# From high school to a first paycheck

> A process map exported from forks.world (https://forks.world). Author: Brian. Source: https://forks.world/p/cmv21ycmv002fif06vfncxemc
> It describes who does what, in what order, and with which technology. Read the plain-language sections first; the JSON at the end is the exact, complete data.

## Summary

- 7 steps across 1 layer
- Persona: You, College, Employer, Tax office

## How to read this file

- A process is made of **layers**. The main layer is the top level; any step of kind `subprocess` opens a detail layer with its own lanes and steps.
- **Lanes** are either persona (people/roles) or technology (systems). Each step belongs to one lane; `using` lists tools a person uses for that step.
- Step kinds: `start`, `task`, `decision` (its arrows carry the answer as a label), `subprocess`, `end`.

## From high school to a first paycheck

Lanes:
- You: person / role (id `you`)
- College: person / role (id `school`)
- Employer: person / role (id `employer`)
- Tax office: person / role (id `gov`)

Steps, in the order they run:

1. **Choose where to apply** [subprocess; You; id `c1`], links to the published process "How college admissions works, from application to decision" (https://forks.world/p/cmv21y5k3000mif06l8j67uwt; full text at https://forks.world/api/public/cmv21y5k3000mif06l8j67uwt/export)
   - then Graduate with a degree
2. **Graduate with a degree** [task; College; id `c2`]
   - then Look for work
3. **Look for work** [subprocess; You; id `c3`], links to the published process "How a job search goes from resume to offer" (https://forks.world/p/cmv21y515000hif06fq5gyzvm; full text at https://forks.world/api/public/cmv21y515000hif06fq5gyzvm/export)
   - then Hire you
4. **Hire you** [subprocess; Employer; id `c4`], links to the published process "Hire the right person" (https://forks.world/p/cmv0iebws0045jw06sld30qze; full text at https://forks.world/api/public/cmv0iebws0045jw06sld30qze/export)
   - then First paycheck arrives, with tax already taken out
5. **First paycheck arrives, with tax already taken out** [task; Employer; id `c5`]
   - then File your first tax return
6. **File your first tax return** [subprocess; Tax office; id `c6`], links to the published process "How filing your US income taxes works" (https://forks.world/p/cmv21y3zt0007if065llzeu36; full text at https://forks.world/api/public/cmv21y3zt0007if065llzeu36/export)
   - then Start building credit with a card or a loan
7. **Start building credit with a card or a loan** [subprocess; You; id `c7`], links to the published process "How your credit score is built and what moves it" (https://forks.world/p/cmv21y3f50002if06wk74w3tv; full text at https://forks.world/api/public/cmv21y3f50002if06wk74w3tv/export)
   - (no next step recorded)

```mermaid
flowchart LR
  subgraph l_you["You"]
    n_c1[["Choose where to apply"]]
    n_c3[["Look for work"]]
    n_c7[["Start building credit with a card or a loan"]]
  end
  subgraph l_school["College"]
    n_c2["Graduate with a degree"]
  end
  subgraph l_employer["Employer"]
    n_c4[["Hire you"]]
    n_c5["First paycheck arrives, with tax already taken out"]
  end
  subgraph l_gov["Tax office"]
    n_c6[["File your first tax return"]]
  end
  n_c1 --> n_c2
  n_c2 --> n_c3
  n_c3 --> n_c4
  n_c4 --> n_c5
  n_c5 --> n_c6
  n_c6 --> n_c7
```

## Full data (JSON)

```json
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