I think background and circumstances feed into this, as well. If you grew up poor, you are more likely to need to take a job right away, even if the wages are

I think background and circumstances feed into this, as well. If you grew up poor, you are more likely to need to take a job right away, even if the wages are low and/or the working conditions are abusive, and you don't know any better. Also, if your background is not the current hotness, and you have no "network" yet, you can be stuck for a while working on whatever technology it is you have been using. Most young people don't have networks at first.