Proof of my point. People just out of school don’t have industry experience yet because that’s now linear time works.
Your generation had a vastly easier time getting a job that supports a middle class lifestyle, often on a single income. Kids coming out of school today just do not have that job market. And you know what? That’s your ****in generation’s fault.
remembering back to my early days, women were not very frequent in the workforce. they were either nurses, teachers, secretaries, or cashiers - if they worked. most families were sustained by one job. Mom stayed home to wash, iron, cook, clean house, and raise kids. that reality may seem quaint, but that was the mindset of the typical household. sending a child to college was a dream often fulfilled, especially if the child was a male. many parents believed that sending a daughter to college was a waste of money, in the belief that said daughter would only need to know how to wash, iron, cook, clean house, and raise kids
given that a one income household was the norm, a family where the wife got a job was one that had significant increased household discretionary income almost overnight. those wives were often looked down upon by the traditional families in the belief that the woman was neglecting her kids by working outside the home
however, it was quite difficult to ignore the fact that those two-income families were the ones living in nicer homes, going out to eat (a rarity at the time), and owning two cars
over time more women entered the workforce and began entering college in greater numbers; the womens' rights movement began, acknowledging there was nothing wrong with such a societal change
and that change has brought us to this era when a single income family is a rarity. what used to be possible on one income has devolved to requiring two salaries
those women coming into the workforce added a supply upon the demand for employees. anyone familiar with econ 101 knows the result
recalling my job as we were approaching 2000, one of my assignments was to compile material about the approaching hurdles for small business in the coming millennia. the data indicated that there were three major obstacles businesses would have to address to remain viable. 1. the internet would compel digital skills. those who resisted and remained with analog systems would not remain competitive. 2. the economy was becoming a global one. businesses should no longer assume that the US market was their's alone. 3. as the boomers aged out of the workforce there would be a serious shortfall of skilled employees to backfill those positions. given the smaller pool of available employees, that would place pressure on wages to increase
i believe all three predictions were accurate. however, #1 and especially #2 alleviated the predicted shortage of #3
technology has vastly multiplied the effectiveness of an employee over the last two decades. automation has begun and its impact will be felt more with each advancing year
to supply employees, companies have begun off-shoring work and importing employees. one of the ways employees have become available to the workforce is thru the limited enforcement of immigration laws. had those immigration laws been adequately enforced, low skill work would have to be performed by Americans. given the social safety net, the compensation for low skilled work would have to increase to entice that pool of low skill employees to perform those jobs. had that happened, it would have then created that high tide raising all boats ... or the value of skilled wages, in this instance
so, i would ask, why is my generation solely responsible for that irresponsible development? did other generations show up at the polls to prevent such manipulation of immigration laws and consequently, the downward pressure on wages
