{"id":2800,"date":"2023-08-15T14:34:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T13:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/?p=2800"},"modified":"2024-09-03T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T10:30:00","slug":"real-people-talk-pay-monterrey-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/real-people-talk-pay-monterrey-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"How 6 people in Monterrey earn their pesos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"entry-header bg-adp-tan block--article-header alignfull block--article-header anchor-bottom\" >\n\n  \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full entry--image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gabriel-tovar-GsikuTlvUCU-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gabriel-tovar-GsikuTlvUCU-unsplash.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gabriel-tovar-GsikuTlvUCU-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gabriel-tovar-GsikuTlvUCU-unsplash-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gabriel-tovar-GsikuTlvUCU-unsplash-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gabriel-tovar-GsikuTlvUCU-unsplash-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gabriel-tovar-GsikuTlvUCU-unsplash-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/gabriel-tovar-GsikuTlvUCU-unsplash-1600x1065.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@gabrielrana?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Gabriel Tovar<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/GsikuTlvUCU?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a>  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group entry--title-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"entry--social-share\">\n  <ul>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/real-people-talk-pay-monterrey-mexico\/&#038;t=How 6 people in Monterrey earn their pesos\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/rethink-quarterly\/img\/facebook.svg\" alt=\"Facebook logo - click to share this article on Facebook\"><\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=How 6 people in Monterrey earn their pesos&#038;url=https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/real-people-talk-pay-monterrey-mexico\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/rethink-quarterly\/img\/twitter.svg\" alt=\"Twitter logo - click to share this article on Twitter\"><\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frethinkq.adp.com%2Freal-people-talk-pay-monterrey-mexico%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/rethink-quarterly\/img\/linkedin.svg\" alt=\"LinkedIn logo - click to share this article on Facebook\"><\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n          <span class=\"entry--tag tag-style\">Real People Talk Pay<\/span>\n    \n  <h1 class=\"entry-title\">How 6 people in Monterrey earn their pesos<\/h1>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-summary-style\">Mexico\u2019s second-largest city is a hub for manufacturing, trade and foreign investment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  <div class=\"entry--meta content-width\">\n           <p class=\"authors\">By\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/lorena-rios\/\">Lorena Rios<\/a>\n\n             \n         \n     <\/p>\n    \n  \n  <p>15 August 2023  <span class=\"desktop-only\">\u2014<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/issue-9-back-to-school\/\">Issue 9: Back to School<\/a> \n  <\/div><!-- .entry-meta -->\n\n<\/header><!-- .entry-header -->\n\t<div class=\"entry-content content-width\">\n\n\n\n<p>The city of Monterrey, Mexico, has a strange kind of beauty. Its majestic mountains are sometimes hidden by the smog and pollution that engulfs the city. Its residents love <em>f\u00fatbol <\/em>but are divided by loyalty to one of the two home teams, Tigres and Rayados. But everybody unites around plates of <em>carnes asadas \u2014 <\/em>barbecued meats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Monterrey metropolitan area is home to about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economia.gob.mx\/datamexico\/es\/profile\/geo\/monterrey-991901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5.3 million<\/a> people, and entrepreneurship and hard work are strong pillars of the local culture. It is home to prestigious private universities such as Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey and Universidad de Monterrey, as well as public ones including&nbsp;the Universidad Aut\u00f3noma de Nuevo Le\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A number of Mexican multinational companies originated in Monterrey, including FEMSA, the largest convenience store chain in Mexico, and Alfa, a conglomerate of companies producing&nbsp;petrochemicals, aluminum auto parts and refrigerated foods. Monterrey will also be the site of the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2023\/3\/1\/23571725\/tesla-gigafactory-monterrey-mexico-announce-investor-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tesla Gigafactory<\/a> in Mexico, a prime example of the nearshoring trend from the U.S. to Mexico. With the city just a few hours from the U.S. border, many Monterrey residents grew up shopping in Texan malls.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block--sidebar bg-adp-navy alignright\"><div class=\"block--sidebar__inner\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monterrey, Mexico<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>100 Mexican pesos (MXN) = $5.95<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Population of Monterrey: 5.3 million in the metropolitan area<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Population of Mexico: 127.5 million<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Official language: Spanish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National minimum daily wage in Mexico: MXN 207.44; MXN 312.41 in the Free Zone of the northern border<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Average annual earnings in Nuevo Le\u00f3n: MXN <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INEGI_INFORMA\/status\/1684218408328462343?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1684218408328462343%7Ctwgr%5E1085402c99e4cfb3455258d5a7a484029c1e89a9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elfinanciero.com.mx%2Fnacional%2F2023%2F07%2F26%2Fdesigualdad-en-mexico-que-estados-tienen-los-ingresos-mas-altos-y-cuales-los-mas-bajos%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">344,400<\/a> ($20,334)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The state where Monterrey is located, Nuevo Le\u00f3n, ranks third nationwide for gross domestic product, and is particularly strong in manufacturing and construction. In 2022, Monterrey received <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nl.gob.mx\/boletines-comunicados-y-avisos\/capta-nuevo-leon-4397-millones-de-dolares-en-inversion-extranjera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$4.4 billion<\/a> in foreign direct investment, just behind Mexico City. The state\u2019s governor expects 2023 to bring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nl.gob.mx\/boletines-comunicados-y-avisos\/sera-2023-el-gran-ano-de-la-inversion-extranjera-en-nuevo-leon-samuel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$10 billion<\/a> in foreign investment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Nuevo Le\u00f3n, like the rest of Mexico, is home to stark inequality. In 2022, the highest earners made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inegi.org.mx\/programas\/enigh\/nc\/2022\/default.html#Tabulados\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nearly 13 times<\/a> more than the lowest earners, according to Mexico\u2019s national statistics agency INEGI. Still, Nuevo Le\u00f3n is among the states in Mexico with the lowest number of people living in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coneval.org.mx\/coordinacion\/entidades\/NuevoLeon\/Paginas\/Pobreza_2020.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poverty<\/a>, with an unemployment rate of just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eleconomista.com.mx\/estados\/Nuevo-Leon-reduce-su-tasa-de-desocupacion-a-3.1-ENOE-20230529-0051.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3.1%<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, the city is one of opportunity, with great universities and scores of national and international companies. It is also a city where the quality of life is challenged by air pollution, heavy traffic, a high cost of living and an ongoing water scarcity crisis. But Monterrey\u2019s citizens work hard to find a good balance and build the lives they want to live.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cecilia-e1691845223984-1024x698.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cecilia-e1691845223984-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cecilia-e1691845223984-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cecilia-e1691845223984-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Cecilia-e1691845223984.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cecilia Gonz\u00e1lez, 26&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Associate at a venture capital firm<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>My first formal job was as a waiter at a taco restaurant when I was 18. My mom is a chef, and I wanted to experience working in that world for a few months. I earned around $460 a month, but I wasn\u2019t there for the money. I did it to learn and grow, and it was one of the hardest, most demanding jobs I have ever had.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am originally from Chihuahua state and moved to Monterrey for college about six years ago. I studied industrial engineering at Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey, and since I always loved numbers, I went more into the financial side of things from the start. My first job in college was in a construction company as an intern, and I quickly moved up. At first the job was part time, but when a higher-level position opened up, I took the opportunity and began dedicating more of my time to the job and going to school in the evenings. I made that decision because I value learning from experience, and I felt at the time that working was its own kind of schooling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I then took a job at a consumer packaged goods start-up my last semester at university. This experience set me up for my current job, where I assess funding requests from companies. If I hadn&#8217;t gotten my hands dirty doing a bit of everything at the start-up, I wouldn\u2019t know how they operate, and would therefore lack the necessary insight to decide whether to fund these ventures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monterrey is a great place for venture capitalists and finance. Someone with my job description can earn up to 50,000 MXN ($2,882) per month, but it really varies based on the firm and other factors. My professional plans for the future are flexible. I want to do an MBA and either continue growing in a company or go off on my own. Regardless of what I do, I want to reach a work-life balance. If it were up to me, I would be a full-on workaholic, but I am learning to strike a balance by also being more flexible with my plans and career.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isabel-Vidal-36-marketer-and-head-of-marketing-at-an-international-company3-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isabel-Vidal-36-marketer-and-head-of-marketing-at-an-international-company3-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isabel-Vidal-36-marketer-and-head-of-marketing-at-an-international-company3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isabel-Vidal-36-marketer-and-head-of-marketing-at-an-international-company3-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isabel-Vidal-36-marketer-and-head-of-marketing-at-an-international-company3-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isabel-Vidal-36-marketer-and-head-of-marketing-at-an-international-company3-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isabel-Vidal-36-marketer-and-head-of-marketing-at-an-international-company3-1600x1068.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Isabel-Vidal-36-marketer-and-head-of-marketing-at-an-international-company3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Isabel Vidal, 36<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Marketing manager<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I began working while still pursuing my degree in international marketing at Tecnol\u00f3gico de Monterrey. I earned around 5,000 MXN ($300) a month in my first internship and have been working my way up ever since. I have 12 years of work experience in marketing, and I feel grateful and proud that I get to work in my field doing something I love. I am currently a marketing manager at an international company, where I have been working for the last seven years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone in my field with a work title similar to mine earns up to 70,000 MXN ($4,000) a month, but it really depends on different factors, like how long you have been working at a given company, your work experience, leadership skills and more. As a mother of two young children and a professional, I balance these two aspects of my life to grow professionally without affecting my family. Employers have the responsibility to offer their employees work-life balance. Every worker deserves it. I like the structure and stability that working for a company gives me, but I recognize I can\u2019t depend on it exclusively. I also have my own enterprises and know that my professional growth can take many shapes and forms, in or outside a company, or with my own one day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I make an effort to give back in whatever way I can: reviewing CVs, sharing contacts, giving advice, participating in talks and conferences, and making sure I give everyone an equal opportunity when I am in a position to hire someone. I am aware of my privilege and recognize that my trajectory is somewhat atypical in Mexico, but I do think that it is possible to dream big and get there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Saida-Guadalupe-Sanchez-61-mechanical-electrical-engineer-teaching-Math-and-Physics-at-the-High-School-level3-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Saida-Guadalupe-Sanchez-61-mechanical-electrical-engineer-teaching-Math-and-Physics-at-the-High-School-level3-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Saida-Guadalupe-Sanchez-61-mechanical-electrical-engineer-teaching-Math-and-Physics-at-the-High-School-level3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Saida-Guadalupe-Sanchez-61-mechanical-electrical-engineer-teaching-Math-and-Physics-at-the-High-School-level3-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Saida-Guadalupe-Sanchez-61-mechanical-electrical-engineer-teaching-Math-and-Physics-at-the-High-School-level3-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Saida-Guadalupe-Sanchez-61-mechanical-electrical-engineer-teaching-Math-and-Physics-at-the-High-School-level3-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Saida-Guadalupe-Sanchez-61-mechanical-electrical-engineer-teaching-Math-and-Physics-at-the-High-School-level3-1600x1068.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Saida-Guadalupe-Sanchez-61-mechanical-electrical-engineer-teaching-Math-and-Physics-at-the-High-School-level3.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saida Guadalupe S\u00e1nchez, 61<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">High school teacher<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been teaching math and physics at a high school in Monterrey since 2000. I wanted to become a physicist and mathematician, but my father suggested I try something more practical, so I chose the closest thing I could find. I studied mechanical-electrical engineering at An\u00e1huac University in Mexico City and began working in the field when I was still 18 years old and going to school. I earned the minimum wage, but that allowed me to pay for my tuition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I moved to Monterrey with my family in 1997 for my husband\u2019s work, and in search of a better life for our children. I switched fields and went into teaching so I could take care of my two kids. Teaching was hard at first, since I had to learn how to do it and become reacquainted with the material. I was used to working in the field, in industrial plants, maintaining heavy equipment. I would have liked to stay in the industry. One of my jobs at an American multinational consumer goods corporation felt like a hobby \u2014 that\u2019s how much I liked it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Teaching is not a profession that is valued in Mexico. It is not very well paid, and it doesn\u2019t recognize the amount of work that goes on outside the classroom. Teachers at my high school earn between 200 and 350 MXN ($12 and $21) per hour and are allowed to work about 25 hours per week. Many teachers have two jobs to make ends meet. I supplement my income with tutoring and other teaching projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like teaching; it\u2019s very rewarding for me. I love instilling an interest in math and physics in my students. I wouldn&#8217;t like to retire, because I don\u2019t want to be left with nothing to do. I would like to keep teaching or go back to the industry as an engineer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ricardo-Cantu-27-mechanical-engineer-working-as-a-project-manager-at-an-international-company1-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ricardo-Cantu-27-mechanical-engineer-working-as-a-project-manager-at-an-international-company1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ricardo-Cantu-27-mechanical-engineer-working-as-a-project-manager-at-an-international-company1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ricardo-Cantu-27-mechanical-engineer-working-as-a-project-manager-at-an-international-company1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ricardo-Cantu-27-mechanical-engineer-working-as-a-project-manager-at-an-international-company1-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ricardo-Cantu-27-mechanical-engineer-working-as-a-project-manager-at-an-international-company1-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ricardo-Cantu-27-mechanical-engineer-working-as-a-project-manager-at-an-international-company1-1600x1068.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Ricardo-Cantu-27-mechanical-engineer-working-as-a-project-manager-at-an-international-company1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ricardo Cant\u00fa, 27<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mechanical engineer and project manager<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I graduated from Universidad de Monterrey with a degree in mechanical engineering two years ago. I work as a project manager at an international retail company, but I\u2019ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit. I launched my first business when I was still in high school. I see opportunity everywhere I go. Rather than coming up with a new idea, I look at what can be improved. I sold artisanal soap that I learned how to make myself. My house looked like a lab from \u201cBreaking Bad\u201d with all the chemicals to make the soaps. I then launched a business that sold vertical gardens, which lasted about four years, and finally a business which made healthier versions of ketchup for a few years. Being an entrepreneur is not easy, but I would rather make mistakes because I know I will eventually get it right.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the moment, I am betting on my work at a company for the stability and structure that it offers. But my long-term goal is to become an executive at a big company and also run a couple of start-ups. I am about to finish my MBA, and I am hoping to use that knowledge to innovate within the company I work for as a kind of intrapreneur, meaning I get to design a new product. An engineer in my field with my work experience earns about 40,000 MXN ($2,369) a month. Living in Monterrey can be very expensive, particularly if you want to maintain a specific lifestyle. It is a good place to work because it has great universities and big international companies. You can either work for them or sell to them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are also very close to the United States, and that\u2019s a plus. The manufacturing sector is really strong, but there\u2019s room to create new&nbsp;business, whether in the auto industry or making and selling sandwiches. Making money is something that is on my mind: how to earn more and do so sustainably. It\u2019s a daily stress, but it\u2019s not a bad kind of stress. I would be more concerned if it weren\u2019t on my mind.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Maria-Rocha-60-house-cleaner1-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Maria-Rocha-60-house-cleaner1-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Maria-Rocha-60-house-cleaner1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Maria-Rocha-60-house-cleaner1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Maria-Rocha-60-house-cleaner1-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Maria-Rocha-60-house-cleaner1-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Maria-Rocha-60-house-cleaner1-1600x1068.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Maria-Rocha-60-house-cleaner1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mar\u00eda Rocha, 60<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cleaner<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I am from a rural town in San Luis Potos\u00ed, a state in Central Mexico. My dad was a miner, and my mom worked in the fields. I have been working since I can remember. As a child, I worked on&nbsp;my family\u2019s plot of land growing corn, which we used to feed ourselves.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had my first paid job when I was 22 years old, taking care of a little girl who lived in a town near mine. I earned around $15 a week, which was barely enough for me to get by. A few years later, I had my three children and stayed home to take care of them for six years. Around 1994, I moved to Monterrey. I was a single mom and had to provide for my children, so I sold chips and snacks in local markets until I found my first house-cleaning<strong> <\/strong>job a few months later.<strong> <\/strong>I used to bring my three small children to work&nbsp;since I had no one to take care of them. I later had to send them back to live with my parents for a few years. When they came back to Monterrey, my oldest was in fourth grade and my dad moved here to help me out with the kids while I worked long hours.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been working in the same place for the last 28 years. I now earn about 10,000 MXN ($600) a month and get paid in cash. My salary has allowed me to raise my three children and give them a better life. I have also been able to build my own house. Now that my children are grown, I am self-sufficient. I pay my own bills, groceries, and try to save up. I have a big family here in Monterrey who is very close. I enjoy my family events \u2014 dinners, parties and gatherings \u2014&nbsp;the most. There\u2019s always a lot of food to go around.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Raymundo-Rios-32-cook-working-at-his-family-owned-hardware-store-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Raymundo-Rios-32-cook-working-at-his-family-owned-hardware-store-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Raymundo-Rios-32-cook-working-at-his-family-owned-hardware-store-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Raymundo-Rios-32-cook-working-at-his-family-owned-hardware-store-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Raymundo-Rios-32-cook-working-at-his-family-owned-hardware-store-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Raymundo-Rios-32-cook-working-at-his-family-owned-hardware-store-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Raymundo-Rios-32-cook-working-at-his-family-owned-hardware-store-1600x1068.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Raymundo-Rios-32-cook-working-at-his-family-owned-hardware-store.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Raymundo Rodr\u00edguez, 32<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chef and salesperson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I remember buying these really cool red Nike sneakers with my first paycheck when I was 14 years old. I packed grocery bags at a supermarket and then went on to sell desserts in a local flea market. I liked working because it gave me autonomy. I have been back in Monterrey for about<strong> <\/strong>three years after almost a decade abroad. That journey began in 2010, when halfway through completing a dentistry degree, I decided it was not for me. I found work as a waiter at a restaurant and was fascinated by the kitchen. I saw what cooks did and loved the rush and the atmosphere.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I knew a kitchen job was for me when I realized people have to eat everywhere, so that meant I could work anywhere and travel. I moved to Austin, Texas, for six months and worked in fast-food restaurants. When I returned to Monterrey, I signed up for&nbsp;culinary school.&nbsp;Then I worked at one of the world\u2019s best restaurants as an intern, then moved to San Miguel de Allende for a year before returning to Austin for about six years, where I eventually made my way up to sous chef. In my many years in the kitchen, I earned about 1,200 MXN ($70) a week for about nine or 10 hours of work a day, six days a week. Wages have doubled since then, but it\u2019s still not enough for the amount of work you are doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next step would have been to start my own restaurant, but then my life changed. Now I am back in Monterrey, working as a seller and administrator at my family-owned hardware store, making 2,500 to 3,000 MXN per week ($150 to $178). I\u2019ve had to learn how to grow the business and expand its reach by advertising it on social media. I would like to eventually start my own business and branch out, possibly in real estate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know work is important because without it, you can\u2019t live, but I know there will always be work. Money will come and money will go. I am more focused on reaching my personal goals and growing as a person.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"block--author\">      <div class=\"block-author__inner\">\n        <div class=\"author--image\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/lorena-rios\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/lorena_rios-298x305.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n        <div class=\"author--info\">\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/rethinkq.adp.com\/author\/lorena-rios\/\" class=\"author--name\">Lorena Rios<\/a>\n\n          \n          <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lorena Rios is a freelance journalist based in Mexico. 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