and work and support a wife and kids. Grow to hell up!

I just started my own business selling merchandise on FB Marketplace the end of December and have already sold a lot. The new business along with my investments will allow me to leave my 9-5 soon.

Very interesting topic. I like the way you argued your point. I don't necessarily agree though but good presentation.

I disagree to a point. There are many life skills that one learns when one gets their first job(s). The greatest of these is "you are too stupid, right off the bat, to warrant a corner office and 3 zillion dollars a year wages" !!! Learning WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW, is sometimes the greatest lesson a person can ever experience !!!

You teach people to invest in stocks and you say 9 to 5 is a scam? NYSE work 9 to 5 is that scam too? What is the working hours of FED? Dollar is scam too? Come one - lend on the planet. Everything you use is in fact produce by 9 to 5. I work in blue chip NASDAC and our office is open 9 to 5 - this 60b company is scam?

Getting a degree in the field of STEM, medicine, finance etc. does not get you a “slightly better” 9-5. You can come out of college with a legitimate career in any of these fields lol

Wise man....good video

College and uni take forever to see results... - don't do it unless your career really requires a degree like law or jobs like that. A training course and experience are worth more.

The hospitality industry is not 9 to 5. It has a very weird schedule. Work weekends/Holidays off on Monday and Tuesday. Usually, I get free food (be nice to cooks =free food). The best job that I love is banquet server. Free food, sometimes free booze, get to see your favorite celebrities up close and personal. Easy job just tray pass drinks and food. Double shifts are not very tiring compared to a double shift for a restaurant. If the event has a conference, speech, or video just wait chatting or relaxing until is over.

What if all one wants to do is leave America and not contribute much to this country....like for example 55 millions illegals who pay no taxes and get free health care and housing???

On theoretical level, you are roughly correct about different paths. However, the option 3 of taking risks has the following problems: (1) most people are not born with the cognitive abilities or personality type suitable for entrepreneurship, (2) Survivorship bias. Just because you succeeded does not mean that most people will be successful. I would argue that the vast majority would fail. Have you considered that somebody could actually take your advice thinking that you fully know what you are talking about? I would rather that you give general advice on how to build that "exponentiality" by having side income, investing in stocks etc., instead of oversimplifying and calling 9to5 jobs a "scam".

Anything with money is a scam

You're a good man, Ryan. You actually want to help people succeed. Thanks for the video and the free ebook!

Very clear explained Ryan. Mindblowing and great you reveal the truth.

Well done video. I think some of the best sayings I've heard was from Jim Rohn. "A formal education will allow you to make a living, Self education will allow you to make a fortune" also, " The book you don't read won't help" , " We have two choices, "We an make a living or we can design a life' and We must risk going too far to discover just how far we can go". These are just a sampling of some of his "Treasury of Quotes"

A few things you left out was health insurance and 401ks that companies offer. But I guess your entrepreneurship has something set up as well 😉

Used to completely agree with this, having not worked 9-5 for long. After graduating from University, I actually like the routine of 9-5. No one says you can't work at a side hustle, however, so why not make the best of both worlds?

This video makes sense. Basic knowledge of the classes. Poor, middle class and rich. The only thing I would add is either adding "investing" to option 3...or making investing option 4. Personally I'd say they're the same thing in different forms. Not everyone is creative or business minded enough to CREATE the business, but maybe they have what it takes to INVEST in them instead. Exponential growth either way.

Option 4: Not being dumb with money and learning how not to put yourself into debt while earning a degree. I came out of college with a Bachelors and only 5k in debt which I paid off in about 3 months. I'm only about 5 years into my job and make just shy of 80k so where is that option?? I worked and earned grants to pay for school. In the end its about money management. Side Note: Larry Page - 100k in debt starting google... net worth today 55.5 Billion... debt isn't always a bed thing. It's how you hedge it.

It's not a scam. Taking risks isn't for everyone. Most people want stability and security. And with a normal job you can have high net worth _and_ stability by simply buying stocks with your paychecks, and then quit your job when you reach some target.

So if everyone wants to start their own business...who will work for u?

Education = Indocrination

My dad started a small business and we’re finally able to make good money from it and I have no debt as I just went to community college, ended up with a 4.0 but I had no desire to become an accountant (which i had family connections for) and work 70 hours a week for the rest of my life (even though I was promised my salary being doubled every five years). I am now slowly getting into investing, I would love to grow my portfolio so over the years I can grow my money instead of becoming in debt like most people my age! Would love to chat with others about trading

I am not sure if the internet is offering the same opportunities now that were there even only 5 or 6 years ago, at least in the markets I know the most(which are in the EU). I think you have a point in demonising 9 to 5 jobs, which are however a necessity in our society, but I feel you missed the point when isolating the debt as a cause of wealth loss. Debt can be extremely valuable: I own a house in London whose rent can cover up the cost of my mortgage and still make profit on top of it. That is an excellent debt to have because the asset repays itself on top of generating equity year on year. What really brings people to 9 to 5 and educate themselves is the necessity to front expenses and responsibilities: rent/mortgage, food, healthcare(in the US, fortunately in Europe is funded by the states) and especially FAMILY. If I decided to ditch my 9 to 5 tomorrow and was alone, maybe I could have been able to somewhat manage while working FT on my business or maybe looking for a part time consultancy job. But with a wife and children the necessity of certainty becomes a massive problem: earning 50% less than what you expect might result in you not having how to put food on the table of your child.

Servant!!! I like that word, thank u for sharing this , u should do more rich VS poor videos!!