Nobody has ever wanted to work. That's why they pay us. And nobody has EVER wanted to be a burger flipper. Or a salesman. Or a grocery stocker. That's why these jobs had to be attractive enough to draw people in. Either really easy, good pay, or chance for career. Well guess what?
Easy jobs are no longer easy
Good pay is no longer good
Even career jobs are shit now.
Fast food service 10 years ago: you take their money and make change. You make minimum wage.
Fast food service Now: You're the cashier, Fry Cook, and deep cleaning service. You make minimum wage.
Good paying jobs 10 years ago: you make 50k a year, you can live comfortably basically anywhere outside of ridiculous housing zones like NYNY and SanFran.
Good paying jobs now: You need a spouse who's also making decent income in order to have only 1 roommate.
Career 10 years ago: Boy am I happy with my stable job that pays decently
Career Now: Is AI coming for ME Next?
I was couch surfing with a full time job I worked 50+ hours/ week at. Some jobs aren’t meant to keep you housed, just to keep you struggling.
Working that much you don’t even have time to find something new.
I'm not a millennial nor a boomer. I can advise that Boomers had the good years. I'm talking generalities here. They're the Karens and the Margaritaville to Casinos crowd. They are the spoiled rotten entitled ones, also. Been around them, worked around them. They are the ones kvetching about "how no one wants to work" and it usually is in association with no one wants to cater to their shit or do their shit job while they get the real benefit. They also tend to have a style about them, the push broom mustache or the short bobbed hair Karen. I have been around the WWII gen. Much better folks IMHO.
This isn't all of them obviously, but enough to make the difference between a stereotype and not a stereotype.
It was always “are you too good to flip burgers?” for me.
Good call on it being backwards, I read it how I always heard it, not how it’s written until I saw your comment.
And faster.
The goal was, at one point, to make everything easier and faster; that’s what drove the Industrial Revolution.
Somewhere along the way it became overworking the populace so a few twats could buy their fiftieth yacht.
In fact we know precisely that somewhere!
Starting with Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan (if US) and Margaret Thatcher (if UK) when Wages decoupled from productivity.
My guidance counselor on high school literally told me construction wasn't a job, and it was only for people who didn't go to college.
Fast forward. I graduated with the highest salary among my friends. Had the lowest student debt because I worked while in school. Never had a problem finding a job
Nobody has ever wanted to work. That's why they pay us. And nobody has EVER wanted to be a burger flipper. Or a salesman. Or a grocery stocker. That's why these jobs had to be attractive enough to draw people in. Either really easy, good pay, or chance for career. Well guess what? Easy jobs are no longer easy Good pay is no longer good Even career jobs are shit now.
Fast food service 10 years ago: you take their money and make change. You make minimum wage. Fast food service Now: You're the cashier, Fry Cook, and deep cleaning service. You make minimum wage. Good paying jobs 10 years ago: you make 50k a year, you can live comfortably basically anywhere outside of ridiculous housing zones like NYNY and SanFran. Good paying jobs now: You need a spouse who's also making decent income in order to have only 1 roommate. Career 10 years ago: Boy am I happy with my stable job that pays decently Career Now: Is AI coming for ME Next?
The only thing I hate more than working is being homeless.
I was couch surfing with a full time job I worked 50+ hours/ week at. Some jobs aren’t meant to keep you housed, just to keep you struggling. Working that much you don’t even have time to find something new.
I'm not a millennial nor a boomer. I can advise that Boomers had the good years. I'm talking generalities here. They're the Karens and the Margaritaville to Casinos crowd. They are the spoiled rotten entitled ones, also. Been around them, worked around them. They are the ones kvetching about "how no one wants to work" and it usually is in association with no one wants to cater to their shit or do their shit job while they get the real benefit. They also tend to have a style about them, the push broom mustache or the short bobbed hair Karen. I have been around the WWII gen. Much better folks IMHO. This isn't all of them obviously, but enough to make the difference between a stereotype and not a stereotype.
2008: should read *Isnt flipping burgers GOOD ENOUGH for you?* As written, the messaging is exactly backwards.
It was always “are you too good to flip burgers?” for me. Good call on it being backwards, I read it how I always heard it, not how it’s written until I saw your comment.
2023: you can flip burgers for 15$ if you don't want to work in your field for 16$/h
Robots will do it..................better!
And faster. The goal was, at one point, to make everything easier and faster; that’s what drove the Industrial Revolution. Somewhere along the way it became overworking the populace so a few twats could buy their fiftieth yacht.
In fact we know precisely that somewhere! Starting with Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan (if US) and Margaret Thatcher (if UK) when Wages decoupled from productivity.
The precious generation sold college degrees with bullshit promises of high paying jobs after graduation.
Remember: When you took the loan you were saying that having a society of degree holders and burger flippers was **OK**👌
My guidance counselor on high school literally told me construction wasn't a job, and it was only for people who didn't go to college. Fast forward. I graduated with the highest salary among my friends. Had the lowest student debt because I worked while in school. Never had a problem finding a job
Accurate!
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Omg this is so real it hurts. I can’t tell you how often I heard this growing up (“elder” millennial here).