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One might wonder why huffington post is a) ridiculing the people who complained that ever since the great recession job statistics are made up [1] b) publishe

One might wonder why huffington post is a) ridiculing the people who complained that ever since the great recession job statistics are made up [1] b) publishes large and beautifully animated articles about how millenials face "never ending job insecurity", facing years of unemployment between jobs they lose for the slightest of mistakes (see post these comments are about) I mean exactly one of these articles is not a complete lie. Unfortunately, both are published by the same news organisation ... (perhaps because we currently no longer have Obama's government ? [2]) Frankly, I got my first real job in July 2001. Yes, that 2001. As a tech consultant. It almost sounds like a joke. I had colleagues who made 10 TIMES my wage just because they were hired a year earlier, and I was far, far more capable than some of them. And let's not mention the company cars. Let's just not. Granted, they fired some of those, but still. Tell me about unfairness. [1] http://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/trump-unemployment-jobs-numbers-poll_us_58c6f7bde4b0428c7f12566f http://www.huffingtonpost.in/entry/trump-unemployment-jobs-n... [2] https://successstory.com/people/arianna-huffington https://successstory.com/people/arianna-huffington

lucozade 9y ago
> Tell me about unfairness Well. My grandfather lost an eye in WWII so was a fitter for Czech pilots. They'd been kicked out of their country by a genocidal megalomaniac. When the war finished and they returned, a new megalomanic wouldn't let them leave again. Occasionally by using tanks. My father grew up in Egypt where the only source of income was sand crabs and running errands for Italian PoWs. He got kicked out too eventually as he wasn't of the appropriate religion. The only country that would take him was the other side of the world. Me? I've had it easy. The Cold War and the odd IRA bomb aside, I thought my life has been a bed of roses compared to my forefathers. I've never had a company car. I had no idea I was so hard done by until now.
- candiodari 9y ago
  Whilst I cannot claim anything like your grandfather I have spent time doing the dishes (in too hot water) for 8 hours a day for minimum wage. I have been very lucky since.
- JoeAltmaier 9y ago
  I slopped hogs, ran farm equipment way to dangerous for my age (starting at 8yo), and dealt with animals an order of magnitude larger than me. Lost hearing, lost feeling, joint damage from work. Never had more than a dollar or two to my name. But I worked my way into some money. That's what the Millennials are missing I think, the plausible way forward. Never mind where they are starting from; can they make any progress at all? That's the issue.

lucozade 9y ago

> Tell me about unfairness Well. My grandfather lost an eye in WWII so was a fitter for Czech pilots. They'd been kicked out of their country by a genocidal megalomaniac. When the war finished and they returned, a new megalomanic wouldn't let them leave again. Occasionally by using tanks. My father grew up in Egypt where the only source of income was sand crabs and running errands for Italian PoWs. He got kicked out too eventually as he wasn't of the appropriate religion. The only country that would take him was the other side of the world. Me? I've had it easy. The Cold War and the odd IRA bomb aside, I thought my life has been a bed of roses compared to my forefathers. I've never had a company car. I had no idea I was so hard done by until now.

candiodari 9y ago
Whilst I cannot claim anything like your grandfather I have spent time doing the dishes (in too hot water) for 8 hours a day for minimum wage. I have been very lucky since.
JoeAltmaier 9y ago
I slopped hogs, ran farm equipment way to dangerous for my age (starting at 8yo), and dealt with animals an order of magnitude larger than me. Lost hearing, lost feeling, joint damage from work. Never had more than a dollar or two to my name. But I worked my way into some money. That's what the Millennials are missing I think, the plausible way forward. Never mind where they are starting from; can they make any progress at all? That's the issue.