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@RaxeOnYT

4 ай бұрын

What's your favorite cheese

@CB-so8xd

4 ай бұрын

Jobs that used to be done by kids growing up are now done by immigrants. Landscaping, painting, fast food, babysitting

@mikametcalf3783

4 ай бұрын

​​@@RaxeOnYT Asking the hard hitting questions here and I love it.

@SabreVellerium

4 ай бұрын

that girl should try the united states postal service, thats what im doing [im generation z] and I had my 2 years of college free due to my state's promise

@SabreVellerium

4 ай бұрын

im also 21

Honestly we need to stop the whole "if you never go to college you'll never be successful" narrative.

@qxxnvlog2685

4 ай бұрын

I feel like it's something you learn really quickly as an adult, I went to a free trade school instead and have never not gotten a job because they fill your resume up + with 100s of hours of experience

@NyssaOwens

4 ай бұрын

I think most people are starting to wake up to this.

@Stephanopoulosaugustus

4 ай бұрын

Trade school & trucking is where its (💵) at.

@cameronbrennemanoutdoors

4 ай бұрын

I’m in college but my grandparents are helping me pay for it and I love working manual labor jobs cause it’s low stress you just show up and work, so if it weren’t for my grandparents I’d totally just work manual labor and try and become a certified operator of some big machinery and this get like 28+ an hour

@FG_Enthusiast

4 ай бұрын

Definitely. I attended a college prep high school but my dad always suggested I go into the trades. After I turned 18, I applied for a job as an install apprentice with a few local HVAC companies, and the right one hired me. Over a year and a half later, with numerous certifications, I am just two months away from having my own van and my own apprentice. You can have success without a college degree, you just have to know where to look, and be willing to work hard!

My experience is that so many jobs won’t take your applications in person anymore, they make you apply online where your resume gets lost in a sea of resumes. Gone are the days of using your sales skills with an employer to get a job. I was born in the 80s

@JCGCompositions

4 ай бұрын

This is true where I work as well. All applicants online. The worst part about that is the applications are then scanned for the appropriate buzz words. If you're unaware of the proper 'lingo' your application moves to the back of the pile.

@promisemochi

4 ай бұрын

not to mention online they include very weird personality tests and trick questions which make it difficult. two applications i did offered the same question. if you were alone at the register and no one else was around and a customer needed help, what would you do. the first one i said i'd help the customer. that was wrong. so when i saw the question appear on another application for a different job i was excited because i knew the answer they were wanting. nope. that one wanted the first answer. after awhile, it feels like there's no right or proper answer. hell, my ex had a question on one where he had to list his top five favorite cartoons of the 90s. like??

@Leonhart_93

4 ай бұрын

Yes but that's still just enough to get your foot in the door. No one will hire you without an interview anyway.

@madgameman1

4 ай бұрын

Sounds like modern dating…

@thehoerscorral8565

4 ай бұрын

I wish more parents (including my own) understood this. Back in about 2007, I applied to a surprisingly high paying entry level job, and my dad didn't understand why I didn't go back in the next day, after going there the first day with CV and references in hand, being told there was no manager there just shift supervisors or whatever, and that I had to apply online, so I went and did that, and my dad told me I had to go in the next day and 'give the manager a thank you letter/card for considering your application' as though that would somehow make me stand out... I can still remember how awkward it was when I actually got in to speak to the manager and gave him the thank you letter (I was 18 and not about to go buy and write out a damn card LOL) and he just looked at it and me confused, because he hadn't even looked at any applications yet. I just awkwardly thanked him, told him I would be a great employee and left. My dad was sure this 'strategy' (I ended up doing this at about a dozen places over that week) would get me the job at one of these higher paying places. It didn't. A few weeks later I was working afternoons at a brand newly opened McDonalds instead.

Have a 22y.o. grandson who learned auto mechanics in high school, joined army upon graduation, and now is set for life as a vet and an experienced mechanic. NO COLLEGE DEGREE NEEDED. Currently making upper-mid five figure income, expecting $80K+ in a few short years. Just closed on a 3/2 home with low interest. Another 23y.o. grandson, same story, except learned computer repair in trade school. NO COLLEGE DEBT HERE.

@taxicamel

Ай бұрын

Good for your kids! HOWEVER, this video is in fact pure garbage from a video poster who is trying to make a living from KZread ....which appears to be possible ......but I would NEVER hire such a person because she very likely does NOT know how to work. Right now, she is "self-employed" and there is a huge difference. .

@TL-rh1lf

Ай бұрын

until everyone else starts going into the trades and they get flooded like the college degree jobs

@antontsau

Ай бұрын

it requeres to be a mechanic (electrician, plumber and so on). Zs are not fit even for bricklayer assistant, carry buckets with cement. Especially these dumb girls.

@presde34

Ай бұрын

I got lucky. My parents paid for college and even helped with interview preps to help me land my first job. I would have been lost without them

I’m a millennial business owner - my husband and I own a bakery with about 50 employees. We are blessed! 🙏🏻 We hire a large number of Gen Z; we prefer people who have little experience so we can hone their skill into what we do at our shop, rather than clean up old habits or change techniques someone has practiced ‘incorrectly’ for years (same when I teach piano; I prefer those with no experience than those who had a previous, usually sub-par teacher). My husband is a fine dining chef-turned-baker: he has intensely high standards. We hand those techniques and standards to these unskilled Z’s (jokingly calling it Ron’s School of Bread) and they end up working in some of the best restaurants in the country - no degree or college required. One of our Z’s is now the HEAD BAKER at the San Francisco bakery we modeled our shop after, Tartine! Imagine our joy! A lot of them come to us lost and disillusioned by college and the job market, and end up discovering a passionate skill they can take with them for life. We love our employees, and 100% our Gen Z kiddos ❤❤ (also, neither he nor I have a degree 😂)

@taxicamel

Ай бұрын

You sound pretty ARROGANT. Could actually be than no one WITH culinary training would ever WANT to work for you. .

@terrancechappedlips4764

Ай бұрын

100% agree with you. Gen Z does great in the restaurant industry! Maybe it's the fast pace? Not sure. I like to hire them as well. Completely agree with the clean slate vs old/bad habits!

@apex3821

Ай бұрын

Totally agreed. Even in the military when I had to train someone I preferred them to be fresh so they have no accrued bad habits. Really not sure why this isn't a more common thing. 🤔

@Tooyule

Ай бұрын

Thank you, Sir, Ma'am For giving us an opportunity

@JamesVestal-dz5qm

15 күн бұрын

Is not putting new wine in old wineskins the idea behind hiring people with little experience?

Yeah, it’s rough. My wife got a 12/hr job recently. She went in person to one place several times asking if they had seen her application. They didn’t hire her. Then she pops a resume off to another joint online and didn’t go there until the manager asked for an interview. She got the job. Back in 2010, it was the opposite. You showed the employer you really needed the job if you went in person. Now they don’t want to see you unless you’re there for an interview or buying something.

@jeffreygunn3530

4 ай бұрын

It's been that way for a while. I remember going to job fairs where they wouldn't even take resumes. Everyone just handed out cards with the company's website. Not sure why they bothered setting up tables.

@samu-chan

4 ай бұрын

useless

@steevs7912

4 ай бұрын

Idk I've been in charge of hiring and sometimes you get a lot. Other times it's easier to see who they are before you see them. I don't judge by looks but I've worked as assistants to people who most certainly did

@djc8661

4 ай бұрын

6:07 I used to work for a large hotel chain and we weren’t allowed to take a resume or application in person. The thought process from corporate was that it opened the company up to discrimination lawsuits if the applicant didn’t get hired.

@lawrencetalbot8346

4 ай бұрын

Okay as a former manager let me just say nothing was more annoying than someone constantly coming in asking if I’ve seen their application. I get it used to show initiative, but in the digital age we have zero control over when we receive an application or what applications HR decides to forward to us. When you apply online, it goes through a portal system that first an AI or algorithm will look at to see if you even have enough descriptors in your resume to match what the job asks for, as well as assess your assessment scores. Next someone in HR (HR manager, recruiter, hiring rep, whomever) has to then view the app themselves and make the decision to forward that application to the base managers. And they may flat out reject an app because they did not score high enough or something in the resume just didn’t match or was “worded funny” or whatever, so we may never even see it. Then if we do get applications, we usually have a set day/time we specifically set aside to look at applications. Believe it or not, managers tend to have a lot of other stuff to do than just sit an office all day looking at applications. But if we do see an application that is a good fit, we will reach out. Also depending on the size or structure of the company, we may not have a way of saying “hey please look out for x application and forward immediately to me.” Some companies I worked for were small enough I could talk to HR or my district recruiter and put in a word for a reputable applicant, others were too big there just wasn’t a way to do this or even if I did they wouldn’t listen to me because “I’m just the manager not the recruiter.” This isn’t meant to come off rude but hopefully informative. And again, I get it shows you want the job which yay someone who actually wants to work. But when we have zero control over the application process and have other things to do, it does get old having the same person come in or call over and over again. I once had someone call me 16 times over the span of 2 weeks. At some point it crosses the line of showing initiative to either desperate or down right harassing.

My son, now 21, got his first job at 15 at a local TrueValue hardware store. He came along with me as I was buying some railroad ties, and asked for an application. They said they weren’t hiring now, but to check back in the summer. Well, after paying for the ties, they said they’d send out someone to load them in my truck. By the time the employee got outside to start the forklift, we had already moved them into the truck by ourselves. A couple months later when he went in to apply for the summer job, he was asked if he was the kid that had loaded the ties with his Dad. He got the job. He’s never had trouble getting or keeping a job since. A good work ethic is invaluable.

@aolvaar8792

4 ай бұрын

I worked for an employer that had a legal minimum mandatory headcount. They paid me to stay at home, could not have another job. A good non-work ethic is invaluable. They paid 50% more to come to work, extra $500/week. Early 1990's

@dont_know_anymoreum797

4 ай бұрын

I’m a freshmen in college and I also was lucky enough to be in a early college program to get an associate degree before I graduated high school, I’m getting a bachelor’s degree rn and I’m only getting paid $12 at Panera after being paid $11.10 I can’t leave my job because I need them as a reference and even in my sorority I’m working to get connections to get a good internship next year or study abroad. I’m trying to get out of the poverty I was born into and I’m looking towards psychology to get the perfect interview after working odd jobs and only two other minimum wage jobs. I make less than 20k a year and financial aid is the only way I can pay for college.

@mar-ui2sr

3 ай бұрын

A good work ethic means nothing when you have awful management.

@Ozark-nq9uu

3 ай бұрын

​@@mar-ui2srgo get a new job. Plenty of places hiring.

@stephenfermoyle4578

3 ай бұрын

well done

My friends and I just graduated college with Mechanical Engineering degrees. We all have solid six figure jobs because we spent the majority of our time working with our hands doing as close to real mechanical engineering as you can get - designing, building, and racing cars. We then spent every summer doing internships. Personally, I had ~10 full-time engineering job offers when I graduated. If you’re in college, do well in your classes, but focus most of your time on gaining experience whether it be starting something on your own, joining professional societies, or doing internships/co-ops.

@bradleygraves5915

Ай бұрын

Concur, I was biology (pre-med) and spent summers in labs and working. My buddies were all computer science. They built computer models and worked year-round as well. Guess who was not at labs at night and weekends? Polical Science people. Only the STEM folks were logged into the computer servers at 2 am. I never had to worry about work after college. 56 now and can walk away from work if I wanted to...

@katemiller7874

Ай бұрын

Exactly. You got a real degree not a bullshit one. Good job.

@sandysmith71

26 күн бұрын

Exactly

I was taught college depends on your career choice. One job took me 3 walk-ins to get an interview! Think they hired me because i was showing up everyday! hahaha But it truly does make a difference! Even if they tell you to apply online, you're still making your app hang around on the top by showing up, letting them know that job they posted was for you! Practice interviewing, The more you do it, the more natural it feels. And have a back up plan in the job market. Exploit your skills! Great video, keep it up!

Literally told the same thing but with my CS degree. "Many jobs out there", "There are so many software jobs!" etc. Spent the last 7 months applying to 400 plus places with only 8 interviews and 1 offer. It's a struggle but finally got a job.

@superdave8248

3 ай бұрын

But you did get your foot in the door. Which is the hard part. I'm sure you probably got in at the entry level for the IT department, but show interest, gain more skills and you are on a road to a six figure salary in time. I'll be honest. The place I work at, their entry level IT Support only requires a High school diploma to apply for. But do you think anybody with just a High School diploma gets an interview? No. Even entry level Helpdesk Support is going to require a degree, experience, and even certifications just to land an interview. And everybody outside of Helpdesk Support count their years not in years of service, but in years till retirement. You would be hard pressed to find anybody below the age of 40 on our Network or Application Teams. Even our temp workers in those subgroups in the IT department are retirement age. And yes, the jobs do pay very well.

@stevenvillarreal8970

3 ай бұрын

@@superdave8248 I see what you are saying. Yeah getting that first job which is essentially breaking into the market is next to near impossible. Like I said it took 7ish months and a crap ton of applications, but I finally got in and hopefully can excel at what I will be doing in the years to come.

@skoghund

3 ай бұрын

Congratulations! Getting that first job tech job is the hardest, going forward most of the jobs you get will likely be from networking with people you work with. Do your best to be a valuable co-worker and they'll want to keep working with you and recommend you for future jobs.

@henbel65

2 ай бұрын

Maybe stop using words like ‘like’ ‘literally’ ‘basically’ . Actually think about how you talk for a change…..

@strudelh

2 ай бұрын

@@henbel65 I mean this is a comment section so you have to assume the person talks more formal in a professional setting.

I’m Gen X, put myself through university, accrued massive debt, and finally paid it down (about 8 years ago) to a level where I can start saving. Instead of following my dream of getting into motion picture production as an audio recording engineer, I got a job as a Teamster doing manual labor. 32 years after graduating, I’m now eligible for early retirement. The best advice I can give to Gen Z (and future generations) is find out what sorts of jobs will be in high demand for the next 50 years. Society will always need HVAC techs, car mechanics (especially EV’s), plumbers, heavy equipment operators, nursing and elder care. Forget about tech jobs. People in those fields are a dime a dozen. Forget about being a vlogger/influencer as that’s already a flooded market. Be available to accept jobs well below your education while you make the time to get new training/education in more fruitful employment. And, if you’re still in high school, your chances of landing a “sweet” part-time job are slim because you’re competing with adults and semi-retired people with way more job experience. So, VOLUNTEER with local civic organizations and build a NETWORK of contacts that may either hire you in the future or refer you to employers in their networks. Entrepreneurship is a huge risk. Most fail in the first three years, adding to their already massive university debt. If you can nail down a niche market and monopolize it, more power to you. As Boomers retire, there’s going to be a shortage of journeymen level tradesmen. Jump into that gap. These Boomers will put a strain on the healthcare system. We may need more EMT’s and healthcare claim processors to respond to crisis created by a larger elder population. Lastly, for the young lady, who earned two degrees and speaks three languages, featured in this video…get into government work, perhaps an embassy clerk, or UN translator, or CIA, FBI, Homeland Security. TikTok? Really?

@kellmac

4 ай бұрын

This should have a lot more likes. The only thing I disagree with is "These Boomers will put a strain on the healthcare system." The thing putting a strain on the healthcare system is the many MANY people on Medicaid (including illegals), where doctors and hospitals must accept the minimum amount payable.

@erniesbudolab

4 ай бұрын

@@kellmac My niece is an urgent care nurse. She told me elder care is a growing concern.

@kellmac

4 ай бұрын

Maybe there's truth to it, but it's also overpopulation in general. More people are on Medicaid, and more immigrants are on it than regular insurance. Boomers were just the beginning of a much bigger problem. Besides, they worked hard and deserved to be cared for in their own country.

@thejohnson9204

4 ай бұрын

Great advice mate. But this sounds like way to much work for a Gen Z.

@noctisebboy

4 ай бұрын

those jobs you mentioned are saturated.

I am 45….the whole “if you don’t go to college, you aren’t gonna get a good job” mantra, started when I was growing up. It’s ridiculous, but gen Z don’t want those types of jobs that don’t involve having to go to college..they were coddled so much that they feel the blue collar jobs are beneath them. In my profession, a person fresh out of high school could be an apprentice in my job field instantly, no school debt, and by 22, easily be making 75-100k!! But a majority of this generation, don’t want the blue collar jobs, period!

The sad reality is that teachers and counselors hardly mention community college to seniors in high school. Many go and bury themselves in student loan debt. I fell in that trap. Graduated high school in 2023 went to a 4 year university, realized it was a scam and left the first semester to enroll in my local community college this spring semester. When I look back my senior year and going through college applications I never thought about community college. I’m fortunate to have realized the benefits of community college.

@razorswc

4 ай бұрын

Community college is a nice cheaper way to get a feel if college is for you. I went to community college and saved a lot of money compared to traditional 4 year university.

@keashablew7728

4 ай бұрын

Community college is the best. I love my community college.

@kennysemper2719

4 ай бұрын

As someone who is in community college, I can confirm that you an advantage over students who go into a traditional 4 year college. Like you mentioned earlier with saving money, in the community college I’m in, MDC, on their website they are said to have 90% of students who graduate without any debt.

@FavoriteMovieDate

4 ай бұрын

I loved the Community Colleges I attended while working at the same time. When I went to college (before 1990), they were great and I got better instruction and attention than my siblings that went to UCLA as freshmen.

@forced4motorsports

4 ай бұрын

This sounded real until the comments that followed red flagged an uneasy uncanny valley feeling. This is an ad - and given this Marxist poisoning that's been injected into our school system from top to bottom, it's unlikely community college is any better than the universities. They are all American hating indoctrination factories. The entire public school system needs a bible forward overhaul.

I graduated high school almost two years ago now and took the exact opposite course from all my piers. My entire senior year was spent throwing college pamphlets away and ignoring the advice of my counselors who “knew what was best for me.” They didn’t. I learned the hard way that schools do not care about you, I got kicked out essentially for asking too many questions, and then I was shamed for choosing to find my own path instead of blindly following the people before me. Two years later, most of the people I went to school with are still in college, and I never went. Instead I have my own business, I’m following my dreams, I have a solid plan for my future, and I’m happy. Happier than I had ever been while I was in the school system, and even though everyone I knew told me I was crazy I knew that taking control of my life was the only way I could find success and I have not regretted that decision once.

@donchoq

4 ай бұрын

Hear Hear!! The smartest guys I have ever met never spent a day in a college classroom! They used to call it the School of Hard Knocks!

@andrea4168

4 ай бұрын

I definitely relate to some of this. I graduated hs 2 years ago too and had no clue what college I "should" go to. I decided to just not go. Straining myself or my parents financially wasn't the first thing I wanted to resort to just because I "should" with no clear goal in mind. I've done some waitressing just to see what it's like and yeah, not the life I want to live. I've decided to go to college this year but not for the degree. In my country it's easy to get scholarships and stipends and essentially go to college for free if you're getting good grades. I'm choosing to get a linguistics degree bc that's easy for me but ik it won't get me a job. Instead I get to live in the capital city comfortably which gets me more opportunities to network and use up all the resources that might get me where I actually want to be. Essentially everyone and everything relevant is happening there, so the least I can do is put in some hours studying to get more valuable real world experiences.

@rohandhanota9944

4 ай бұрын

The college propaganda and lie exposed.

@Abbey-Melon

4 ай бұрын

@@andrea4168 That’s awesome! Good for you! When I was starting my business it was because I wanted to gain actual real world experience that you can’t find in a college setting. I’ve done a lot of work for free because of that but the way I see it is I’m gaining experience and learning things that I couldn’t in college and I’m doing it either for free or I’m earning a profit, not paying thousands of dollars and going into debt. I always tried to encourage my friends who didn’t know what path to take to just wait a bit and figure things out, they have time, but unfortunately most didn’t listen. I still work a part time job right now just because my income from my business is still pretty unstable but I’m on the right track! I wish you the best!

@Abbey-Melon

4 ай бұрын

@@andrea4168That’s Awesome! Good for you! When I first decided to work on my business it was because I wanted actual real world experience I knew I wouldn’t be able to get in a college setting. I have done a lot of work for free because of that but I don’t see that as a loss. I interpret it as I’m gaining real world experience and knowledge that I wouldn’t get in college and I’m either getting it for free or I’m making a profit, not spending thousands and going into debt. I do still have a part time job on the side just because my income isn’t the most stable yet from my business, but I’m on the right track! I tried to encourage my friends who didn’t know what path to take after high school to just wait a bit and figure some things out, they have time we were only teenagers, but unfortunately most didn’t listen. I’m happy for you though and wish you the best!

Back in 1980, I got my first programming job (COBOL), and during the interview, I was told it was a minus that I didn't have any work experience doing ANYTHING. Not flipping burgers, nothing. Luckily, he liked my test results enough to give me a job, but at a discount from the advertised salary ($4.75 vs. $5.00). I needed the job and was happy with that. This was back when you didn't need a degree to be a programmer, although some jobs still required one.

@recklesstactics4718

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for having the modesty to acknowledge just how much easier it was to get a job back then. Even a CS or CIS degree wouldn't get you that job now.

@mattskallerud6718

Ай бұрын

We can't hire Gen Z at the post office because they don't want to do hard work.

@taxicamel

Ай бұрын

@@mattskallerud6718 ....FINALLY ......the correct comment about the topic ...GenZ. "WORK", for people who are now 20 - 35 years old, is NOT their priority. EVERYTHING ELSE IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT. What is wrong with that picture/attitude for ANY employer looking for an employee?

@TheNefastor

Ай бұрын

COBOL, huh ? You must have made fat stacks somewhere before January first, 2000 ? 😅

@lgrn7944

Ай бұрын

Not having experience has always been the way. I am 70 yrs, and I received that out of hight school and college. BUT!!! I kept going and didn't whine

I teach High School in a Southern conservative state. I talked to my students all the time about how hard it is out in the real world. The things that you need to do how much things cost. I encourage them to get intelligent degrees, or go get certificates like plumbing welding any of those things. But one of the biggest things that this generation and the generations coming up have is that they are tied to their cell phones. They don't want to look people in the eye, they don't want to communicate with people they don't want to deal with people in any way. If they could live at home until they were 60 they would do it happily. My former students who have graduated the successful ones are the ones who didn't live behind their phone they talked to people, they talked to people and had experiences that allowed them to interact with multiple types of people. Those young adults are succeeding but I will tell you we come from a school district that has mid to lower income kids. And they understand more about life and are not entitled like so many young adults think they are.

@JACKIE-wd7wg

2 ай бұрын

Must be tough to be teachers nowaday 🥲I never thought it that way- how growing up with smart phones can effects the ways kids view the world and also effects their jobs/career outcome. Since people on the internet seems to live the completely different lives with "influence" jobs and fancy lives. The real world is harder than that...I sorta feel for them, its not their fault growing up with technology that is there at all time , always Available to them. I have infants and wonder what their relationship to technology will be like.

@recklesstactics4718

2 ай бұрын

Uhhh thats not a generation problem thats just a problem. Boomers are glued to their screens 24/7 too getting in facebook arguments or whining on NextDoor.

@soulreaper3633

2 ай бұрын

Turned 18 few months ago and was always told college is the only way but I went into the trades and enjoyed it and gonna pursue it as a life long thing (went into welding since I enjoyed it in school)

@soulreaper3633

2 ай бұрын

But I applied in person and they interviewed me same day was working there a week, week and a half later since I applied before I was 18

@recklesstactics4718

2 ай бұрын

@@soulreaper3633 while up until now those jobs were safe, AI is going to replace electricians, builders and other trades. It won’t be instant, but the only safe jobs will be the ones maintaining these machines. Even now, meat packers are being replaced by robots.

I went to college to be a teacher and went into debt and could barely afford to stay alive. I started my own business and sell my products on Etsy and now I am living comfortably again. College and education system screwed me for so many years.

@davedsilva

4 ай бұрын

You must be glad you didn't become a teacher to avoid your unsuspecting students to experience debt ridden unemployment. Now your employees and clients can learn from your example, fulfilling your desire to teach.

@kyranicole6899

4 ай бұрын

@@davedsilva I was a teacher for 8 years. I loved my students. But I could barely afford to survive on my teaching salary AND was in debt from going to college. I would never recommend being a teacher to anyone in todays world.

@davedsilva

4 ай бұрын

@@kyranicole6899Bless you for loving your students. I'm sorry to hear of the low wages to not really cover teaching college debt. I hope you are able to use the education you teach to start a business and demonstrate the practical value by becoming rich as you better the world. I feel it is best to become rich, first, and teach for free, using your personal example of how you became a millionaire so students can follow your footsteps, thus provide personal value above AI which is being "hired" to save money, increase profit, and give each student unprecedented one-on-one attention. I run a superhero technology school for children teaching advanced science and heavily rely on AI to be with the children in and out of class, for 24/7 learning, delighting the children, parents and government.

@roderickburnside8641

4 ай бұрын

You do understand two incomes are better than one right? So, yall independent boss babes that don't need a man this is why the world is better together than alone?

@kyranicole6899

4 ай бұрын

@@roderickburnside8641 what is the purpose of going to college and getting a degree and going into debt over it if you will not be able to support yourself afterwards? lol. Come on. That’s a ridiculous statement you’ve just made.

The worst part is, when previous generations went to college, it was a place of learning and exchange of ideas. You MATURED and DEVELOPED. Today, it seems like college graduates are the same people as when they walked in Freshmen year.

@JaclynSeymour

4 ай бұрын

This! And they’re getting degrees that are replaceable by AI or totally unrealistic. Everyone under the sun has a degree in communication. They need to be told to go for degrees in professions are are necessary like dentistry or healthcare, or learn a trade!

@gambinolansky

4 ай бұрын

@@JaclynSeymour Spot on with the communications remark. I have also noticed the same thing!

@user-ge3hj3yn9r

4 ай бұрын

Academia has become child care for adult children. Back when I went to college diversity meant different ideas and learning from others. Now diversity just means skin color, gender and identity. Doesn't matter what is in your head. Professor weren't pushing an agenda. A good argument that could be defended logically was honored. Now if your ideas run contrary to the professor's they penalize you.

@celestialmorpho

4 ай бұрын

exactly

@danjohnson2986

4 ай бұрын

Freshman year…of high school.

Millenials were lied to as well. I had a few jobs in childcare in high school and college. I did internships in education. Then the economy went into a recession the fall of my senior year in college. By the summer, there was a hiring freeze. I had a hard time finding a job as an aide, much less a teacher. It took a while for employers to start hiring again, but I often failed the interview process. I wish there were classes in high school and college that schooled me on exactly what to say and highlight and really practiced the eye contact with me. It’s almost instinctive for me to look away and talk when I am deep in thought about what I’m saying.

Like the energy of your videos. What continually amazes me is how fast you can talk with clarity, and I don't mean clarity of perspective, although I do appreciate that as well. I mean how in the world can anyone speak a fast as you and enunciate every word so clearly? Amazing.

@christinewallace9251

Ай бұрын

I think they speed it up in production. Her hands fly back and forth really fast too.

@geirbalderson9697

Ай бұрын

I have to slow her down as i want to digest every word.

My husband recently sat in on a job interview for a new college grad. She had zero job experience besides internships (which were part of her degree). She came in 15 minutes late, wasn’t dressed appropriately, and had such a sense of entitlement regarding her “expertise.” It’s important to have some sort of an education, but on-the-job training is so much more important. You can have a 4.0 and still be a terrible employee. We’re setting future employees up for failure by telling them education is the most important thing.

@hesterprynne5965

4 ай бұрын

The problem is they've been coddled their entire lives.

@promisemochi

4 ай бұрын

a big problem is that "entitlement" is seen as a good thing. in college i had to attend so many seminars and it was pushed especially on the girls that you have to "be a boss" and "be confident" and "put others in their place" and it was seen as a good thing to be rude and coarse even with superiors. they taught that's how you get respect. that's what these kids think they have to act like because that's literally what universities are teaching them now

@stolennimbus

4 ай бұрын

If the company she did her internship with did not offer her a job, it's a big red flag.

@pint_pipe_cross

4 ай бұрын

@@promisemochithat’s absolutely crazy. I forgot to add that she was unable to follow safety precautions. The job interview was for an IT position at a lumber mill, and the interview included a walkthrough of the mill. She was unable to follow any precautions while walking through the mill (wearing a buckled hard hat, three points of contact, safety goggles, ear protection, etc.). That’s a huge red flag; those mills are so dangerous and you could be seriously injured if you can’t follow simple directions.

@awsambdaman

4 ай бұрын

I’ll be honest I’m a gen z guy and it does seem like a lot of my female counterparts have quite a large amount of confidence. And it doesn’t seemed to be based on a whole lot

Brett, dropping off resumes in person isn’t considered normal anymore (at least in Chicagoland). I did that when I was first looking for work, and pretty much everywhere I was told to go online and submit things there and that they no longer take paper applications. The same thing happened 2yrs ago when I was helping a friend get a job. We went in person to a bunch of local restaurants and retail shops and not one took her resume or even her phone number. Just told her to go online.

@tigarianwarrior9556

4 ай бұрын

Back in 2015 (my graduation year) when I got my very first job, I went inside to drop off my resume and the boss told me to fill it out online.😐 I was quite mad for the fact I took my time to come in to hand it in, ya know how the older generation tells ya to go in to show you’re interested. Well they’re not interested in face to face meetups unless they CHOOSE to interview you. I still got the job nonetheless but it was still frustrating… I’d prefer to go in, hand in my resume and talk to who I’ll be working for rather than do it all online and more than likely never hear from anyone..

@niq872

4 ай бұрын

If you try to turn it in in-person it just makes it look like you can't/wont follow instructions to employers

@MB-xe8bb

4 ай бұрын

Sounds like Brett is out of touch, an old fuddy-duddy. "Back in my day......"

@KumaOso16

4 ай бұрын

You only give out resumes if you’re at a job fair. Logistically, trying to put out resumes everywhere isn’t realistic or even possible.

@lawrencetalbot8346

4 ай бұрын

Everything is online. I wish somehow schools or colleges would get this point across to students. What worked in our parents day is not the norm today. Unless it is a mom and pop store/very small business, dropping off a resume only guarantees we will A) tell you to apply online and B) throw it in the trash because we can’t do anything with it

Although I have a master’s degree and love my work I am also an entrepreneur and have encouraged my son to go for whatever he wants. He plays baseball. Started his business at 16 and last Friday bought his first house at 19. College is not for him and he listens to my guidance to get set financially. He is a hard worker and is living the life of his dreams. I taught him how to visualize when he was 5 years old. I did NOT give him electronics and video games. I had him in a Montessori school from age 3 through 5th grade. He has great skills. He is motivated and he is already seeing how he is able to manifest things he wants. Brett you TOTALLY Rock! I love how you take responsibility for your life and future and hold your generation accountable for theirs as well. That said, too many parents of this generation chose to be friends to their kids rather than the hard job of being the parent and that is another reason for the sorry state of the young generation😢

I'm in college majoring in early childhood education for my bachelor degree. Never have I been so thankful for my college. My college right now is a community college that professors tells us to go to internships, they help us set things up for our future jobs and we get help from counselors that goes through the process with us. My tuition is at least 1,500 in total if you pay on the spot, with payment plan it's at least 300 for this month and another 300 for the next. Why do people talk crap about community college? I also had help from my parents and other family members that tells me and teaches me this stuff so that's another reason why. Also another important things is-connections. Where I live, connections are very important so if you go to college don't hesitate to talk to other people like other students and professors, because they might help you get a job. I wish you all luck!

My seventeen year old son started helping our neighbor set up at venues for weddings a couple years ago. They set up for a millionaire’s grandson. When he saw what a good worker my son was he told him if he ever wanted a job he had one with him. They actually pursued my son. He went to work for him last year. They offered him more money this year to keep him because they were able to get rid of their temp help because of what a good worker my son is. He always worked overtime when all the other teenagers left the second their time was up. They’ve already said they would pay for him to take any further education he wants to get. My son is homeschooling and has zero plans of going to college.

@iris4547

4 ай бұрын

and he got extremely lucky, one thing most people cannot rely on. but he also worked hard and is now reaping the rewards. most of gen z expect what your son is getting just for existing. they need a reality check. need to stop thinking they are some special snowflake, and work for what they want.

@bharat-dz9wi

4 ай бұрын

One thing that I will say may go against the tide. I believe a basic degree is necessary, but it has to be a practical degree like in computer science or engineering or even accounting. The reason why people go into debt is because of Ivy league colleges. In USA basic community colleges are also really good and cheap way to get these important degrees.

@user-sg7ru7vg7l

4 ай бұрын

@@bharat-dz9wi your mindset is not going against the tide, it’s the mentality that has been mainstream for decades. My mentality, and my sons is the one going against the tide, but hopefully that is changing.

@Leonhart_93

4 ай бұрын

@iris4547 Yes, but that was a lucky opportunity that he was able to capitalize on because he worked hard to be visible. Luck alone doesn't do anything.

@ashleycarroll5337

4 ай бұрын

GOOD FOR HIM THOUGH i WILL SAY THERE ARE USUALY LAW SURROUNDING HOURS A TEEN CAN WORK. sorry excuse the caps

I'm a millennial in my late 20s , I told myself I didn't need college and took a year off and did factory work , landscaping and ended up realizing I wanted to work in IT, Went to a community college and took the classes I needed to get a entry level job and worked in a call center for 3 years before I landed the job I have now. I make more than most college grads . Hard jobs give you the skills you need to thrive in the future.

@user-hv7ef4st2r

4 ай бұрын

Landscaping is a fun job. I work at a desk now and I miss that.

@incognito7843

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, IT and universities just don't mix. Most of the things you learn at the universities is already obsolete when you graduate. I am 50, and have had a long IT-career, but I actually studied physics... I usually tell young people who wants to work IT to skip university, save the money and try to get working with something IT-related as quickly as possible. Money grows, the earlier you can start investing some money from your salary, earlier you can retire. And meanwhile do cheap or free online courses to learn ONE programming language and basic web-technology. Then build a simple software. It can be dumb and useless as shit, but the point is not to show off understanding of market, it is to show you can actually build something and that you have a basic skill set to work as a junior programmer. After that you will land a job anywhere in the world, no problem. It takes less than a year, and you ca do it while in highschool.

@Kouangs_Productions

4 ай бұрын

Hey I'm going school for IT

@dcalliou7

4 ай бұрын

You make more than a college grad with community College? I doubt it

@ReadingRambo95

4 ай бұрын

@@dcalliou7 I have 5+ years of experience on top of multiple certifications so believe what you will lol. in my field certs/on the job knowledge outweighs a 4 year degree.

They have no idea how to handle criticism or being corrected. They have full-on meltdowns and then continue making mistake thinking they're owed emplyment because they have a degree.... they're awful at being employees.

I am a Gen Xer with two late teens Gen Z kids. I paid for college and living expenses myself by working 30 hours a week at a warehouse all through school. After that I shared a dingy apartment with 3 roommates and took the first job I could get related to my field. I graduated into a recession so it was far from my dream job but I felt lucky. I have worked my way up to a great position now after working in a few companies and making sure to work harder and longer hours than most people. Work life balance wasn’t really a thing back then. I am not saying any of this is ideal or should be praised. I am just saying my expectations were in check and I always tried to make smart career decisions based on where the jobs were at any point in time. I have tried to raise my kids to be independent and resilient, to think critically and to not expect the world to owe them anything. That said, they are still more fortunate and privileged than I ever was just because my financial situation is better than my parents was. I do agree that this generation is getting screwed especially with the pandemic destroying their high school experience but I encourage them not to have a victim mentality as every generation has pluses and minuses and these things ebb and flow and to align their expectations with reality. I think that social media is to blame in some way because I see a lot of TikTok influencers giving unrealistic advice to young people entering the job market. In the past couple of years, when I’ve been recruiting, I have seen some entry level applicants demand salaries that were $50k more than market pay and while I would have wanted to hire them for their skills, I just couldn’t. I think Gen Z has some great ideas about how work could be better and if we can get past the overwork status quo that I grew up in then that’s great but one thing I have learned over decades is that you have to adapt to the market rather than expecting it to adapt to you unfortunately. While I do agree in a job search you have to use a lot of tactics, in most cases, going in person to hand out resumes doesn’t work as many will outright refuse to take your resume. But is worth a try just to show your face, you never know. You might get lucky and talk to a manager. And finally, I agree that college is no longer a guarantee to success and people should reconsider it, especially if they have to borrow money but I will say that many alternatives, at least where I live are oversubscribed with long waiting lists so it’s not as easy as saying “ get a trade”. Thank you for the insightful post and sending good vibes to the young people today. I know it’s frustrating but there have been many recessions where people struggled to find jobs and they always pass and things turn around ❤😢

@mr.kilpatrick2991

Ай бұрын

totally agree here. Gen Z has challenges for sure but much of their issue is self imposed by being convinced that totally unrealistic expectations and entitlement attitude is the norm. No it isn't. I am also a Gen xer that left college in 95, was poor as hell, in debt, drove a beater car, lived with roommates ALWAYS, and worked for free 2 days a week following graduating because i could not get hired - i needed the experience so i worked 2 days a week for free...a few months later the company hired me on...at entry level salary. I build my way up from there living frugal and staying out of debt. Many young people today expect to be living their best life at 25 with new cars, annual overseas vacations, their own apartment ...spending money like water...then they wonder why they are broke.

I’m Gez Z. 22, and have been working on and off since I was 14. I always knew I didn’t want to waste my money going to college so I worked restaurant jobs up until last year when I decided to start a business. Took me a year to dedicate myself to learning (all online) and am now working with clients I found some of which by walking into businesses in person and selling my services. It hasn’t been easy, but I realized early I was going to have to play the system to get ahead. The industrial age is over, we are in the age of information and we have to understand what that means and how to adjust. Good luck to everyone out there struggling, I know it can feel like there’s no way out sometimes, but there is!

@kimberleysoares129

4 ай бұрын

Whats your business, do you make enough to forego having a full time job?

@justayari

4 ай бұрын

@@kimberleysoares129 it’s in digital marketing & yes, I do. I’ll probably have to start hiring employees soon.

@icupnibba3533

4 ай бұрын

The industrial age was artificially ended by the multinational corporations who shipped said industrial jobs overseas to 3rd world workers they can pay crappy wages to

@kirkwolak6735

4 ай бұрын

@@icupnibba3533 Well, that's one view. The other view is that it took 3rd world countries, and took huge segments of their population out of abject poverty, and then allowed them to build better schools, and value education over raw farm work. the next layer are machines that do all of the sewing of clothes. Removing those low-level jobs even from China and the like. Then those machines will come over hear and drive a new "customized" clothing market made in the USA... But still employing fare fewer people.

@and__lam1152

4 ай бұрын

​@kirkwolak6735 Automation is already here in the west ... however AI will be replacing the majority of white collar jobs first.

My 16yo trying to get a job recently was incredibly eye opening. Everywhere we went you couldn’t apply or drop off resume in person. It was all online with many glitches. It took 9mo and he finally got an offer for mcds. He’s a fantastic employee. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@sierrahjmartinez6703

4 ай бұрын

Good for him! Keep that job as long as he can cuz these jobs were meant for kids like him. That experience and money saved will greatly help him.

@suilles

4 ай бұрын

they want it all online because its alot easier to refuse the person for the job than in person.

@peachy8272

4 ай бұрын

It took me 2 years to get a job. I started looking for a job when I was 14, and got hired at 16. It was a shitty job with shitty pay, but I enjoyed it, because it wasn't too hard and I was still getting money. I only had that job for 2 months before I got laid off. Now here I am about a year and a half later, almost 18. I finally got another job a month ago. It's hard to find experience when nobody is giving it to you.

@grim789

4 ай бұрын

Yep im 30 I hate it i want to talk face to face. I now have to track companies down online after applying and call and go in.

@einat1622

4 ай бұрын

Good for him!

My step son just got a GREAT job 2 weeks after graduating college. He did 5 years in the navy before going to college. He got a useful degree. He actually had companies calling him, and had to make a choice between 3 job offers.

When I graduated I accepted my "career job" after a few other assignments. I started at $45,000.00/year and still lived at home with my mom. I worked for two years, and saved enough to put down a down payment, buy all new furniture and appliances, and move into my house. My house is now worth almost $400,000, I paid off the mortgage in 13 years, and own both my cars. I have worked for this company for 17 years now, make $160,000+year end bonus, have no debt, and have a lot of nice things. The key to this is to make good decisions, be responsible, and stick with it. I have seen so many people get a job, decide it's not enough money, quit, and try to get something better. Something better is out there, but you have to earn it. If you think you are going to graduate college, and have everything that you ever wanted, then you are confused and misinformed.

To all the young men out there.......GET A JOB IN THE TRADES. No college required and the trades are hurting in a major way now for new workers. Now this isn't easy because you will have to work your ass off for at least the first 3 years but it eventually gets better. But after about 3 to 5 years you will make excellent money with no student loan debt. You will be making more than most college graduates. My recommendation would be electrician, welder, or plumber in that order.

@wickedashley

4 ай бұрын

Indeed. My boyfriend is in the military and I beg him everyday to stay in and not go to college like I did. I’m drowning in debt and make 1/4 of what he does. Not a “trade” I guess, but we are literally an example of what you are saying. Sure the military will pay for his college but he’s almost halfway through his 20. Might as well finish and retire early ya know?

@edisoncassels3205

4 ай бұрын

I’m graduating soon in construction science and management… whether you want to be a superintendent in the field or a project manager in the office there is a high need in both residential or commercial, and there always will be!

@Smy77y

4 ай бұрын

@@edisoncassels3205 Management is the way to go, you don't get your hands dirty and still earn more than most of the trades. Especially if you progress to ops management. Being a tradie will only make you bank if you go independent.

@EarlHayward

4 ай бұрын

@@Smy77y Except, virtually everyone in construction / project management who never turned a wrench is an idiot (specifically, lacking fundamentals of construction, physics, and technology)… I used the trades to put myself through college, spent 20ish years in professional services after earning a couple degrees, but gave up a desk job to go back to the trades a couple years ago as a field service engineer and have to work with those idiots in management every now and then… Spend a couple years hands on before going into management, you will thank yourself!

@Smy77y

4 ай бұрын

@@EarlHayward well yes that’s the ideal way of doing it, get some experience in the trades while you’re doing/ before your degree and see things first hand, employers will also prefer that over kids coming straight out of college.

THIS IS NOTHING NEW!!! I graduated in the 90’s & ppl I knew who got degrees, in some cases multiple degrees, all struggled to get decent jobs. Either being highly specialized, or going into business for yourself has ALWAYS been the way to go.

@EvilExcalibur

4 ай бұрын

I saw the same in the early 2000s. If I hadn't been forced to drop out of college by circumstance I would've been jobless just like most of my friends were at the time.

@danielavallejo7306

4 ай бұрын

Yes, that's so true. I was so ignorant about the real world. Real work experience is a requirement.

@dawnmitchell11

4 ай бұрын

Yes, all this "go to college" business started in the early 90s. I believe it had to do with new federal funding for low income. Good concept for finding great talent in low income groups, but really crappy execution. Definitely was not thought through well. The more people you put out with degrees, the more oversaturated the market becomes. But, if the goal is to make more money (colleges and banks), then I suppose it's a good plan. The more saturated the market the more education you need to pursue (masters, etc). As a female with all the feminist crap being pushed in the late 80s and 90s, it was a double curse. It fueled so many of us to pursue college because we had an obligation to pursue careers since our mothers and grandmothers fought for our rights. 🙄🙄🤮 Indeed, this is nothing new. It's that it has finally reached capacity point and its breaking point.

@johnlozauskas778

4 ай бұрын

Great point. One thing the Millennials and GenZ refuse to do is take a crap job to just to start earning some money. Now, for the first girl who, I think was taking her dog around to pass out resumes, that made no sense. Also, GenZ thinks they invented "quiet quitting." That's called having a boring job and counting the seconds until it time to finally go home. Membership, everyone who is not a VP or lower. I think Robert Kiyosaki was right. The people who are benefiting from doing stuff like Universities and banks, should not be educating our youth. I graduated 40 years ago this June. The most successful men in my class did not go to college. One started selling office furniture and one went special forces.

@aprilwills6777

4 ай бұрын

​@dawnmitchell11 wow, that was extremely well said. As a female who graduated hhs in '96, I 2nd everything you said. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Brett, walking into a company with a print out of your CV and "asking to speak with a manager about the open job position" is never going to succeed, because no company in the world has a human resource department manager on standby doing nothing but waiting for a person to come in the front door and ask for a job. Sending your CV by email is always the first step. An appointment for a job interview must be made about a week in advance, if the company does like your CV.

@ae744

2 ай бұрын

It does in retail.

just turned 20 not long ago and I couldn’t agree with this more, every job i’ve gotten has practically skipped the interview process entirely as i was just referred by people already there so although I actually have experience and stuff I still don’t even know how to handle a real world interview since no one has ever taught me or brought me through the traditional hiring process. It’s a wild and fast changing world out there and all I can say is to go out there and try stuff, you might fail a few interviews but each failure is a step towards getting it right ❤

Walking in with a resume almost doesn't work anymore either. Try walking in to target or walmart or petsmart and they'll say "we only accept online applications." Then the online application links to a personality questionnaire and your application doesn't see the light of day if you don't select the correct answers.

@aolvaar8792

4 ай бұрын

Then a Videotaped, digital interview (questionnaire), later 2 to 3 video interviews, Then in-person interviews. 3 different Cities over 3 days Then health and medical testing, Fly to several cities. For $200K to Start.

@richardlane2363

2 ай бұрын

"Our application is all online" "The hiring manager isn't here" "If you don't get an email, reapply in 30 days" "You need to schedule an interview with our chatbot"

@mdcx2016

2 ай бұрын

That's because a lot of companies use a third party recruiter.

I am genuinely scared for my future. I don't come from a rich family, maybe your below average household. Heck, I don't even live in the US, but it's still hard here too in Finland. Yes, I said it, Finland. Even here in Finland, not everything is sunshine and rainbows, but it's better living here than in the US. Living in US sounds like a literal nightmare, a hell hole. In general, everything sucks EVERYWHERE. I am just 16, but still I have this fear of ending up unemployed for months or years, or even worse, ending up completely homeless.

@JesusIsStillTheAnswer

Ай бұрын

Hi, I am from the US...dont know if you have heard of them but Nightwish is my favorite band from Finland! I feel like the US isn't as great as people make it out to be

@Im_Just_A_Silly_Goober

Ай бұрын

@@JesusIsStillTheAnswer I have heard about the band, my dad listens to their music time to time. I'll agree, there isn't a so-called "American dream" in the US, everything else than that, imo.

@thatcrazymick

Ай бұрын

you should change your username because you are definitely NOT dumb and are seeing the world for what it is.

@Im_Just_A_Silly_Goober

Ай бұрын

@@thatcrazymick Aw, thank you ❤ It's rare, that someone is being nice to online, people are just haters or think I'm "cringe" or "woke" 😒 I haven't thought about a better username, but I'll try to come up with a new one 🤗

@JamesVestal-dz5qm

15 күн бұрын

I'm a 29 year old in the US and I have been unemployed living at my parents house for years.

I work on a college campus, in CA. This last week it rained for three days. The college remained open, and when you look at the comments by students on their social media pages they acted as thought they were told to storm the beaches of Normandy. It rained, you leave a bit early, drive slowly and make your way to class.

@kathyp1563

4 ай бұрын

I've always heard that CA drivers don't know how to drive in the rain. Maybe they don't know how to walk across campus, either. (meaning type of equipment needed.) I think y'all did get an enormous downpour, didn't ya? We had 1 week of near 0F degrees, here. Followed by a week or two of a torrential downpour. But, our college kids are Midwesterners. We're used to it.

@senorpepper3405

4 ай бұрын

I grew up in San Diego, so I remember how soft people were with weather to begin with😂I live in st louis now. Hard winters will make you hard. It's been mild as of late but there was a 2 or 3 week period in January where it didn't get out of the single digits. People in SoCal wouldn't know what to do. The high today is in the 40s, and I'll take that standing on my head. I bet a 45 degree high temp would mess a lot of people up down there. Too bad it's so expensive to live there.

@sunnyli2017

4 ай бұрын

Same situation, I can relate and it’s so true!

@katadam2186

4 ай бұрын

Parents better step it up a decade earlier because this is some lacking comprehension

@ziggesgirl

4 ай бұрын

OMG I cannot conceive of this. I live in Montana, and while my job is only about 8 mins away from my home, it's a dark country road and we just came out of a deep freeze where we got about a foot of snow and it was consistently below 0. I still made it to work, except for one day when my car just refused to start because it was so cold. And we have employees who live 30 miles away and they still made it. Oh no, it's raining, help me! Pathetic

This is why I never went to college straight out of highschool. I’ve watched too many of my buddies put themselves tens of thousands of dollars while I’m out here, working a union job, and making great money with huge benefits. I live really well, comfortable to say the least, and my job makes me feel fulfilled to continue to show up for work! Schools never promoted them enough, but union jobs and trades are booming right now. It isn’t a shame to get your hands dirty to make your honest living, that’s how our fathers and their fathers before them did it. It’s how America is maintained, by hard working Americans.

College is an important part of life (could be trade school or some form of post high school education to learn sellable skills). Someone somehow taught these people that if they graduated college all the hard work was done and the rest of life would be a cake walk. Truth is that is when the hard work begins,. Paying your dues takes years ... low level jobs, living in a tiny apartment in not the best part of town, eating beans and franks 7 days a week, having to do things at work that others won't to get ahead. Who told these people life would be easy? ALL the generations before them did this. I earn a good income, drive a nice car, live in a nice house in a safe neighborhood. Nobody handed any of it to me. It took planning and hard work, saving and going without. These are values lost on this generation. I don't think I'd hire anyone without a work ethic.

I would love to know who these parents were that were telling their kids that six figures right out of college was normal and should be expected. Wasn't anyone in my circles. My youngest is GenZ, and as I write this, is at work. He has had his job working in a kitchen since he was 16. He is in a program where he takes college courses along with his last year of high school courses. He is respectful, well-spoken, and not afraid of hard work. He's miles ahead of his peers.

@Volkbrecht

4 ай бұрын

Amen. Worked in a lab in Germany "babysitting" postdocs from 08 to 12, some of them American. Those were PhD chemists, with their postdoc time counting as professional experience abroad, and they would be discussing 70 to 90 k entry salaries. Factor in inflation and you'd end up at the six figure mark today. How someone with a three year degree would realistically expect to get that I don't know. Maybe they hear about the figures that the 1 % stellar talents get at top consulting firms, but that shouldn't be the expectation for the average.

@julieinthenorthwest4594

4 ай бұрын

Finally someone see the major issue to Gen Z's expectation, their parents. I don't have any Gen Z'ers but I have watch my neighbor's 3 kids (4 years apart, last one graduated HS last June) all did the college AP classes in HS and all 3 did (or currently doing) apprenticeships at different businesses. The oldest two have full time well paying jobs, with the youngest doing a 6 hour part-time job and 3 hour apprenticeship. The oldest is married and has their own home (albeit tiny home) and the 2nd is currently looking for a house.

@nedkelly2035

4 ай бұрын

That six figures right out of college is still what is expected in my family. Gen Z two generations younger than I am, but their parents still have the six figure attitude. BUT: here is a BIG thing about it- the parents are carefully checking into what the good paying fields are and where there is demand without much adequate supply. Thus their kids are in various medical specialty curricula, and two who have graduated are engineers. No one is in humanities courses, the arts, etc.

@kev3d

4 ай бұрын

Yes, that's a bit of a mystery to me. I remember a lot of parents and guidance counselors saying you should go to college if you want to be successful, BUT they would always emphasize that you would have to struggle by "climbing the ladder" for several years. I common comment I remember was something like "don't expect to buy a home until you are married and in your 30s". I will say I think a lot of college students got screwed by being discouraged away from trade schools. Nonetheless I have to laugh a little at those who changed their major three times, finally getting their degree in "theater" or "philosophy", and got drunk every weekend, and complain that they can't get work out of school.

@terryteramotojr

4 ай бұрын

A lot of that 6 figure rhetoric comes from the recruiters and guidance counselors at the high schools and colleges. Unfortunately colleges are not being honest with the outcome of degrees cause if they were no one would attend.

Having a good work ethic needs to make a serious comeback in society.

@cameronbrennemanoutdoors

4 ай бұрын

I have a good one I think. I have worked full time every summer since I was 15 and I’m currently in my senior year of college. Just worried about getting a good job as a white male

@jackcarraway4707

4 ай бұрын

Ok boomer

@TH-yx4io

4 ай бұрын

It already did....here in Europe at least

@firelily77

4 ай бұрын

But didn't you know that's racist now

@TH-yx4io

4 ай бұрын

@@firelily77 isn't everything racist in America??

Have a young lady interning in our department right now; she came in at a time I was preparing to leave for surgery and literally got tossed into the fire from the beginning. A few months in, and everyone in the department was telling her if you want references you’ve GOT them!

I’ve been in higher ed as a professor for 15 years. The real issue is we DO teach them soft skills and how to develop themselves personally but they think we are crazy. This week I just taught my students how to write a professional email. I said they needed to look up the name of the owner or HR director of the place they wanted to apply at to send a personal email to introducing themselves. Most of them said that was “too much work” and the application just said to fill out the application online. I can teach them anything except to care. They have to care enough to do a small extra bit of effort to stand out in the crowd and get the job they want. They also want to make more money that those of us with 25 years in the field even though we try to explain they have to gain experience before they can ask for that type of salary. Stop blaming others. We are trying to help but can’t do it for them.

Speaking multiple languages actually is a very marketable skill, I'm surprised the first girl can't get employment related to that.

@blubunny2217

4 ай бұрын

the amount of employeers who would love to have someone who can speak multiple languages. She probably could have gone much further if she focused on becoming a translator.

@johnw8578

4 ай бұрын

@@blubunny2217 Ah but languages does she speak?

@beddythecorgi4269

4 ай бұрын

Probably bc she claims to speak 3 languages but doesn't know how to take a basic table order and pass it along to the cook in the back.

@user-qd9gi4lk5w

4 ай бұрын

Brett also skipped over the part where the girl said, " I just want to be a tik tokker." Guess what missy? That won't pay the bills.

@Beerdwolf

4 ай бұрын

She says she speaks multiple languages. This usually means she took classes in multiple languages, which is not the same thing. Even going to grad school language courses won't get you to remotely proficient levels with the exception being TESOL.

I am a manager, I have had 6 openings for a year and a half. They are trades people roles and they can easily pay 6 figures but none of the kids are becoming electricians, plumbers, HVAC mechanics, demand planners, ect. These roles can easily grow into managers, supervisors and engineers.

@joygarrett8397

4 ай бұрын

We Need to start valuing & pushing all the trades again!!!!

@james-wx6jh

4 ай бұрын

I would but ill get started out at 17 an hour even with 10 years of mechanical repair experience

@AnthonyLauder

4 ай бұрын

@@Agent31 sounds like a bargain, compared to wasting $60,000 on a useless degree in gender studies, for example.

@MrMarvelMike

4 ай бұрын

@@Agent31that’s great! You get your education in less than half a year. That means you can mostly work in that field in the same year you went to school.

@amb158

4 ай бұрын

Yeah so… trades jobs are also hard to market to entry level people because starting pay is incredibly low and always has been. It’s been nearly stagnant for close to 20 years. 20 years ago a fresh, green 1st year electrical apprentice made around 10-11/hr. Now they make about 13-15 depending on the company, for my area specifically. 13-15 bucks an hour isn’t enough for what you’re doing. You may not have the knowledge or skills built yet, but you’re physically working as hard as everyone else there if not harder doing shittier tasks. When I was in the trade, you’d be lucky to cross $20/hr by 3rd year if you started at 13. By 3rd year, you’re very close to being able to operate on your own without supervision in most day to day situations and are worth well over 20/hr. Then there’s school. It’s not cheap, and most of the time it has to be cash flowed by the employee and maybe reimbursed at the end of the semester. My school was costing me around 5k/year all in. I was barely making $20k/year, that 5k was a HUGE hurdle. By the time I was done with my first 4 years, I was barely making 40k at what was one of the higher paying contractors in the area. Not to mention tools, tools are ridiculously expensive and starting in the trade, you’re looking at investing hundreds in tools just for the bare essentials to allow you to actually work, as well as buying tools along the way. And then you test out and get your license and the company throws you $75/hr worth of stress and work because now they can legally do it, and you get a measly little bump to 30-35/hr. The trades CAN be a great option, but the entry into the trades is extremely difficult, and wages have stagnated. If you want people to work for you, you have to pay them competitively. Many of the people you’re marketing to could simply go over to Walmart and make 20/hr stocking shelves, they need to income, why would they break themselves down physically for less money? The only way the average American tradesman (this is excluding outliers in extreme HCOL areas and states) makes 6 figures NET is by starting their own company or working ass tons of overtime.

I even did internships in college working a desk job, building a new website and managing social media, still struggling to find anything entry level.

@sandysmith71

26 күн бұрын

Then get a blue collar job while looking . An employer doesn’t want to see you not working while applying for jobs

My first job was as a miner in Arizona. I graduated with a CS degree and was applying for any job, including laborer. To get that job I had to drop off my resume and application on the first day and then go to the company office every weekday morning (early like 6 am) for seven weeks to sign a sheet proving that I had been there in person to check for job availability. The mine just wanted to know who really wanted the job and how badly they wanted it! I never got a job in computers. I operated bulldozers and haul trucks! Fed my family!

Been doing the same thing for 40 year. Broke my wrist and had to hire help. Tried 2 young people separately, but both were late every day. They thought they were the boss and started talking to customers without a clue what they were talking about. Thought they'd be made a partner by Friday without making a sale, knowing how to do the work, never paid a dime for equipment or supplies. Informed me they had more complicated jobs, but clearly clueless on this one. Never told me when things went sideways, but just continued on ruining stuff. After over 40yrs they discovered new and ingenious ways on their first day leaving me to redo EVERYTHING. Quicker with the broke wrist.

@ElsaLouiseSinger

4 ай бұрын

I think that can happen in any generation. Most of the stigma about Gen Z comes from online, but in real life, there are a lot of young people working or who want to work I saw this comment once from someone who was in Gen X I think and they admitted that lazy people exist in every generation, we are just seeing that a lot more with Gen Z now because we're getting out of highschool and maybe college (not me) now

@joekrafft7125

4 ай бұрын

i agree with most of this, you confuse me with why someone you hired has to spend their own money on anything for the job. any job that pays you just so you can reinvest the money into the job is a scam.

@jace8490

4 ай бұрын

@@joekrafft7125he meant they never invested in equipment or supplies so why should they be made a partner (part owner of the business)

@epinephrinsr71

4 ай бұрын

Next time you hire, screen for people willing to listen, learn, and put the customer first. These new kids were taught that "checking their privilege" or "how they identify" is more important than competence.

@talongreenlee7704

4 ай бұрын

@@joekrafft7125because he spent money on making the business work and they didn’t, but they expect that they’ll be treated as equals to him despite their lack of contributions. It’s not that he’s upset that they aren’t spending money on his business, it’s their attitude that they should be treated as though they have.

I once went to turn in a resume in person, and they would not take it and told me to do it online instead. The hiring process is so weird now.

Thanks Dylan!

I am a younger millennial/ older Gen Zer (no one can decide where my birth year falls lol) and It’s not always easy to carve out the time for an internship. I had to work to support myself through college. I often worked 30-50 hrs per week to pay bills and went to college on top of that. I could not take on an unpaid internship (like everyone wanted to offer me) because I still needed to make ends meet. It just wasn't feasable. So I graduated and could not find a job despite having 7 years of work experience under my belt. But I'm not bitter about it. It sucked at the time, but led me to be able to live a fulfilling life as a SAHM. Since there was no career to pause there was no reason for me not to stay home.

Seriously.... Imagine being told your whole life to work hard, study hard, go into debt at the advice of the older generations, waste said money on 4 years to potentially get issued a piece of paper so you can get a good job.... Only to go from job to job, unable to find work, said degrees becoming useless in the process, and as soon as you say "wtf is going on?" Everyone and their mother start laughing at you, calling you lazy, mocking the degrees you went into debt to work towards... It feels like a cruel joke, and your were never in on it.... Only figuring it out when you learn you are the butt of the joke....

@notmyname3883

4 ай бұрын

NOBODY ever told you to get a degree in "acting." NOR "communications." FOR THE LaST THIRTY YEARS of my life the cry has been for STEM degrees, with engineers getting out and earning $100,000 salaries, yes. Or go to law skool. A GOOD law skool. Don't mess with the lesser ones. Spend 2.5 years and you'll come out at $150,000 a year. Of course you'll have no life after that, but if it's money you're after, that's the ticket. But not, under any circumstance, "acting" and "communications." That's like bragging about graduating kindergarten! Or eighth grade, which they actually CELEBRATE in inner city chitcago. Imagine that? That's like .........oh, I don't know, getting a kollege degree in communications and acting!

@amberclick9668

4 ай бұрын

I mean my generation was told this too. I knew I probably wouldn't get a job in my degree because I researched before picking majors (I was pre-vet). I literally got jobs from temp agencies and worked my way up now in consulting. I think one thing lacking is doing research on the job market and be willing to start at the bottom and work up. I also worked through college and paid as I went so I didn't take out loans and I didn't have a high paying job.

@aaronpatterson2369

4 ай бұрын

Thats what happens when you daydream through your teenage years and screwing around on the internet INSTEAD looking at AND living in the REAL WORLD. Its been OBVIOUS for over a decade now that getting a degree and going into debt from a 4 year (at the very least) college hasnt been working. Sounds like Gen Z weren't smart enough to read the lay of the land and adjust accordingly. THIS Gen X doesnt feel sorry for them in the least bit. I did NONE of those things, went to a TRADE SCHOOL and learned an ALWAYS in demand trade, and have been doing it for 30 years now. Own my home, several cars and a couple of renter properties...ALL WITHOUT A SINGLE COLLEGE DEGREE!

@aaronpatterson2369

4 ай бұрын

@@notmyname3883WHOAAA BUB...IM DAMN PROUD TO HAVE GRADIATTED KINDERGARDEN!

@rizon72

4 ай бұрын

You have one thing wrong, its not the advice of the older generation but the advice of the 'experts' who said that to the older generation. We need to start pushing back against these 'experts'.

It’s also absolutely dreadful for those who were in college during the middle of the pandemic. So many internship opportunities for experience were almost nowhere to be found, and when students graduated, they had nothing but their degrees and maybe a resume of crappy retail jobs. It’s maddening

@iVivianx33

4 ай бұрын

This was my exact experience. My sophomore and junior year of college were online due to the pandemic, and it was so competitive to get internships that had gone virtual and were then accessible to anyone in the continental U.S. I applied to over 50 internships in school and only got an interview for 2, both of which I ended up not being moved forward for. It’s sucks to hear people generalize Gen Z as not being job-ready when I feel like I’ve done everything in my power to set myself up for success to get no responses in return.

@DarthVader1273

4 ай бұрын

@@iVivianx33 Yeah, my friend’s son is having the exact same problem. He was a sophomore in college when the lockdowns hit, which was the perfect time to get an internship over the summer. Everything was shut down, and he had next to nothing except a crappy unpaid internship that was just him doing busy work. Once he graduated, he barely had any experience because of Covid. The saddest thing is, he’s one of the few members of Gen Z who was raised right, not entitled, and knew he wasn’t going to get something flashy right out of school. He did everything right by my account, but his luck was just simply horrible. I hope you’re no longer in your current situation, but it’s somewhat comforting to know he’s not the only one who’s having trouble.

@AllegraVecchia

4 ай бұрын

This is me. I've done all of my classes and my internship online. My internship experience was underwhelming at best. I've been applying for jobs since September, and still nothing. They all want at least a year of experience in the field, and judging from my resume, it's obvious that I don't fit the requirements. I moved to America a few years before covid and believed that if I studied hard enough and kept my 4.0 average, I'd be okay...I was sadly mistaken.

@JM-hj3sm

4 ай бұрын

Happened to me. Went a whole year without even a call back from a job. Luckily, I just so happened to know a guy who knows a guy and was able to get a pretty good job that I'm a good fit for. I'd wager networking could be considered more important than experience when starting your career.

@w4pz859

4 ай бұрын

This is so true, people often forgot that the majority of Gen Z can't take any real-life internship because of the pandemic

i am 63, nobody wants to hire me. i have 2 college degrees, they don't mean much. My dad told me, college is to break the ignorance in ones life. ignorance + close mindedness = stupidity. After you finish college, you should be able to research anything, learn about it, and form a subjective opinion. College is an education. Now people think college is a magic carpet ride to make a ton money. I never appreciated my degrees until my mom died. She was so proud that I stuck it out.

A big element of the process is being left out here: PARENTS. I was born in ‘81. I was required to start paying for bills starting at 16. Not a lot, just gas and insurance for my car. If I wanted to drive I had to have a job. I know kids don’t care about driving, but they care about phones. I strongly encourage any parent that as soon as their kid is old enough for a job, they pay the phone bill and contribute to the wifi/entertainment bills. Otherwise the phone gets turned off and the services get a change in pw. Parents want their little darlings to focus on school (which they aren’t, btw), and so this lack of preparedness starts at home and continues. It’s a parent’s job to prepare their kids for the real world. On another note, I finished grad school in mid 2000s. No one told me I needed experience. I had a dreadful time finding a job because of this. But I did eventually, even if it wasn’t anything close to what I wanted. It’s not a new problem. G n Z is the first gen to have the platform to fuss about the need for instruction in how to prepare for the job market.

I didn’t go to college out of high school, I got an entry level job and worked my way up. The company paid for my college and help me structure my classes to their and my benefit. And because my classes were what my career required (no fluff classes) I grew with the company. The benefit for me was I could work in any company in the field. I have experience and the right degree, the right classes, and zero educational debt. On a side note: todays ad transition was flawless Brett

@LucasFernandez-fk8se

4 ай бұрын

But how many decades ago was that? I know your ass wasn’t doing that post 2008.

@MB-xe8bb

4 ай бұрын

Rare. Companies now don't want to spend time and money to train anybody. Also employees tend to leave for more money once they are trained, so the original company gets all the expense and none of the payback.

@voodjin

4 ай бұрын

@@MB-xe8bb you can prevent that with appropriate contracts (for example here in Germany you agree to stay in the company for at least 3 years after finishing your degree) and it works..

@ricardorgomez

4 ай бұрын

I went to a vocational school for my career needs. It was a HUGE advantage to me. Because the vocational school didn't have ANY fluff classes. Just the classes to prepare me for my occupation. And for me, that's the biggest problem with most universities. It's run by academics who have ZERO clue about the real world. I mean, who the hell needs a humanities degree if you're going to trade stocks, be a CPA, or a programmer. And the worst of it, you HAVE to pay for those fluff classes and to get that degree. The public school system is such a scam. At least when it comes to preparing you for life and getting you the skills and knowledge you need. But it's really about the alumni connections. That's what you're really paying for. But why not build a great alumni at a much less expensive school and force those over-priced ones to their knees to have you come back by drastically cutting their fees.

@Turf-yj9ei

4 ай бұрын

The most successful people I know at work started with the company at the store level and went to school part time. Once they had their degree they could apply for positions within the company. That's the ticket. Trying to walk into a high paying position from outside the company only works if your a VP coming in from another company

One of the biggest issues is that most places want you to apply online, and then you never hear anything back from them. On top of that showing up in person to be "Persistant" and showing "Interest" in the job ends up causing more issues in the end because you are now bugging them to much and then you never hear anything from them. I have been applying around in person and online to so many jobs and still have yet to hear a single call back from any of them. All of these jobs are a mix of dishwashing to working a general retail or grocery store to even warehouses... Its incredibly difficult to get a job even when all these places have "Hiring" signs out and then never hire anyone.

@amityville2006

4 ай бұрын

I'm in the same boat! I mean what do I have to do to get even just ONE job? I'm getting so depressed and frustrated! You have our government in denial about the actual state of our economy. Newsflash government: it's not great! If it were actually great, many people would have jobs and unemployment would be at a all time low and so would the percentage of people getting laid off and having to collect. My cousin got laid off from her job on Feb. 1 of this new year that she's been at for almost a year and all she did was work at a chiropractor's office answering phones and taking down appointments and filing paperwork and such! She didn't even know that she got laid off until she got to work and the doctor told her. His excuse was that she wasn't needed as the office wasn't as busy as before and he didn't need three employees anymore. I would have replied with "well, if your office isn't as busy as it used to be, then people are either not hurting their bones anymore or you're a lousy doctor!" He also had two other girls working for him and they didn't get laid off which I would have mentioned in my rant before I would have told the doctor and his employees to go screw their selves! So , yea...anyway there are a lot of industries that are hurting now in where people are losing their jobs left and right and our government is all "la dee da. Everything's is all fine." No, it's not! Every political party out there yes ALL of them has failed us. I honestly question why people even bother to vote anymore. Our country is not going to get any better. This is it for us! Sorry for the rant! LOL! Just had to vent that out since no one in my family and my so called "friends" or "acquittances" seem to care what I have to say about anything! So, I have to vent to complete strangers on the web! LOL!

@SUGAs_Shadow85

4 ай бұрын

Showing up in person is a bit much, they always told me to call to check up on a job. Just let them know you're still interested and you were just checking on the status.

@blue_derpy_dino

4 ай бұрын

Exactly this, I’ve had managers literally get mad at me for showing “interest” for simple retail jobs (even if I just showed up once)

@rogerdaly6326

4 ай бұрын

Most companys have you apply online because they have a software program that scans for certain key words on an application. If these words or qualifications aren't detected by the software then the application is rejected. This cuts down the number of applicants they will have to interview from possibly hundreds down to a handful. To the employers its saves hours of time spent on interviews that won't truly qualify for the position.

@kendals3833

4 ай бұрын

Disagree... This is how I got a job... Go to places where they would appreciate the initiative... Banks or other high corporate jobs to be a secretary. Some of them are paid very well... But you better be able to do a good job.@@SUGAs_Shadow85

I applied to my jobs by applying online and then talking to the manager. I worked at McDonalds for 6 months before COVID. Last April, I applied there again because I needed a new job after a couple others. I went in, talked to a manager, and talked to the head one a few days later. As of May 11th, 2023, I have worked there again since. Six months + 13 months= 19 months, making McDonalds my most worked job.

As a hiring manager, I 100% agree with what Brett said when she jumped back in. Showing up in person is huge. I will 95% of the time schedule an interview with someone who drops off a resume in person because it shows that they actually WANT to work and are putting forth the effort. Show up with a quality (not sloppy) resume, dressed for the position (dont wear gym shorts and a ratty tee) with good hygiene. Also, a personalized resume will get noticed more than a generic one. Use "to the hiring manager at ABC Company" rather than, "to the hiring manager". Use: "A full time position at ABC Tech Company" rather than "a full time position in the technology field" If I see my company name on a resume, it shows that you actually want the position and that you took the time to type and print off a resume specifically for my company. That shows initiative and effort. Lastly, whoever started this idea that you dont need to put start date and end dates for each of your jobs on your resume, well they lied to you. I want to know how long you were at your job. I want a dependable employee, not a bouncy ball. And what if your job history sucks? Get a job flipping burgers if needs be and work for the same company for 2 years to show future employers that you can be a stable and dependable employee.

@SUGAs_Shadow85

4 ай бұрын

This. I went through pharm tech school, and they trained me how to create a nice-looking resume, then my teacher wanted me to set up others' resumes. I was like, "ummmm...I don't get paid for this..." It's rare to see people who know how to set up a professional resume.

@poelogan

4 ай бұрын

What field do you manage in? I've been looking for a corporate media job for a year now, I do all of these things, and still no call backs. I've beeen forced to rely on my income as a videographer/photographer full time as a result. Which is fine but a tad inconsistent and very overwhelming.

@jillybean9071

4 ай бұрын

@@poelogan My field is cyber security My advise to you is to work for the same company until you find a position in your field. Employers will want to know that you can be consistent and dependable. Bouncing from job to job does not look good on a resume.

@JamesVestal-dz5qm

15 күн бұрын

Some people can't afford good hygiene.

Here's the perspective of my friend who manages a coffee shop and hires gen z workers: she hates hiring them. Many of them can't follow basic directions, regularly don't fully complete tasks, and can't handle criticism. One guy even said he "felt targetted" when she pulled him aside for extra training. On top of that, she's sometimes afraid to discipline poor workers, because they will just quit and walk out.

@lawrencetalbot8346

4 ай бұрын

I once had a girl dye her hair pink despite that being against our dress code (must have natural hair color). I wrote her up, she walked out, and the next day I got a call from HR saying I was being discriminatory despite enforcing the policy HR wrote. I absolutely hate Gen Z and refuse to hire them

@AngelaMastrodonato

4 ай бұрын

If the workers are poor, I would think them quitting would be a blessing. Now I can see if she’s afraid of liability from firing them.

@vaderladyl

4 ай бұрын

This is exactly what is happening to my friend, who owns a cleaning business. She has a very high turnover of employees because of this.

@katadam2186

4 ай бұрын

That’s pathetic.. did that job at 14.. what is so hard about it.. besides attitude clearly need adjustment

@shoestringfries3418

4 ай бұрын

We’re dealing with that very close to my family right now. A couple of Gen z kids are refusing to go to work, but are mooching off of the only income earner in the house. Well that income earner is very close to retirement because their body doesn’t work the way it used to anymore, so they’re going to have to get a job and live off someone else. One kid will flat out cry if you ask her to pull her own weight a bit more during an emergency. The other kid was the emergency. And the other adult is enabling the whole thing. Never have I ever seen a more textbook example of Gen Z and the effects of TikTok than watching these adults being so lazy and dumb.

I’m not really sure who would be telling Gen Z that a 6 digit figure out of College was realistic. I’m a millennial and I was never told to expect a 6 digit job right out of College. My parents told me that College helps you get a better job, but that it’s not the only thing that plays into getting a good job. They had me get a part time job at 15 so I could get early job experience and learn how to manage my own money. In school we were taught how to do cover letters and resumes. We were taught how to stand out during the interview process. We were told the importance of thanking the interviewers and being diligent in your follow ups with companies. I don’t really think that you can blame the difficulty of getting a job on unrealistic ideals. I don’t think parents would be telling Gen Z to expect such unrealistic pay. It’s more likely that they’re shooting themselves in the foot by buying into the unrealistic lifestyles show through social media by influencers. Much of which actually fake. There is a whole industry around faking wealth for social media influencers. No matter who you are and what generation you’re from, the job market just sucks right now. The statistics for ‘available’ jobs is overinflated and not accurate. Additionally, after Covid, there has been a major decrease in the amount of people willing to work in the service industry. A lot of fast food restaurants and lower pay jobs are available but these are not the types of jobs that people are applying to. Employees now push back about having to go into the office everyday and push for hybrid work environments. Or request to be fully remote.

As a millennial, I can understand the struggle of trying to find a job. Back in 2012, I was fresh out of high school and was going to every business I could, looking to apply. Everywhere I went, I was told to apply online. I did as I was told and was ignored and never contacted by any business. Keep in mind I had absolutely no job experience and it honestly felt like I was on some kind of Do-not-hire list. I did eventually find a job at a mom and pop radio station. They needed a nerd to keep their computers in order and I happen to show up. Don't know what I'd do if that hadn't happened the way it did. I understand the utterly soul-crushing feeling that comes with trying to find a job. No, I won't give the ol' bootstraps speech bc I don't know what a bootstrap is or where to buy one and, even if I did know where to get one, I doubt I could afford to get these infamous "bootstraps" because the economy sucks so hard right now. To anyone who has that awful feeling, I know it won't make things better, but please know that you are not the only one to struggle with this and I do know the pain you feel. You are not alone, I promise.

Here is an uncomfortable truth from my life:\ 1. I have 2 Masters degrees. 2. I don't even work in the field that any of my degrees are in. 3. I make just as much on my "side hustle", micro farming, that I do on my day job. 4. If I could go back to being 20, I would learn a trade then MAYBE circle back and get a degree.

@user-jo3pt1pt4w

4 ай бұрын

I don't work in my field either, the one I got my masters for. But to be fair the field is an absolute joke. If you're wondering it's mental health, an absolute joke and I regret it but it is what it is

@Nm-co6zp

4 ай бұрын

Congratulations… you played yourself

@user-jo3pt1pt4w

4 ай бұрын

@@Nm-co6zp at least I have a degree...

@NullLang

4 ай бұрын

Masters in what?

@5koby4

4 ай бұрын

@@user-jo3pt1pt4w Cool I also have a piece of paper mine only cost me a couple pennies tho.

Millennials went through the exact same thing. I know people in their 30s with degrees still struggling to find decent work. Heck I worked min wage, misc jobs and in the oilfield until I managed to get into my career. I didn't find a semblance of success till my late 20s. It's hard out there kiddos, gotta do whatever you need to do to survive. Keep pushing every single day for 10 years and some of you will make it.

@chrisgonzalez5883

4 ай бұрын

Same here I went to Fresno City college and didn't really learn anything. I degree in stress management. Nothing special

@and__lam1152

4 ай бұрын

It's always been about who you know, not what you know.

@Enoxificatti

4 ай бұрын

How awfully inspiring.

@frankprit3320

4 ай бұрын

Gen-Xr, ( same here) I had a degree in electrical engineering and it got so bad i had to work in the field of construction and be an electrician for 15 years.

@frankprit3320

4 ай бұрын

i'm going to get criticized for this, but i think a lot of the young lady's will end up going after a man to take care of things, because its a lot easier than trying to work in a tough market.

Asking to get an internship is actually a scapegoat. My class starts at 8 and spans over the day till 5, most offices in my city closes operation at 5. The only option is for me to do remote internships which if you are outside of US, like me, is non-existent. Now this is coming a CS sophomore which is a major that is fairly easier to get internships on.

37 years ago UofM did a study on graduate expectations after school. What they found was undergrads in years 1 & 2 expected to make far more than they were ever going to make first job after graduating. 3 & 4 year students the expectation dropped. Students who moved on to post grad had even lower expectations. This has not changed. Young people have only ever paid attention to experienced people in the job market, like their parents. Then they are responsible for themselves and its a rude wakening. I had roommates until I was 28. I was the only way to survive, even in the 80s. Then I passed the threshold of being able to live on my own.

Communication and acting. No one told her they are two worst college degrees ever. Shame on colleges for offering such scam majors.

@zephsmith3499

4 ай бұрын

Could have majored in queer studies or the like; I suspect that's even hard to earn a living with.

@Mbrace818

4 ай бұрын

None of that should matter when applying to minimum wage jobs.

@orbbb24

4 ай бұрын

@@Mbrace818 Those minimum wage jobs probably have other people applying that already have work experience. If she didn't work a job through college (guessing she didn't based on her statement about just wanting to be a TikToker but needing to now face reality, but maybe I'm wrong), she is a 21-22 year old with no experience working. That's a tough sell. I'd rather hire the person with no degree that has 4 years working. There is also the reality that hiring someone with 2 degrees that speaks 3 languages isn't worth it for that job. If you hire someone severly overqualified, odds are they'll be leaving before they are even out of the initial training period because this just isn't what they imagined. That's time and money wasted on training someone that was never going to be around that long anyway. Again, I'd go with the fresh out of high school person who will probablyt at least be around for 6 months. Fresh out of college with no job history is not a great position to put yourself in.

@Mbrace818

4 ай бұрын

@orbbb24 Hiring someone with 4 years of experience to a minimum wage job is also overqualified. Chances are, they are taking a pay cut with you. If your minimum wage job isn't presented as entry-level and requires experience, then there's already something wrong there. The guy with no degree and 4 years of experience is just as much of a flight risk. He'll leave as soon as he's offered something that actually reflects his qualifications. Also, a degree is different from experience. No one has to tell you they have one. The guy with 4 years of experience may in fact have a degree. There's nothing stopping him from keeping that fact from you.

@SwordsmanRyan

4 ай бұрын

She should've applied to the State Department.

I'm 36. College grad. Lost my teaching job of 7 years. Out of work since Thanksgiving2023. Seasonally, it CAN be hard to find a job. Just now pushing myself to get a job. ANY job. Part time/ full time. I'm SO not picky. Went in for a McDonalds job interview. Manager, probably younger than me, said the only 'red flag' was that I taught for the past 7 years!!!??? Gah! I've also seen NOW Hiring signs in store fronts. Going in and asking for a paper application. Told to 'go online to apply.'🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

@pure_sweetnes8685

4 ай бұрын

Charter schools are always hiring

@dreamcage1801

4 ай бұрын

I'm special needs and it is hard to find work for me personally because this country doesn't give a shit special needs people.

@SwordsmanRyan

4 ай бұрын

Being too qulaified is real

@noel_marie

4 ай бұрын

I started doing event set-up and promotional gigs. Try Ascent Talent. They do work all over the country and you usually get paid $30/hr. The shortest shift I've worked was 6 hours (paid for all 7) and the longest was 12. With March Madness coming up, it's definitely ideal.

@MichaelOBrien71

4 ай бұрын

@@pure_sweetnes8685that’s so true 👍

As someone who has worked as a Recruiter for 20 years, I can verify that Brett is 100% correct about her advice regarding internships. They are one of the best things you can do to get ahead and get started on a career. They make your resume stand out from all other recent college graduates that have a degree but no relevant experience. In addition, many interns get hired by the company they intern for.

Recently a Steak an Shake opened in my town. I had fond memories of eating at that establishment over fifty years ago. The food was always excellent. My wife and I gave them a try. We had to wait in line for almost two hours. We closely watch the staff cleaning tables for the next customer. It took them over fifteen minutes to clear one table. That store had to close its' doors after one year. We spoke to the manager there to complain. He apologized but told me the problem was that the people did not want to work. They were being paid over $15.00 an hour. Compare that to two chic filets a few blocks away on the same street. They have been running strong for many, many years. They are fast, good food, and the staff is superb. Who gets hired makes the difference.

I’ve applied to 20+ places since 14 and I’m 18 now. I never hear back. I’m bilingual, cpr/aed/first aid certified, and scored perfectly on the work keys. The only times I’ve ever had a response was me being turned down because I’m not “diverse enough” to be part of the staff. Glad to see I’m not alone.

@dawnfire82

4 ай бұрын

Being denied employment based on your sex, race, or sexual orientation is illegal. Depending on details, might be worth a call to a plaintiff's attorney.

@beccamcdonald9846

4 ай бұрын

Always call the places you applied to and follow up. Bug the living shit out of them if you have to because employers will never call you first. You have to make the first move, doing that shows the employer how eager and determined you really are.

@xerxes8632

4 ай бұрын

@@dawnfire82Boy are you out of touch. Being "not Diverse Enough," means white male. He would be laughed out of any attorney's office. Try living in reality.

@DugrozReports

4 ай бұрын

Do you mean 20 places in 4 years? If so, that's actually not very many.

@forced4motorsports

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, step it up to 20 a week... As for the diverse enough comment. No employer in their right mind would say that out loud, as despite what the Dems are pushing these days, it is illegal and they could be sued out of existence for it.

I've gone to many businesses and dropped off my resume and filled out applications, I've also gone on the internet and did the same thing. I never got a call back from the places I went to in person but got a couple of calls from the places I applied for online. Times have definitely changed and businesses don't really seem to care for people coming in, in person to apply anymore

@sarah_koster

4 ай бұрын

@emblem647 yep, that’s been my experience as well :/

@kathyp1563

4 ай бұрын

I agree that online-applications & resumes are better. A company has its routine. They don't have any way to store, or search, paper resumes. The mystery is how to get your application pulled from the black hole into someone's hands. This might be accomplished with the face-to-face or phone call after you've submitted the online applications. The best would be if you knew someone, who knew someone. People's social circle have shrunk too much.

@rizon72

4 ай бұрын

Been that way for almost 20 years now. Last couple of jobs I got were word of mouth and contacts I knew. That's something else the current generation doesn't do, network.

Just graduated college with my B.A. in theater. And after watching this video, I’m screwed! So wish me luck as I find a job

I do back up Gen Z as wages are a joke and they have no chance to have a similar lifestyle as previous generations. I hope they keep fighting for better conditions like 4 days a week ect

Old guy here. I wish that you young folks would organize together, hire the nastiest law firms that you can find, and start filing lawsuits against colleges and universities for fraud and predatory loan practices. Please...you need to get this done. Love you all

@msk3905

4 ай бұрын

Why were they lied to about the cost of the education, did none of them do what a responsible person should do and find out what they would have for loans afterwards? I agree higher education is too expensive but jumping into something not knowing what the details are is irresponsible and not the schools fault.

@paulfay357

4 ай бұрын

@@msk3905 They were all told by colleges and universities that the "product" they were buying was going to be their golden ticket...that the juice was worth the squeeze, which clearly turned out to not be the case. There needs to be a price paid for lying and cheating on our young people... without them, there is no future.

@Dohair879

4 ай бұрын

It’s the lie the parents tell them. Parents need to take a finance class so that they can teach kids. Problem is the parents are broke and have bad money habits yet tell kids to go to college. They never learn how a loan works and a ROI. Trades are king and they don’t even realize it.

@msk3905

4 ай бұрын

@@paulfay357 Paul I have 2 degrees and no one ever told me that they were a golden ticket! Maybe things have changed since mod 90s early 2000s but in speaking with nieces and nephews no school has told them that either. If they were told this shame on them for not doing their due diligence and quite honestly listening to them. Life lessoned learned for them!. When I came out of the military I researched what an engineering degree will do for me, base salary I can expect started out then what it pays on average 15 years in. I knew exactly how much debt I would have to see if the degree was even worth it. Sorry but schools aren't to blame, none of them are forcing kids to enroll. I believe in the power of education but before I enter into anything (school, mortgage, car loan, etc.) I understand all the details and read all fine print.

@paulfay357

4 ай бұрын

@@msk3905 In my opinion, the value of the product that colleges and universities are selling is grossly misrepresented, and they also facilitate the loans to the students.

Almost 30 now, never had an issue getting a job as a mechanic and welder. Often started working the same day I had interviews

@NJGuy1973

4 ай бұрын

Many white collar jobs, they make you go through at least two rounds of interviews. Much of which is total nonsense questions.

@F15cCrewdawg

4 ай бұрын

Exactly, mechanics, welders, and other hands on jobs that require skill will never have problems finding work. No matter how bad things are, people still need their cars to run, toilets to flush, lights to come on, and metal to be welded. I always tell younger kids to get a good skill and then worry about college so when they can't get a job after college they can at least have something to pay the bills (and school loans lol). I can work on pretty much anything (wood, metal, electronics, computers, engines, etc) and could land a job tomorrow without much effort (and probably start the next day). Having the ability to build and fix things is a valuable gift (as you already know!

@sorrytodisappoint

4 ай бұрын

Good for you, mate.

@scottsanders2474

4 ай бұрын

The world will always need people who can build things and fix things. Can't go wrong learning a trade.

Here is my take as a Gen Xer in a highly competitive field. Companies do not invest in training like they used to. Therein lies the problem with Zoomers going into any field. I have 24 years of experience and they will always hire me above you because they don’t have to teach me. We need to set up clearer pathways for younger people, make re entry level positions. A degree is supposed to be a foot in the door, not a guarantee of employment. The issues lies with companies who view training and development as a waste of time when it should be an investment in the future. Best bet is to get a certification for something practical (the medical field is full of these) and work toward your ultimate goal while gaining experience in the job market.

Jesus, lady. I had the same experience when I was 14 and 15, except I was just HOPING for a minimum wage job. This was in the mid--70's. My problem was that employers didn't want to hire younger teens than age 15 due to child labor laws. So I continued to mow yards and do various yard work for more than minimum wage, and not pay any tax, until I was 16 and could get a job "on the record", to start building up a resume. I think colleges should be REQUIRED to give students and prospective students stats on prospective jobs, job openings, salary ranges, etc. in careers using their major. And I think government with all the data they collect, should help colleges round up this data. This should also be required when students are signing up for student loans.

Can relate. Like many people, growing up I was told to go to college to get a good job in life. Went to college in Vegas and graduated with a marketing degree. Couldn’t get a job, so out of desperation I applied at one of the casinos on the strip as a barback. 7 years later I’m a bartender in, loving it, making great money. You don’t need to go to college to get a good job, it’s the biggest scam of all time.

@audreylahman

4 ай бұрын

SAME. Got my bachelor's degree in nutrition in 2016 but could not afford to get my RD in the state I live in. Started an entry level job in a local restaurant as a cook. Worked my way up in this industry and am happy now. Never needed the degree and will be paying off the loan for 6 more years. College was such a scam

@kaneworsnop1007

3 ай бұрын

Yeh marketing degrees are useless, the information your taught is so out of date. We either take on apprentices or people who are currently working in the field, if neither available Joe Bloggs off the street with no marketing experiences is almost on a par with someone with a marketing degree, so it's how you interview that matters.

I'm 25f and I have both a bachelor's and master's in architecture; I just lost my job a few weeks ago. The facts that it's a weird market right now and that I never got real internship experience because of Covid are making it profoundly difficult to find work. To anyone in college right now, 100% get internship experience and if you can't, practice interviewing, and if you're a fellow archie student, LEARN ALL THE PROGRAMS WHILE YOU HAVE THE STUDENT DISCOUNTS!! Best of luck ✌

@hungerbunger5985

4 ай бұрын

Especially internship experience outside of the university. Don't take some kind of student research internship. Take an actual company based internship job (even if it pays nothing)

@knotengajin7359

4 ай бұрын

As a female, you are quickly becoming a liability in the workplace thanks to hash tag me also.

@nunya3163

4 ай бұрын

@@hungerbunger5985 And have a job before going to college. Some job, any job. When I was going to school, I had to pay my own way, so was working in a convenience store, where I move from just cashier, to actually doing sales reports, and bank deposits for the store. That track record of proven reliability, and trustworthiness, especially being trusted with bank deposits really helped me get my Co-Op engineering job, which I managed to extend into a 1 1/2 year long engineering position, until just before graduation. Then after graduation, having both of those jobs helped me get my first full time engineering position.

@sjphil

4 ай бұрын

I'm an interior design student looking for my first internship right now. I just got an email back from a place I applied saying I didn't get the job. The entire reason was not necessarily my fault, but I did ask what I could improve on for future interviews. She said that I should probably get a job in my field of interest before pursuing an internship, and I'm like bruh. That's the whole point of an internship 😭

@somethinggood9267

4 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry you lost your job..... I just prayed for you that you would be able to find a new job and if you didn't know already Jesus died for your sins on the cross and he loves you so much and would love to have a personal relationship with you

Well this is great. I'm in summer vacation rn. About to become a highschool senior and I unfortunately stumbled upon this video. I was told the same thing about college by friends, family and even counselors. Goddamnit.

When I finished college 20 years ago, I didn't get a job related to my degree for a couple years. I had to work at a department store until I got hired as a graphic designer. Struggling to get a job right out of college isn't new.

As a Gen X'r with 23 years in my current career, the Gen Z'rs coming in with college but no work history are difficult. They are entitled, super sensitive, and don't make good team workers. They all think they deserve more than I do with all my experience. That they should get put in the front of the line, because they're so special. When they are told no, they either quit or pout. We'd much rather have a high school educated person with a few years of full time work or military vets. They realize you have to work to get ahead. If I can make any suggestion, it's be humble and work hard. Learn from the experienced people and listen to them. We will help you! We want you to succeed!

@Orson2u

4 ай бұрын

Awesome and sound.

@thejohnson9204

4 ай бұрын

Its exactly the same in my company. As a whole, my company will always look anywhere else before considering a Gen Z. They are too much hard work to have around.

@MrAndrewsAdventures

4 ай бұрын

Same experience with our newer hires here. It’s the attitude not the education that’s the issue with gen z.

@martinlutherkingjr.5582

4 ай бұрын

It sounds your company is hiring people who aren't educated in the same field as that job. If you hire a gender studies grad to be a plumber, I would expect that.

@martinlutherkingjr.5582

4 ай бұрын

@@MrAndrewsAdventures What field do you work in? We just hired a gen z and he’s brilliant, probably on par with some of our L4 engineers. We also fired a gen z last year after 2 months because they refused to write any decent unit tests.

The issue with me is how most businesses refuse to accept resumes unless you navigate a horribly buggy online application page first, mamage to get selected for a interview where you give your resume and talk to an interviewer, before you are finally given the job or told to look elsewhere

@rmene5492

4 ай бұрын

And the HR-eese - like what am I even applying for here?

@tbe0116

4 ай бұрын

All of those steps are purposeful. If you can’t (or are unwilling) to figure it out, why would they want to hire you?

@rmene5492

4 ай бұрын

@@tbe0116 because you can do the job? lol not sure if you’re referring to my comment or his - but 12+ years in corporate and I know the ppl who post those jobs don’t know what it means - it’s literally a template

@SpamSucker

4 ай бұрын

That’s what’s holding you back, really? FWIW I don’t think that such things are a deliberate test of your willingness to push through drudge work (mostly it’s just laziness in the company HR framework) but consider what you’ve just revealed: you aren’t putting in the effort to overcome a bit of inconvenience. Buckle in, it’s going to be a rough road ahead. Because entry-level folks get the bulk of the drudge work anyway, and there will be plenty of that to go around.

@tbe0116

4 ай бұрын

@@rmene5492 I’m sure that’s true for many companies, but I have 21 years in corporate and running my own businesses. We do often put up barriers like this to weed out the lazy and those that give up easily. Mostly for entry level jobs though.

Fortunately 2 of my 3 gen z kids started working at 16. My son began coaching at 16 and now works for a middle school while finishing college. And my daughter, who was a Girl Scout from age 5, so lots of practical cookie sales experience, has worked for a popular fast food chain for 2 years-she is a Senior in HS. My youngest and last high school kiddo wants to start looking for a job when he is a junior in high school. I hope this practical experience helps them beat the odds for gen Z.

I’m 22 and just graduated last year with my bachelors in accounting and I’ve had little to no struggle finding work with decent pay. Many companies seem to be searching for younger workers to work up the ladder as the company grows

I find it interesting how we sometimes are so ungrateful for the stuff we have. A week ago you made a video about a girl complaining that she had to work 40 hrs a week and now this video is about another girl trying to find a job. Sometime we focus on the stuff we don't have and we forget about the stuff we do have. Even when you think your life is at its worst, some people out there wish they had what you have.

She's not wrong about the internships. My son, an Accounting / Finance major, did internships 2 summers with different companies. Even though my son wasn't graduating until the end of this past December, they offered him a job to start in September of this year, giving him time to study for and pass his CPA exams...which they are paying for. His beginning salary is well above the household median, and more than my husband makes. He sacrificed the college party scene, and was an RA for his last 3.5 years in order to save money and graduated debt free. He will also be living with us for at least a few years to save money. Put in the effort and make sacrifices, and you will have a much better opportunity to succeed.

@Kiet-Tran

4 ай бұрын

I'm also dual majoring in accounting/finance and looking to get my CPA! Jobs are certainly easier to come by when you have an in-demand degree!

@CaraJohnson01

4 ай бұрын

Not everyone can do internships they are a privilege some people HAVE TO make money and they can't do an unpaid internship plus I've heard of many places still not hiring you after and just using you for free labor

@laraerickson2926

4 ай бұрын

If you get these through the school, you get credits for them. You pay tuition to get the internships, but they payed my son about $35 per hour. So, he made all of the tuition money back, got the credits and made extra money as well. Most internships are not unpaid. @@CaraJohnson01

I'm 22 years old, after getting tired of wasting my life in a dead end retail job I got my CDL and proceeded to get a good job through a family friend, because of the good wage I'm getting for my age along with saving all I could spare before that I am close to being able to afford a house, it can still be done even in this economy

Tried handing my resume in the UK in person when I was 18 and got shot down everywhere I went stating I need to apply online. That was 12 years ago, so can't imagine what it's like now. Even when you want to stand out, you can't.

I'm almost 60 and dropping off resumes in person was always the way I got jobs. Showing up in person gave you a chance to sell yourself. However over the last 12 years every time I try to apply in person I'm told to go to a website to apply and upload a resume. Resumes submitted online are also scanned for keywords and if you don't have a certain percentage of the keywords an actual human never see's your resume. I think it's always better to try to deliver your resume in person but, unfortunately even places like Home Depot, Walmart and In-out-burger will refer you to a website to apply. Luckily I'm really close to the end of my work life and should never have to look for another job again.

@avaliantsoul5408

4 ай бұрын

This always pissed me off when I was applying for jobs after graduating HS. My mother would always be nagging me to go into the stores to apply, and just wouldn't listen every time I told that I often couldn't even get the chance to speak to whoever did the hiring. Half the time they weren't there, and the other half it was a not-so-subtle shooing out the door followed by "apply online". The world isn't the same as when the boomers were my age. I love my parents, but they are SO disconnected from the present day.

@blacklyfe5543

4 ай бұрын

Why would you hand in your resume in person? That's not going to get you an interview.

@OurOklahomaLife

4 ай бұрын

@@blacklyfe5543 Well If your old like me it wasn't that many years ago you either faxed or delivered your resume in person. Before that delivering your resume in person was the only way to get a job. As uncomfortable as it used to be walking into a business and trying to sell yourself I prefer it to uploading a resume and never knowing if you were ever even considered for a job. You may be right and delivering a resume in person won't get you an interview but, with AI, technology, self driving cars and automation Gen Z might not have any jobs to apply for anyways.

@blacklyfe5543

4 ай бұрын

@OurOklahomaLife well you said you're almost 60 or exact but in my generation we've never had to come in with our resumes because everything is digital meaning it's online I'm apart of Gen Z (I'm 24 almost 25) and I get what you mean maybe they did that during Gen X or Millenials but thanks to technology and AI everything is more convenient now. I know other people who are a part of Gen Z who have jobs and are still working, so it has nun to do with the generation we're in but supply and demand. We live in a world where technology is getting more and more innovative 💡 by the year and more convenient.

@theswampfisher3253

4 ай бұрын

Do you have a truck or car? Why don’t you just work for yourself become a medical courier quit working for these companies you’re not gonna make money this way I work for me.

I'm 62. Getting ready to retire in August. Retired after 30 yrs as steam fitter and pipefitting supervisor at a state college here in Ohio. I have been maintenance manager for a county corrections facilities for 5 yrs. Trying to hire people to replace people who have retired and I can't get anyone here. I use temp services to get help here but the slugs they send me have no work ethic at all. Always late constantly in the vehicles smoking, and doing shitty work. Young people have no idea how to work. The trades are a very good job to have but young people don't want to work hard. Trade school are hurting for students.

@mslisadianemorse

4 ай бұрын

Preach it, my friend! I cannot get anyone who will actually work.

@Swearengen1980

4 ай бұрын

Because they've been taught to look down upon the trades. Their snobby, arrogant, spoiled little shits who have been raised to shit on the plumber, electrician, etc.

@jeremynadaskay7872

4 ай бұрын

Temp agencies get a portion of the wages paid so a lot of temps just phone it in since they’re not getting paid fairly for the work they’re supposed to be doing. Tell the temp that it’s a trial period and that they may get a full time job with fair pay and benefits if they do well and you’ll see a sharp spike in work effort.

@ssaraccoii

4 ай бұрын

The building trades are going to be the only steady employment in the future due to AI replacing office workers and managers at all levels up to executive. A good, knowledgeable journeyperson with a good work ethic will never be unemployed. Electricians, plumbers, HVAC, etc. cannot be offshored, replaced by robots or AI. Get your apprenticed knowledge in construction, then shift to maintenance to preserve your body for the long term. 37 years in the building trades, a few more to go, never regretted it.

@DetroitAdjacent

4 ай бұрын

Sorry you are having a tough time. I've been pretty damn happy with some of the apprentices my local has been bringing on. A lot of them are just okay, but some are incredible and will be great millwrights. Pretty damn proud of some of the kiddos. A lot is in how you train them. I don't ride them too hard, but absolutely will not, under any circumstances, tolerate "I cant." If I hear that come out of their mouth, it's a whole ordeal. It grows apprentices that have not a singular ounce of quit in their bodies.

Would love to hear you talk about the lack of education in the personal finance department. Looking back it would’ve made total sense if it was the first thing we talked about when I started college. Also I feel like getting married and having the responsibility to provide for a family was the best thing that ever happened to my husband, he didn’t have a degree or a good job when we got married and is now becoming a successful business man, responsibility gives purpose and makes people work harder, this is portrayed so well in Cinderella Man!

As someone who is going through the hiring process right now for a medical company. The amount of people under 22 years old who just don’t show up to scheduled interviews is astronomical. I even have them ghost shadowing. I call EVERY SINGLE APPLICATION that comes through my office. Everyone has a chance. It’s so sad. It’s so frustrating. If you’re not interested just cancel the interview. Additionally I’ve had 19 year olds just not show up to work after 2 days of training.

She needs to be mad at whoever told her that Communications and acting were good degrees to go into. They are not worth the cost of them.

@theson22788

2 ай бұрын

But its the easiest degree 😂😂😂

@shanesmith-vn1ri

2 ай бұрын

​@@theson22788that's the problem with u bozos

@bellissimo4520

2 ай бұрын

Speaking 3 languages sounds like a real skill; but then again, the jobs where this is actually valuable are probably relatively rare and hard to find.

@user-ff8rs7gk6r

Ай бұрын

If she came to the midwest and applied at a call center, she would be hired instantly just for the languages. But she's choosing to stay in the city. That's on her. There are jobs out there, you just have to be willing to go get them.

Brett, you were a little child during Obama's recession (which, in fact, was a depression, though no one called it that), so I'll forgive you for not knowing. But we older millennials went through the same darn thing in the late aughts. I was pressured, bullied, and coerced into going to college in the early 2000s. I didn't want to go because I knew the career I was interested in didn't require a degree. My parents gave me an ultimatum as a 17 year-old girl to either let them pay for my college experience, or I could go live on the streets and try to find a job. Obviously, of the two choices, I picked the former. During my junior year, the economy started to go bad, and my parents could no longer afford to pay for my education. So I took out loans for the degree I didn't want. When I graduated in 2008, it was the beginning of the recession. Jobs were scarce, and every single employer was looking for people with experience, not degrees. Even restaurants would post on their signs, "Looking for experienced wait staff." It was unreal. So here were a bunch of millennials with useless degrees and no jobs. The only people getting hired by Gen X and Boomer employers were other Gen X and Boomers and the few Millennials who had experience. Fifteen years later, nothing has changed but the generations.

@Riceslayer

4 ай бұрын

110%!! I guess I'm a younger millennial (early 30s) but we were sold the go to university, get high paying job. I followed my passion in the trades and started my apprenticeship when I was 18. I now make more than the majority of my former friends who went to uni and have been a home owner since I was 22. Research the jobs out there and see which ones need people, when everyone goes for a business administration degree, ya its going to be hard finding a job.

@Sunshineattacks3

4 ай бұрын

Yep same here 😢

@alexzanderroberts995

4 ай бұрын

As a gen Z this whole generation war is stupid. We all have our own problems to get through. We should be learning from one another rather than fighting like this. I have never hated the boomers, or millennials. I have just hated the elite that set us against each other. Yes, everyone was sold a lie. Boomers we sold they could retire with SS, millennials were sold "go to college and get a degree", and zoomers are sold "you can be anything without working hard at it." The real issue is not the generations but who is selling this lie? That's who we need to focus on. Those people want to divide us and make us fight. We all need to stop falling for the trap. Our generations are not different, we just have different tech and we are at different ages.

@MakingYummy

4 ай бұрын

Yep I was just thinking the same thing when she said “Gen Z was setup for failure”. When I went to join the workforce full time it was the very beginning of the recession. It was very demoralizing to be turned down by fast food places because I didn’t have enough experience even though I had been working since 13. After a few semesters I had to drop out of college because I couldn’t pay for it and my parents lost the house even though they could make the payments. I’m not one to say one generation is better than another, but I can say Gen Z is going to have buckle down and do what most of the people my age did when they went into the workforce. You’ll learn to consider yourself lucky if you have a job.

@trish_b

4 ай бұрын

Yes to all this!! The ONLY reason why I got a job in 2009 is because I was a nurse.

Had somewhat anticipated things would go anywhere but as I expected when I graduate from my current course in Tourism Management, and since I had some hobbies in writing and the outdoors, I have been engaged in campus journalism, some construction work and other related stuff, learning all the skills and gaining what practical experiences I can on the field. Also currently engaged in some public service work as youth leader. Only time would tell if I can translate all those experiences into a successful career soon.

@sunnyscreatives9107

Ай бұрын

Hi, Tourism major here too its very easy! You can intern at airlines and try to get absorbed. I went the other way and interned in the US 2x and was able to get personal contracts as a sub contractor for a hotel. You can also aim quite high and apply as an FA they take any course

There was a hiring manager on a local radio show that mentioned the interview problems. She said the same thing about them not making eye contact, but she also said a couple of them showed up in pajama pants and quite a few brought their parents with them to the interview.

@JamesVestal-dz5qm

15 күн бұрын

A job applicant showing up to the interview with their parents in pajama pants is a powerful political statement.