This is very true
Some people fall into the lifestyle creep trap and get accustomed to spending what they make. If you make 2x average and live relatively normally you’ll find your savings grow quick.
Even if you do make good money, it’s best not to let that go to your head.
If your work lets you have iCloud accounts (I think usually managed) then you could use the shortcuts app.
This depends a lot on your companies device acceptable use policy.
The pixel is a secondary device I got for a job but they let me keep, so it’s not a bother for me.
It does prompt you to unmute but it’s very easy to forget to turn it back on.
It’s not a good solution, but I like that it’s an option
I see you already got an answer, but one thing I do is disable the microphone and camera on my pixel.
I keep them in the notification drawer because I just don’t trust keeping them on, but obviously I have to trust the OS is don’t that properly.
Networking in university got me my first jobs and they were very good starting jobs.
I don’t mean you have to go out and be fake, but get involved in a bunch of stuff, and make sure to check if your department has any corporate relationships you can use.
Meeting people pays the best dividends in life.