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I don't know. There have been a lot of stories how young people are just a lot less willing to take risks than they used to be. I can tell you for a fact ther
by bmmayer1 14y ago
I don't know. There have been a lot of stories how young people are just a lot less willing to take risks than they used to be. I can tell you for a fact there are wide open $120k jobs in North Dakota and they are desperate for young up-and-comers, but no one wants to move to North Dakota. Older generations just didn't have that privilege.
A generation ago, Gen Xers would leave home and move across the country just to have opportunity. Now, people are living with their parents til the age of 30. It's partially a change in culture and partially a consequence of not needing to really take risk to get ahead. The prevailing attitude is "I deserve this, so I'll just wait and it will come to me." At least that's the attitude among many of my peers.
- HarryHirsch 14y agoOne wouldn't doubt that there are well-paying jobs in North Dakota, but with a total of 700K people living in the whole state one immediately ask just how many $120K jobs there are, and how many applicants there are for each such job.
- bmmayer1 14y agoLots. The fracking boom makes it the fastest growing economy in the country.
- HarryHirsch 14y agoLots? The whole state has about as many people living in it as the Columbus metro area, and the price of housing has been bid through the roof. ND isn't going to make a dent in the national unemployment statistics, and with a 2-bedroom apartment going at USD 2500/month no one moving there is going to get rich either.
- prostoalex 14y agoHe's right http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/28/pf/north_dakota_jobs/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/2011/09/28/pf/north_dakota_jobs/index.h... Even liberal arts majors qualify.