Friends That Invest 4 Ways to Get Rich as a 9-5 Woman
Mar 16, 2026
A case for treating a steady salary as a wealth-building tool. How workplace skills like leadership and communication act as a hidden curriculum. Ways employers fund upskilling and education. Using predictable income to control spending, invest, and fund future ventures.
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Nine to Five Teaches The Hidden Curriculum
- A nine to five teaches the hidden curriculum of workplace skills you won't learn at university.
- Sim Kaur describes learning leadership, people management, and how good or bad managers shape your own approach to leading teams.
Mentors And A Mean Manager Shaped Leadership Lessons
- Sim shares early-job stories including mentors who modeled good leadership and a retail manager who fired her for crying.
- These experiences taught her which leadership behaviors to copy and which to avoid when managing teams.
Ask Your Employer To Pay For Upskilling
- Use your employer to upskill because companies often fund expensive training and executive education.
- Sim gives examples like a company-funded MBA in California and observing a pediatric ophthalmologist while still on payroll.