Millennials Explain Why Baby Boomers Don't Understand Their Employment Struggles
Dear older generations: please stop telling young people to "go get a job" when your generation made it nearly impossible.
Millennials have been saying it for years, the job market they stepped into looks nothing like the one their parents remember. That gap shows up fast when older generations assume a simple application, a firm handshake, or a little persistence is all it takes to land work.
In this story, people on Tumblr vent about job hunting, experience requirements, and the way baby boomers often seem to miss how much the rules have changed. The frustration is familiar, especially when “just get a job” ignores the catch-22 of needing experience to get hired in the first place.
And the comments make it clear this argument is far from over.
It starts with a story from history class
Tumblr (via Bored Panda)... it was literally THAT easy?!
Tumblr (via Bored Panda)Also, this clash feels like the AITA dispute over converting a childhood room into a parents’ office.
Ah, the joys of online applications.
Seriously, what is up with having to upload a copy of your resume and inputting the very same information into an online form?
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The difference between old and young people is stark.
Here's another fun story: my boss decided to slap my work phone number on all the ads we post looking
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Mind blown.
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"Go get a job"—except you can't do that without experience, and you can't get hired to gain experience because you don't have any experience?
It's pretty messed up.
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For more job-search stress paired with family demands, read about the adult son refusing to pay expenses.
