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> underemployed I don't get why we use this term. You're either employed or you're not. Just because you got an education in something that is no longer valued
by malandrew 7y ago
> underemployed
I don't get why we use this term. You're either employed or you're not. Just because you got an education in something that is no longer valued by society doesn't mean you're entitled to a job doing whatever you're educated to do.
Society rewards those that provide some good or service that is wanted/needed.
Furthermore, employment by others is not the only option. You can also work for yourself (except when the state forbids it through licensing and permits)
- ajwin 7y agoCorrect me if I am wrong but doesn't under employed often also refer to when you have part time / casual work but want full time employment? You might not be able to survive of what your earning but your not part of the Unemployment statistics?
- taneq 7y agoWe have a term, "employed", for people who work and earn a living wage. We have another term, "unemployed", for people who have no work. We need a third term, "underemployed", to describe people in between those two situations, who have some work (so they're not "unemployed") but nonetheless do not earn a living wage (so counting them as "employed" is disingenuous).