Gen Z is in their 'Adulting' Quarter Life Crisis 

exactly. My career involves an AAS degree. No more, no less. Yet the ads still say BS degree. I just say it's actual "BS" filler for HR to justify their job... They do not know my job, never will. I tell people, apply anyway. HR doesn't know the job.. most places need help desperately and they will hire. The place I work has at least 6 openings and we have NOBODY applying!! And the pay is good with a huge sign on bonus. The catch? It's in SWFL and the cost of living here has sKYROCKETED and the pay has not matched the inflation.

Dude I don’t even know what to do I’ve just worked with my mom (she has a business) but that work doesn’t count toward experience for other jobs it’s so wild. Like my whole teen years 12-19 and I have no experience yet worked every single day AND school and now it’s too late , I can’t get 3 years of experience now I have to go to college just to get a crap job that doesn’t need experience….

I recently found out what that could mean 1 to 3 years of experience...in college. Because that's the one of if not the only way to have experience with still needing entry level jobs. I have experience in product design because of my classes and projects outside of class but still need a entry level product design job

​@@jewelvang8242you would think but no that is not the case. They expect you to have 5 years of internships or they are merely trying to poach their competitors recently laid-off former employees on the cheap. There is this persist myth that hiring managers don't expect applicants to meet every single qualification. Literally incompletely qualified people do get some jobs sometimes but it is vanishingly rare. Even then they don't understand that computers can only do exactly what they are told the ATS is going to not even put your application into the enormous pile. In my life experience you need a way to circumnavigate the ATS and have a hiring manager that does find the old-school method weird and/or entitled behavior. Man I wish you didn't have to that song and dance but you do. If it is any consolation you do it and all of a sudden things get way easier if your credentials are actually competitive. You should at the very least feel better that it isn't you being trash you just aren't getting eyes on the legitimacy you can demonstrate with your portfolio. Just some places they just don't like some people for the dumbest reasons the unreasonable credentials is a way to ensure that they need not admit the real reason the dumb reason. Employers are HxC particular to locals counter intuitively narrowing your geographic considerations will improve results despite the narrowing of the total pool of opportunities you are just not going to have any appreciably success with a very distal zip code being a local is going to knock down the number of recurring interviews you will get the face to face interview expedited because it saves them time doing fewer rounds and it is just more convenient since they don't have to orchestrate anything complex they can fit it in whenever is convenient for them and not have it be a major inconvenience for the candidate if it is local they can reschedule short notice guilt free. Really you gotta call upon every personal advantage afforded to you there is no shame in that it isn't scumbaggy. Unless you are going actual unambiguous scam artistry it is fair game. You get the foot in the door and ooh you might start feeling like the economy really is as good as Joey B claims.

every job I've ever applied to and gotten wanted more experience than I had. I think they expect you to lie a little, just as long as you know you have the skills to come in and do the position or pick it up real quick. BS everything, even if it ends in you being embarrassed once in e awhile.

Well said!

Agreed

Agree! I have to make an account to be in a club😮

Learn to build community

I'm in the middle millennial area. Both generations are dealing with the damage that the older generous implemented. We are essentially picking up the tab. And you are absolutely correct about the other parts of your comment.

And us millennials were the first to be told by our parents to go out and get a job with confidence and a firm handshake when the market already shifted to spamming CVs into the void lol.

two useless degrees in Communication and Acting though... if she truly speaks 3 languages she should lean into those. the degrees won't get her anywhere

​@@isaacbaker4338True, wtf she was thinking? At this point, she even needs to get another degree because what kind of job will she have with that?

@@isaacbaker4338a communications degree is actually really useful

​@@isaacbaker4338I was thinking the same thing. She was better off spending all that money getting a technical degree. The degrees she has aren't worth very much.

Exactly!!! I feel like it's harder to just go to places, connect with nature, and also meet people - I guess social media helps with this in some ways but idk how I feel about that

We had this lovely green space in a downtown shopping area. Even if you couldn’t afford to buy anything, you could enjoy the park and green way. The replaced it all with concert venue, smaller instagram picture shops and restaurants, and other stuff you have to pay to enjoy. It’s like if they can’t get money from the use of a space they don’t think it should be there :(

Facts! We're losing public toilets, parks, water fountains and pretty much anything built for the public

Sounds like you need to find a better place to live. That’s true in urban areas but if you can move somewhere more rural/suburban without losing your job there’s a lot more space.

change country. really. anywhere else. I live in Moscow, despite western media making up nonsense about everything wrong, and despite it's a megapolis, there are a lot of parks, libraries, museums. you can go for a walk, you can visit somewhere free, you can go to forest to have a picnic or just some nature time. and in smaller towns too. just go anywhere else and see that there are other ways to live

This right here. Stay nimble Zoomers.

@@NoNameToYouany tips on how to?

Yeah I went from I want to be super rich to maybe $5 million, $1 million would be nice, just a house at least, to $80k a year, to $65k now being a lofty expectation lmao

For me quarter life crisis (I'm mid-to late twenties so I'm still counting it) is from having ''reality'' (it doesn't need to be this way but it currently is for various reasons) weigh heavily on me for over a decade and things only getting worse. Yet people continue to divide and blame individuals then the systems that in many ways continue to degrade.

@@NoNameToYouZOOMERS IS CRAZY

It’s really is so rough looking for a job😭

💔

I asked recruiters and people at my university job fair what the best advice is for prospective employees like me and they really only said every time to tailor your CV, resume, cover letter to the job description. It's our job to write it in that we are the exact candidate they want, which means nothing once they truly learn who we are behind the documents. As another gen Z in the job market, expectations for us are through the roof for absolutely no reason. Everyone's out here lying on their applications all to get a foot into the door, yet the company still won't know anything about you until they take a chance on you because they won't pay for it. **Edit: yes yes, yadda yadda I know from all the comments we all need to fluff or cater the CV to each job and young people are favoured cuz they can be trained. I'm here to critique the fact that algorithms and plainly other excuses made to not also give proper expectations for jobseekers are the result of not being even barely transparent about what the place hiring wants. Areas are saturated, others aren't. Some candidates actually look bad on paper, some just are not the right fit. Supply and demand, I get it. Not to mention where the money is really held and where it is lacking. Of course the real issue is how money is delegated within our worlds, but I can see we have no option but to all work, despite the fact that we don't have enough paying jobs for over how ever many billions of capable workers. What are the people with the money doing with it sitting as a building or in an account to stare at the numbers going up?

When I was looking for a job you just heard nothing for weeks and weeks. So at least you’re getting told

@@Ju5tBU sometimes I would get told! But there have been times where they just give me false hope and never tell me!

same, I can't see myself living for 60 more years or something. Hopefully I will have the option in the future to go out in a honorable and voluntary way.

This life might suck for us, but, since we are here, let's try to make it better for the few kids who will be born after us. Maybe we won't get to live, but we could be able to give a life to the next ones. Hopefully. Definitely have to enjoy the little things.

21 with worsening disabilities, I'm exhausted.

28, with chronic illness. In my case it’ll prob be more like 30 years, maybe. But still can’t imagine it 😭

Im 21 im sick of this shit too for someone with autism who's anxious, shy, easily pissed & inexperienced I feel cant do anything to change I wasn't taught how to be an adult I wish my fucking school taught me how to budget n save how to do taxes but no i was forced to listen to listen to pointless shit now my lives fucking miserable but you know what who cares I'll be dead before 30

exactly. i cut it out too. but you can cut out social media, but the problem is that basically no one else has.

Same, I even trying going out more but I still feel same..

I de-bloated my Facebook (all I get on my feed now are posts from local community pages) and have been going to various alcohol-free, face-to-face groups & events for over two years now. Everybody I meet IRL is either 40+ or neurodiverse/introverted. As a 23-year-old neurotypical extrovert this simply doesn’t work for me. My only other option is going out on a Friday/Saturday night which is a no-no since I don’t drink 😬

It’s useless I feel worse I can’t socialized in real life at all Especially that I’m not from USA yet that my cuz of internet all my feed & culture is foreign When quit social media I wanna kill myself from loneliness literally of myself

It’s useless since there’s no one on the other end to socialize with

that's wild 🤦🏾‍♀️

What in the WORLD 😂😂, not going to lie it's funny and very sad

Fake job listings

This is actually a fake post that is regurgitated across the internet. It never happened. Its not real. lol

​@@fry2652nah just HR over valuing themselves and their positions

So they resent us because we want to stand up for ourselves and not slave away?

As a gen Z, I briefly remember the early 2000s and how mental health was a taboo topic. I watched classmates mentally suffer and not get help because their parents refused to acknowledge it. I had classmates end their life over it - being bullied behind screens and in school. The last thing we need is to give up our well being and life for a career/job that can fire us at anytime anywhere.

​@@Gnexz. we don't resent you. we can't work with you cause we're not used to that. it took us a whole ass while to comprehend the boomers kinda way and we've had to shut up and strive and claw our way to stay somewhat afloat amidst all that. you think it was easy for us to be understood by them? no. I believe everybody's gotta come in the middle. cause generational gap cannot be subdued by any amount of education or awareness. if you can't grasp this general concept, too bad.

@@rav3nhaus you speak like ur resenting…

@@rav3nhaus that’s why we must stand up and acknowledge that we have rights as human beings, and not let them do as they please

I'm 36, never married, never got to start a career, and ultimately fell into homelessness during the pandemic. I'm still homeless now, living in an old Toyota Sienna minivan, and trying to start a relationship with a drug addicted woman. I actually work and contribute to this broken society. This shit isn't fair. I wanted a home and a family.

@@Network126the fact that you’re WORKING and homeless is sickening

@@ourladyofsorrowsxx Indeed. Society is clearly broken.

Why do you need your mother’s approval to celebrate your accomplishments?

@@mariatsipe2763 it’s not that I need her approval it that when I try to share my excitement I get shut down and treated as if I barely lifted a finger. It just makes things less appealing when nobody wants to recognize you for what you did instead of what you didn’t do.

​@@alexsama17probably because you're doing less than bare minimum. I dont blame her for not wanting a weak child

@@dinolover I PAID HER RENT OFF FOR THE YEAR?! So that is funny. I also buy her the things she WANTS. Not needs. I get her the things she needs too don’t get me wrong but I do more for our family than she does. The only reason I’m not entirely struggling to get back on my feet is because my step dad moved into the picture and somehow did what we all couldn’t and convinced my mom to get a job as a lunch lady in a school cafeteria. I also help put food in our house. That seems like more than enough for her teenage daughter to be doing for her. While she runs around spending her money of cigarettes and weed.

@@dinoloverShut up

Exactly!

its not late stage capitalism. It is post industrial society. countries when industrialized go through boom. then they full developed and now rural base is too small and too many people live in cities. then come automation and then crush in population as it rebalances between rural and urban population.

You and the boomers are both wrong. This is the new world order that's why this inflation shit is happening in all nations.

I love the optimism in the phrase late stage capitalism… like what makes you think it’s anywhere near the end?

We will force it to end.​@@veronicamaine3813

There’s no way to counsel job seekers when half the job listings aren’t real and the other half require experience for a beginning position

Impacts of covid? * Impacts of tyrannical big daddy governments*

covid was a setup to continue demolishing everything good for the common people.

Who knew overly-coddling a generation, telling them their feelings matter above all else (even above facts/reality). A Generation that never went outside or never had to endure a moment of boredom because they all had smart-phones/ipads …. You allowed yourself to be lead to weakness because it was easy and it felt good. Well, welcome to reality now … the world doesn’t actually care if you live or not. Fight to survive or just give-up.

is this Ben Shapiro@@RandomRabbit007

You’re doing the right thing. Work-life balance is extremely important.

Yep and also stepping out of high-school and into a recession and then living through ENOUGH world events to make you shrug off the next one. I feel like gen z is going to reach where we are now at some point and realize they are just as "Cheugy" as us over time.

However, gen Z, could be vaping

my parents and aunts all lived at my grandma's house for a real long time to save up, before they bought their own houses. I live with my parents too, i dont plan on buying a house. I aint paying property tax on a million dollar property. As a Millennial, gonna save every penny, invest and retire a millionaire though. Asians get a head by living in multigenerational households, that use to be the norm back then.

Exactly!

Shrug was not necessary ✋🏾😭

We really do. Life is awful and I want to give Gen z a hug. I can’t tell them it’s gonna be ok. It prolly won’t. But I can tell them they aren’t alone

Thank you so much. It means a lot to be understood, even more after seing how many times we get called "lazy" for not wanting to put up with all the bs.

Love this support for the younger generation. We as millennials got shat on by older generations. We can’t do that to them. ❤

@@GenesisCamille honestly, I love that there are such distinct similarities between the generations.

Yessss!!! I’m 33 my little sister is 23!!!! I never thought we’d be so close but we are… we laugh at some of the differences between our generations but we can still relate to a lot of the same things. I love her very much and I’m so proud of her. In some ways she’s not like the stereotypical Gen Z person and I’m happy about that… she’s very sweet… humble… kind and hardworking.

I was literally breaking down after graduating highschool in 2018. Right before covid, i searched and searched and could barely find anything on “quarter life crisis” ONE video had like 15k views. Now post covid, its almost a buzzword. Its crazy what c19 has done

Starting?!

Scapegoat herding won't pay the bills. Work hard,save and invest.

@@3namechangezalowdevry90day7 work hard with what job? save and invest with what money?

@@3namechangezalowdevry90day7Nobody’s scapegoat herding. It’s called taking responsibility. Even if one were to do all the things you mentioned, it doesn’t solve the issues at hand.

@@RubeGold356 You think you're going to "rise up" and bend the companies to your will!? Labor is not IN DEMAND so labor can't make demands. There are "scabs" willing to replace the quiet quitters and social media whiners. What the AI won't do, the IA ( illegal alien) will!. Be the hard worker that shows up on time, because that person's the last to be let go. Live on less than what you make and invest conservatively using broad market stock and bond index funds within tax-advantaged accounts.

The comments here are triggering. E.V.E.R.Y single milestone of a person's life, we met with financial crisis.... yet somehow they believe things were easy for us.

Pretty much this. I was born in 1980, and I have worked so hard my entire life, gone to school, worked in an essential field and all I have to show for it is a bad back and a lot of debt. From my gen on I think it’s going to be a long time before anyone except the rich will be ok. 😔

Who knew overly-coddling a generation, telling them their feelings matter above all else (even above facts/reality). A Generation that never went outside or never had to endure a moment of boredom because they all had smart-phones/ipads …. You allowed yourself to be lead to weakness because it was easy and it felt good. Well, welcome to reality now … the world doesn’t actually care if you live or not. Fight to survive or just give-up.

You sure you're Gen X? because you sound like a millennial blaming boomers for everything. Tell me who caused sudden flux in inflation and supermarket shortages after "covid" conveniently appeared about of nowhere? The average Boomer who worked their whole lives paying their taxes, or the globalists who keep telling us through the WEF that we will own nothing and be happy by 2030 while we eat zee bugs?

​​@@RandomRabbit007What a shock, people didn't know their parents were raising them to depend on technology, or criticise their methods as literal children. You can't blame people for how they were raised. What's important is that they now recognise what's required of them, and what the people require of society.

At this point we have to be happy we even have a job lmao.. helps me keep going 😭

thank you for your service… atleast sanitation isn’t going away any time soon… try to move up

@@biosupdate7449 No, I'm tired of hearing that line. "You should be happy you even have a job" no one is happy even when they have one, society needs to change, end of story.

@@kaijuultimax9407 Debby downer over here

​@@biosupdate7449 The work situation is Shitty I don't blame him for being upset and frustrated

Yesss!!!

I agree. I refuse to argue about side parts, or skinny jeans vs middle parts and wide leg jeans. Welcome to the harshness of adulthood. Let's throw capitalism in the trash.

​@@IqueyWelcome to adulting, where the points don't matter, but management will still use them in your quarterly and yearly review, then complain no one wants to work while making it hard to "meet your potential." Stay sane(ish) my friends. We're in this fight together.

Tell us more about the early 2000s work force. As a kid I didn't look into it. What are the similar to now and then?

@@marylandj3228 I'm sure someone more educated than me on the economics of the early 2000's can talk more about the similarities between the 2008 Financial Crisis devestating Millenials' financial futures and Covid devistating Gen Z, but I'm a millenial who graduated out of university right as the 2008 housing crisis was wrecking the world economy in very similar ways as COVID had done today. What I'm seeing Gen Z have to face right now is earily similar to what myself and many millenials went through. Hearing Gen Z talk of hopelessness, anger, fear, and struggling under crushing conditions echos the exact feelings millenials expressed and were mocked and blamed for just as Gen Z is now being mocked and blamed. I have so much empathy for what young people are going through, and I'm hear for solidarity in our struggles. We've got so much more in common than stupid Gen Z v Millenial culture wars pitting us against us, and I'm here to affirm that what Gen Z is experiencing isn't right and none of us should accept this status quo. If you want to understand the 2008 Finanical Crisis a bit more, watch The Big Short. Great movie, stars Steve Carell, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Ryan Gossling and Christian Bale. Is funny (in a dark kind of way) and explains it all.

This mentality they have is rough, it's as if they are ignoring where the population's age is largest and most of the workforce going forward.....like you want experience, go and accept elders who are willing to still work for you....(I've already seen a few comments here and there that they still don't hire them just cuz it costs more to pay for that experienced worker 😂) why even bother saving costs on employees, unless you can get a robot who can do our job in our place?

They don't want to invest in on the job training.

@@MikuHatsune159in fact, it was already the case for us millennial…

@@MsLeeou yeah, I didn't address it directly in the comment I made initially, but it's to point out that anyone of any age who dares look for a job, is getting chased out just the same. Unwillingness to train when it's literally the company's job to introduce people to the workspace, unwilling to pay for the workers they want most.

It’s been that way at least since the GFC. Basically the job market dried up and highly skilled people were forced to take entry level positions- and it never went back. They don’t want to train people because they can’t guarantee they will have you around long enough to make the investment pay off - either you will jump ship or they will have a round of layoffs to make shareholders happy. So you’re pretty much screwed.

As an older Gen Z, I understand. The way I got through it was communicating with my teachers personally. If there is one teacher that you can trust, find a way to contact to them. Maybe set a day or do this through email. I had great role models who did not take advantage of me. There was one teacher who disclosed they knew what it was like to have a mental illness. I cannot say that you have one because I don't know you but emailing them taught me how to write great emails for my future employers and professors. Please take advantage of your youth if you need guidance. It means that you are powerful and know responsibilities. Then, you can make it in the real world. I believe in you

@@SamanthaCiccone-pz6ju thank you so much, that’s really good advice. i think i’ll try that :) and i believe in you too!!

@@rae.777 Gppd luck! Have a good day. I wish I can get an update to see how it goes.

You should learn time management skills and set reminders on your phone to do your homework.

I'm sorry for your loss :( I really couldn't imagine living in this day and age like that. You are so strong, im rooting for you 🫶

I cant imagine the stress and sadness you’ve had to go through recently. Much love to you and I do hope things work out 🩵🩵

You're a fucking warrior. I can't even imagine how I'd get through that.

Sending you love. I lost my parent around that time as well, I feel for you. It does suck, it is exhausting, but I'm proud of your for being here and doing it anyways 🖤

Keep pushing G. Hustle through and it’ll get better. I’ve been there and I’m better for it now and so will you.

I mean it's grandma, what did you expect 😂. Millenials experienced that too with their grandparents. Welcome to the club.

@sbostic08 I am a millennial and knowing her all my life I didn't expect much. She's very reactionary. But being that she had jobs since retiring and receiving a pension, I expected she would at least be aware.

401k is a scam

Same shit happen to me. I gained weight, health problems, and my older folks were like well that's life. I quit, they threw a fit. Best decision I made. I got my health back, found a less stressful job, and I realized the reason the older folks take it is personal is because they thought along the lines of your grandparent and that was that there are more benefits to staying at a place and being taken advantage of than leaving. I think some older people just think losing your health is normal. As a younger generation we can pit those companies and people who take advantage of others in check with the quiet quiting or leaving the jobs. It messed up the other generations and I think they have a form of stockhold syndrome if I think a lot about it. If anyone reads this and wondering should I quit a job that's affecting my health. Yes! Trust me that others may shame you but after I got my health back I was more productive and got better job.

@rentrop3552 I second this. No job is simply worth your health and well being. I'm happy you chose yourself ❤️

Yes. The QUIZZES they're suddenly making you do. I'm applying for a cashier job. It's not rocket science!!

Kinda why I went homeless and now am so much happier with my free time. People can kick rocks as I shoplift my food with the biggest smile.

same here. the future is so unclear and uncertain, it's scary

Same same same

Sorry you have to relate to this feeling. I hate having to worry about money so much. I wish I was one of those people who can make money of off social media. I'm certainly not.

❤❤❤ you’re not alone

27 and feel the same

Same, I’m proud of gen z for standing up for better worker’s rights. That was our (millennials) fight, but we got pulverized by older generations and lost our morale I feel It’s unfair for us all in later stage capitalism 😢

This is something I belive that gen z and Millennials should come together for. We are all struggling the same. My boyfriend is a Millennial and I'm a gen z and we both have to deal with this shitty economy together.

We're coming together this is all the fuggin boomers fault straight up

@@bakedpotato1717 I d be if they werent terrible customers. You can t say "work less" when youa re ont he employee side, but as soon as you are on an customer side say "I want it now". Somebdoy has to work so you get what you want, when you want it - magic is not a thing. And while they push the agenda of working less, try to tell them every shop and service will be closed on Sundays....which is how most EU countries have it.

I haven’t even started and I’m horrified.

It always frustrates me when people say the “that’s how the world works” or “that’s just life” and I’m like it doesn’t HAVE to be that way, all of us together can try and stop this madness or being overworked and underpaid for shit that is too expensive. But then again society can’t agree on the simplest of things so that’s a pipe dream since society can’t agree on the simplest of things unfortunately, as a fellow Gen Z I wish you the best in this economically tyrannical society

Come work in nonprofits: it will be harder but the metrics are based on good things, not useless shit

Needed to read this, thank you 🙏

In other words these politicians Fcking us over

How did you manage to become a full time artist? I got a higher education diploma in animation (couldn't finish my third year due to my mental health going to shit during covid). I have the skill, but zero confidence in myself and no clue how to land my first art job (I don't want to do anything animation related anymore, but trying real hard to do my research on the illustration/book illustration market). Even illustration agencies often want someone who already has some experience and I don't know how to go about freelance or opening my own business... this is really depressing.

@baizhuwaitingroom7057 I did it in a very grass roots manner. I sold my stuff at local festivals, conventions, etc. Through this method of doing anything and everything you open yourself up to more people (vet them of course) but really it's about who you know. Got a local gaming meet up at a Bar and you're looking for a programming job? Go. Socialize. Connect. Networking just seems like a flimsy word but it's half the battle truly. Your work will speak for itself if you've honed it. And if not? Keep creating. Keep trying to collaborate. Keep reaching out to the creative circles you found yoirself in college. Where are those people now? Etc. It takes time. But consistent effort and you quite literally have to carve you own place into the world. (I.e. everytime I buy a table to sell at a convention that's thousands of ppl I show my stuff to)

how did you do it? Its my dream to become a full time artist as well but life wont let me

Same lol, but I'm working towards my goals anyways bc you don't know for sure If It will work out or not. So why not try.

Same! I want to have my own place so badly but it seems like it’s truly just a dream.

same, i don’t even want for much but i just don’t think i’ll have it (for long anyways)

Millenial here and same. Never traveled besides family trips.

SAME and IDK what to even do about it at this point. I ruined my life by putting myself 100K in debt for this degree.

GEN X here! ❤You show kindness in your post. My generation was on the cusp of all the technology, mostly entertaining technology like video games and such, but there are sooo many people NOW who live and die by social media and its influence. Also the Star Wars effect ❤. I think my generation was shielded from this and the consistent need to compare themselves to literally the entire world in their demographic.

There will always be people who are more poor than others, but there absolutely are generational differences and you can’t ignore that away. Cost of living, cost of housing, cost of education, age of retirement, everything has gotten worse post boomers. I don’t think it’s boomer’s fault (I think it’s the ultra wealthy and capitalism’s fault), but boomers objectively did have it easier even if some were still in poverty.

Both my parents are immigrants, grew up poor and had alcoholic fathers. You would THINK that would help them understand the struggles I am going through-OHHIHOHOHOHOHOHO! I WOULDN’T NEED THERAPY IF THAT WERE THE CASE!!!

My dad is a boomer as well and immigrant. He always thought his failures to get a job in Canada were because he was “overqualified” and that by us (my sister and I) going through the schooling system here, we’d fare better. Nah, it’s all nepotism in mature industries. He had 20+ years of experience in his field but then a gap after doing a masters degree in Canada. Nobody would even interview him. You get punished severely for having lengthy resume gaps. Even small jobs like Security wouldn’t hire him until he begged and told them he has a family to support. It’s easier to get a job like that with 0 credentials than the wrong credentials. Almost everyone in his circle did manage to succeed and almost nobody even looks at or talks to him anymore because he’s the sole “failure”. He’s relieved that he’s past retirement age and nearly dead so he doesn’t have to explain how his life went to people who look down at him.

@@mecanuktutorials6476salute to you and your father. I’m glad you guys can see the nonsense and keep steering clear of it. Companies are wasting your time, stay independent.

when you are 50 I am sure you will be glad that you were lazy in your 20s 😂

It’s not being lazy, but I get the point you are trying to make. Unfortunately corporations don’t give a shit about their employees. No more pensions, no fair wages, etc and the cost of living is absolutely out of control.

I'm not dying with this economy. The answer is clear but it's taboo. We need a complete change of the system. I'm not going to k*ll myself for a dead economy.

@@tintincruz8660 seemed like the economy did well when women didn't vote and blacks didn't have a say so

@@chuckyyeswhat data do you have?

@@robertduluth8994 you need data. You just need to hears older generations word to back up how nice the economy was during their time. Ask a boomer how good the eeconomy was. And they'll genuinely believe people are poor cause they 're not trying, cause that's how they made it

@@chuckyyes the older generation had lead in everything fuck their meemory

Thanks! We going through it lmao

Thank you 💕

Needed to hear this, thank you!! xx

@@tahiakontent you are a force of nature. You can move with intention and make effectual decisions. I know all that sounds stressful, but it isn’t always that way. At the end of the day, you are still growing. We all are. Just be kind to yourself, and others. We are all going through it out here.

@@JustHereForCats absolutely!! ❤️

I wonder if some important person didn't graduate from art school 🤔

I graduated my Studio Art degree in community college but I managed to regain back some of my confidence back to achieve my goal.

I was planning on learning something in animation or game graphic on my own Is it not worth it?

@@RiRi-ku6xz You could do that but you’re going to invest more time and resources on doing that.

How much do radio tech actually make in USA?

basically we need to end capitalism and liberalism as whole... easy peasy

The minimum wage has increased that’s not the problem. Shit needs to get cheaper

@@ArcadiasPlanet I still think they should raise minimum wage more regardless but you make a good point!

That wont solve anything😂 if minimum wage goes up then prices will go up as well. People need to learn how to manage their money. Stop having a victim mentality. If you work hard and stay disciplined you will realize how easy it is. And no one deserves a house,.. only people who work for it deserve a house. Why give lazy people a house? They wont value that house

you hate capitalism hope you never experience socialism as a person born in comunism trust me capitalism is awesome ... dont expect from the start to own a house have a car go in vacation etc etc when i was young i couldnt aford this but i worked hard and even now i dont own a car the latest iphone or brand clothes

wow, it's as if i've written this comment. also 20 years old. the future is so depressing..but girl u r so strong for pulling yourself out of the darkness by yourself

I’ve been in a similar boat for some time. I’m 22 and have always struggled with severe mental health issues that have made it hard to get through college at my trade school, hold down jobs and pay rent. It’s something I’m still struggling with, and honestly I would’ve been homeless a few times over the last five years without the help of my parents. My biggest piece of advice is to try to build friendships that you can trust, and talk to people who understand- build up your support network. Find community. It’s easier said than done, but it helps. As for money, try to build up your resume, work for a few months at a shitty job and then try to leapfrog to something that pays a little better as your resume grows. It’s easier said than done, but it can be done. Also, try to ask your employer for disability accommodations if applicable. Some employers will be dicks about it but it’s worth a try. (And you do have a legal right to reasonable accommodation) But just know you’re not alone. Solidarity ✊

Same but I'm 23 and unemployed lma0. I can't have a ''normal/regular'' job or go to college. That's just not for me, I'm AuDHD too so most jobs are a struggle for me and I hate the school system a lot. It's just not build for neurodivergent people, I learn better by myself or with online courses. I'm trying to make an agency/company or something like that online lol. That would work best for me, I think. Online services. I'm learning Marketing right now, and I'm enjoying it quite a lot.

You did way better than me as a 20 year old woman. I dropped out of highschool because of my mental health and I much regret that. Would it make a difference if I graduated with a HS diploma?

Omg I understand so much. I had to drop out of HS and finish online because i unfortunately am struggling with mental health issues (i am not diagnosed with anything other than depression. Tis a very bad case) and i had jobs but could never keep them for longer than a year because it is a real burn out to be constantly checking myself to make sure im being normal and not some bag of black goo while i worked. So i would push myself over the edge until i breakdown and cant handle it, it is hard to catch a breath to ground yourself when you have work every single day, for 8-12 hours a day. Now im jobless bc like you said, theres not many jobs that are WORTH IT. Rent is $750-$1200 a month in my area, i would be barely making it either way. Im just lost and want to have a happy and full filling life, i dont want to be trapped behind a computer or counter for majority of my days. I watched my mom do it, and even she is upset after covid bc she works hard and thats all she has ever done. I guess that makes me entitled to want a job i am even semi okay with. $10.33/hr, paid bi-weekly, gotta work over time and holidays and weekends, basically be available to them at all times AND take on tasks that arent part of my daily job. Like yall have to pay me more if you want to run me like a mule 🙄🙄 people in offices doing nothing but a few tasks a day make more than someone breaking their bodies and mental for a job

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“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

It’s hard to stay positive during the after college phase, but it all happens in time. Good luck with your job search, you got this!🌸

I am going through that right now, so I understand. I always receive the same answers. "You're not qualified" "you're not what we're looking for" "not enough experience" "we're not hiring" I am so tired of this. How am I supposed to have experience if no one gives me the chance to gain it? It makes no sense. And I have no friends so no one can put me in a job :p

@@niassuh4031okay same!!!!!!!! It’s like not everyone has the opportunities to have specific experiences for positions. It’s ridiculous. Glad I’m not alone and good luck :)

You need work experience to get good jobs. Any job is better than no work history which is what genz has to offer; not good!!

Same I graduated with a B.S. in finance. I don't want to be a social media influencer or anything. I generally enjoy finance/accounting and want a job in the field. But it's like every job expects you to have a college degree and 4 years of experience for an ‘entry’ level role

I'm a 25 year old Gen Z and relate more to millennials than my own generation. I wish we both realized how much each generation actually relate to each other.

@no soup- he was a manager at a grocery store. But you’re right about everything you said with his salary he pretty much took care of business. Back in the late 90s one’s salary can pay for everything and still have something left. Nowdays saving money ..is considered a joke

Work when I started out looked like the 18-65yo club. Gen X. It's now like the 18-71y.o club. All generations put in the work blender yet the rewards and opportunities never got better based on time of entering club

Welcome to the real world Gen Z. Strap in cuz it’s gonna be a bumpy ride until you hit your 40’s! 👩🏻‍💻👩🏻‍🏫😂 Us millennials complained about this when we were in our 20’s and we just got called lazy. Now it’s the gen Z’s turn to be smacked with the reality.

We need to get back that economy. This is why people are nostalgic of the good old times (Not racism sexism and wars tho fuc dat shi)

This!!

And when your mom was 25 dances were $20 a song and they are still $20 song and even now include a BJ! 😢

A month? Or for the whole property?

@karrionnsmith Lol what kind of dancer? You mean a stripper?? She shouldn't have to do that on a nurse's salary.

@@jfoot2732 a month!

Gen alpha will have it even worse if we don't do something soon.

We will all come out of it stronger

​@@KenBro05 you will not come out of it stronger, maybe your children will, but you will continue to suffer throughout your life. That's unfortunately how human nature is. It takes us a long time to change.

Guys..stop typing cuss words... It's one thing to SAY them, another to SING, or TYPE them

​@@kathleenking47why do you care so much?

@@kathleenking47 damn

It gets harder as you age.. you gain more wisdom and realize the world is shit and its not gonna change. History repeats itself and from what I see.. its only gonna get worse. Oh i dont envy gen z or alpha… i feel sad for them. Life is only gonna get more bleak.

@@kathleenking47 who cares

Wallahi I'm getting robbed. My asian parents force me to stay with them at the same time make me pay for house mortgage, water, gas, phone payments and everything that i waste on my own. They only pay car insurace (which isnt a lot cause I drive a paid off car and older cheap model) I wanna live with your parents man.

@@ammolatormove out and let them pay… surely it would be cheaper

Well your parents have the money. Grandparents gave them money and they house is 5 times as much to to sell for profit. U dont even need to work

@@sadhu7191 actually no, both of my parents work tireless hours to afford anything. I'm actually their biggest expense. They choose to help me. We're not wealthy by any means.....if i didn't work i couldn't afford to live, genius.

​@katarinachiogna-solovey3560 I am saying it as in no matter what boomers do we will eventually get the money.

Life is struggle sometimes. It sucks, but it is true. If Gen Z wants to break the cycle of abusive corporations, more power to them. They are not the first generation to try and break a negative cycle. Your parents and grandparents have had their own issues that they fought for--each generation before you had their mantle to take on. This is how we have made the progress that we have now. A youth group sees a problem and tries to change it... then they get tired and old. Next youth group takes on the next cause. Don't be upset at an older generation that has fought their battles and has little left to give.

@@shontoo6979 Thanks for the insight. I didn't think of it that way when I wrote this. I'm learning to be more understanding of everyone's situation.

@@SavoryShredZ The good news is-- When people think there is a viable chance for change, they get inspired to help. Even tired folks can get a second wind.

@@shontoo6979”don’t be upset” when they’re literally getting high off of the suffering of the next generation instead of being wise sages for us 😂

Gen X here. I think that's a very unfair outlook on older generations. We all had to fight corporate greed and for employee rights. The thing is we didn't give up. We are still working while the younger generations are having emotional breakdowns and no showing. When they do show up to work they are on their phones, not doing their jobs, the work gets dumped on an older person, and they wait to be fired so they can get unemployment. It's really annoying. I can't support boomer parents, myself, and younger generations. It's too much on my generational shoulders. I personally have been fighting capitalism and consumerism. Unequal pay and gender rights since my teens. Sexual harassment and no bathroom breaks was a huge issue. LGBTQ rights were non existant let alone piercings and tattoos. Lots of battles have been fought. The main issue is that things have to change in the economic sector. Capitalism is not working. All generations are being affected. Look at all the seniors who lost their Social Security bracket when Obama changed how the work credits were calculated in the US. Some people lost 30 years. I lost 15 years and my new bracket is now the lowest tier. My best advice. Stop spending money. Avoid credit card debt. Avoid huge student loans. Save money. Stop buying Temu, Shein, and cheap goods from China. Budget. Don't try and live like an Internet or social media influencer. Buy second hand, up cycle, be responsible for yourself, don't do drugs or party, and find a good support system with caring individuals. Remember to return favors and pay it forward, not to simply demand for yourself. I wish you well, it's a war out there, life is hard and unfair to all. ❤️‍🩹

This is how I feel too. I have constant anxiety about making mistakes at work even though my coworkers like me and Ive only been here for 5 months. But i feel like every mistake is closer ro financial and housing insecurity. My Mom and younger brother are literally homeless in a shelter right now. I need to maintain this income to support myself and have the hope of buying a house for us in the future

@@Anngrl69 🫂🌻

this is exactly the place every employer wants their employees in. it's despicable.

This is another good topic that is a recurring issue. Job security. Jobs are quick to either fire or lay off their employees for small reasons

@@Kayla-hs9rti was fired at Target for being 7 minutes late, with zero prior late instances. me and the manager didn’t get along AT ALL because she constantly expected me to stay later than i was scheduled. after being the top performer for 1.5 years, the first chance they got i was fired. i hated the job, but i was a damn good worker.

That’s sad 😔

I'm sorry to hear that. My only advice if you aren't doing this already is to try and narrow down what skills you could develop to fill a niche that has a high demand but low supply of people with that skill. If you have the time and resource, do some kind of volunteer work or use free resources online to upskill. It's tough out there though.

@@melc900 "Try doing the basic and obvious aspects of job searching that literally everyone is already doing and dedicate yourself to a process that will takes months while you're on the bleeding edge of not being able to feed yourself." You can just say nothing, man. This doesn't freaking help.

I'm 36, never married, never got to start a career, and ultimately fell into homelessness during the pandemic. I'm still homeless now, living in an old Toyota Sienna minivan, and trying to start a relationship with a drug addicted woman. I actually work and contribute to this broken society. This shit isn't fair. I wanted a home and a family.

Only 10 job interviews within a year? You clearly live with your parents and pretending you don't get free food even though you have been from 0 to 26 is pretty funny.

This has been the case for millennials too. This isn't new. Too bad your parents didn't warn you. Glad you found a job.. the tricky part is keeping it. Save, save, save!! We may be heading into a depression. Yall haven't seen the bottom yet.

@@sbostic08 no one said it was new sweet pea! I’m just simply sharing my experience as a young adult. But thanks have a great day

There is a lot of gatekeeping in the trades. People keep trying to say they are the solution vs going to college but for every one opening in a skilled trade there’s a ton of applicants and a lot of the time if you don’t know someone in that trade or company you’re not going to get the job.

@@amichaels1As someone who has a degree and a trade I don’t feel like there’s a lot of gatekeeping. There’s an online course for everything. All you have to do is be compliant with the government and work for yourself. People think it’s so hard but It’s really not.

@@purplegirl8036Try being disabled.

And it will only get worse. As you age, you gain knowledge and wisdom of the things you didnt have knowledge of. As you age, you realize how the world is complete shit. The system is fraud. And nothing you do or say will create enough of a change. History repeats itself and the world is only going to get bleaker from here and more dystopian. More isolated. Harder to make friends now. Harder to have or make communities. The best of life already passed. Life as we knew it, doesn’t exist anymore.

"We are just another generation in the circle of life battling the transition to adulthood" - yess, that's literally the way I've been seeing life recently!!

once you accept that hard pill to swallow, life is my sweeter. sure, i won’t write a bestselling book or solve the mysteries in the world, but i have a job to pay for travels and learn from others and i get more satisfaction from that and that’s what makes me feel content to live everyday.

As a 29 yo… iv been spending the last 3 yrs trying to build communities and find people… ask me how its going. As you get older… life gets more shittier because you realize you cant do much to change anything. No friends. No going out much. The system sucks. Jobs suck. Economy sucks. Its only gonna get worse

It's grim for everyone. All I have to say is stock up on cash, be wary of the banks, and stay abreast on foreign affairs ( depression or war may be on the horizon).

Gen z is actually pretty divided and i do not see us coming together for a sense of community. Theres alot of individualism that puts rifts between us. We cant see eye to eye to come together

So so true, it actually gives me so much comfort knowing it's not just me feeling this way

24 yo here and in your same position. Just know that you are doing your best and are worth peoples' time. Best wishes.

Welcome to earth. I’m 31 dude. It only gets worse the older you get. Best advice…. Become your own friend. And music. Music helps a ton.

@@shasmi93 nah bro, just no. We do not want this to be the norm.

@@jenbraga9372we dont want a lot of things in this world. Doesn’t mean that’s not the way it’s going to be. There are more slaves on earth today than at any time in human history… idk what to tell yuh bud. You either learn to roll with the punches life throws or you let it eat you up to the point of ending it all…. Be strong or be a victim. That’s the choice here.

:( fack I feel this and I’m stuck in a dead end relationship (6 years) bc the dating game is abysmal and I’m scared to be alone. I don’t really have friends. Just whack. It’s whack out here.

If thats the case then genz needs to step up its game cause simply acknowledging the problem but not doing anything about it isn't gonna change anything

@@jimams_jamz5518 I think genz’s resistance to living like previous generations and our refusal to take on generational burdens is a form of action and change. I also think our generation is more into healing through therapy, shadow work, or any other practice. I believe that as a generation we are doing more than enough.

I completely whole heartedly agree. It causes us a bit of a delay choosing to work through things instead of repeating old patterns and just going with the norms of family and a toxic society.

@@Nene11133i think gen z is the generation of healing, and that we are the generation where cycle of trauma gets broken so that our children will not have to deal with it, hopefully.

@@soon_to_emerge I agree! That’s the goal

Have you considered the military? Stable job, good Healthcare, school benefits, a housing allowance etc... If you are in good shape with no mental health issues, it's something to consider. May not be what you had in mind, but it's great during periods of economic recession.

@@sbostic08dont push people towards that black hole that is LITERALLY how the military traps people. By having all of this good stuff but we do not need to be adding to the American military influence.

@@sbostic08what about physical health ? Would they allow someone that has heart disease in the military ?

you are literally more likely than not to be raped in the military as a woman. and statistically, of those that are raped during service, most are assaulted more than once.@@sbostic08

Part of why i joined, they are paying for my degree​@@sbostic08

22 is still very young. Social media has ruined it for yall. You are a young adult, enjoy it! I didnt think about my age until I turned 35. I'm 38 now and look forward to 40 , but I take good care of myself physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I won't let a number define me. I try not to stress, maintain a youthful ( not childish) energy, and live life to the fullest. Social media has yall brainwashed that you're old once you hit your 20's. That's pretty sad.

I'm 24, and 22 is the youth! My therapist often has to remind me that I am still young!! Even though sometimes I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders and given my personal struggles, have been "adulting" from a very young age.. I am still young, and in my youth. It doesn't make any of the crap any easier, but I think it's a good reminder.

@@sbostic08 You're so so right, as a 19-year-old I think I've already started my "crisis", but through personal ways, I've been growing and it's become easier to manage. The economy and society make things a bit hard, but I will keep my head up! I will remember to enjoy life even in dark times. I've gotten through so much and I'm still here so I know I have purpose. Again I want to thank you for this comment and for sharing your wisdom, it really stirred me up and made me want to share this. I wish you happiness and prosperity, along with my Gen-Z peers who are going through many hurdles right now. Well wishes, stranger.

“no longer being the youth” lmao… idk why social media users perspective of ages is all fucked up, but it’s not 1061 anymore we actually live long lives now aside from age not mattering in the first place cause all of our lives are different anyway; the Young Adult age range is 18-35. you’re not considered an official Adult by demographics until 36, and at that point you won’t care about your age and would be focused on living your life instead take it from someone whos only just 24. dont worry about that stuff, the notion of being alive isnt taboo. the best years of your life are any year you’re still alive in

You’re still so so young with your whole life ahead of you.

Same millennial here as well it’s mad ridiculous out here cost of living everything it’s hard to keep up like fuck….

100%! Wages were atrocious. Young adults today are making nearly double what we were making only 10 years ago (which I agree with, pay needs to be higher), but it's important to recognize how little we were paid for years after graduation when we needed more in order to afford food, rent, and student loan debt. I feel like a lot of the things mentioned in this video are things Millennials relate to because we lived this too. But we were alone. Hopefully now with two generations in the workforce feeling this way, change may actually begin to happen. Most Gen X don't agree with supporting the Millennial fight (at least the ones I know), but I think Millennials would gladly fight alongside Gen Z in this!

I’m 40 years old now

❤ hold strong!

@@tarable_art spot on! I was on the struggle bus for a long time. Things are good now (not balling but comfortable). However, it took a lot to get here.

Face to face interaction or at least talking on the phone should be a standard. I'm an 85' millennial, I know what it's like to live without social media or a cellphone. I definitely appreciate genuine friendships and social interactions. Good luck on your life journey.

@@sbostic08 I’ve had SO many friends recently who solely want to text, no calls, no hanging out. Only text. Even though we lived within a 40 minute drive distance or less. They’re no longer my friends.

@@littlegoots had the same situation, i had a friend who lived pretty close to me and still they never wanted to hang out, just messages, ocasionally voice calls, thats pretty ridiculous to me

@@uchi3v everyone is terminally online now, i feel like a lot of people just straight up forgot how to communicate in person

The only person I regularly keep in touch with via text is my best friend with severe social anxiety. Everyone else I expect to have atleast some irl time! We aren't robots!

Please do this. I have always struggled to find jobs that will ne worth the stress even though my first job was at age 8. I've worked in multiple countries in a few different fields, and during the pandemic I wasted so much time with legit employers as well as scams. I gave up, looking as a job became too stressful - housing too. As a single parent the same age as you, I realized I need to prioritize stress minimization to maximize the quality of my kid's care. That includes designing my life around our wellbeing and my relationship with my kid. Got serious about my business that I cant scale due to health issues, but its slowly growing. Yes also getting into debt in a smart way to invest in myself and plan for the future. The planning part is crucial.. I am waiting on medical testing (for 4 years so far) before fully deciding and expecting to go back to school... but if whatever reason that doesnt happen, I am already living the backup plan

Yes that’s what I did and so far I can’t see myself going back to a regular job. It’s not a cake walk. You will need to be very organized but there’s no glass ceiling and I needed to get enough money to live. These other jobs aren’t paying people enough to live.

whoever you are, im so sorry for you, maybe consider moving to less expensive country and use your advantages, im from viet nam and if you are from G7 countries, you may be make around 1000 monthly here, that is enough for one person

@@hoanganhnguyen2605i wish you pain as someone from a poor country

Connections

I'm also gen z and in a very similar position. Married, pregnant, living in the middle of nowhere to afford a small house. All my friends either live at home or are in their 6th-7th year of university. Husband and I both have a BA and a 2 year degree, and yet there is no work available outside of minimum wage, factory work/grocery store employee. Husband is trying to start his own business instead and it is becoming really hard to make ends meet waiting for it to pick up, especially with inflation going the way it is... I'm scared of what the future holds and how our baby will grow up, with the global economy and tensions being the way they are now

The fact that you married and have a team to work through life with (dual income) already gives you a huge leg up in the world. I wish more young people would see the importance of that. The whole notion that so many have that they are gonna do it all on their own...we'll see how far that goes....most of the people that say that have no idea how hard that is...and it just as hard decades ago too.

I’m wishing you good luck with your training

⁠​⁠@@mr.kilpatrick2991you can’t imagine why people wouldn’t value/care about marriage when they haven’t found stable jobs or finished their education? You know it tends to be a much harder life when you have a kid that depends on their parents to take care of them right? But not only that, a partner who will have to support and do the extra work because their other partner is working on themselves. It is significantly harder when you have to think about 2-3 other people vs when you’re by yourself. We have already seen how it goes and many in the situation you want them to value will tell you how much harder it is that they wish they waited till they were stable so they, and their children didn’t have to go through such a rough life. A life that many will never get out of. Whereas singles will often just say they wish they didn’t waste time on a career path that they weren’t actually interested in, or that provided a livable income. Come on now.

working for a year full time UNPAID should be illegal bruh

the youngest arent even in high school

The oldest is 25-26

That’s the least important thing about this while video but the main thing to most of you

@@klemute777 yes they are. Edit: holy shit they’re not. Where I’m from they’re still in elementary school 😭

@@klemute777my sister is 09, I’m from the uk and she’s still in high school. She graduates in 2025 then starts college the same year. I’m 04 and finished highschool 2020

Film. You received bad advice.

Pales in comparison to what happened to millennials at 2008 and gen z with Covid

At least housing was affordable, especially getting a loan.

This is so relatable we’re judged, and ridiculed instead of met with compassion, empathy, and understanding of how difficult it can be. Yet there’s no sort of support and mentorship to help you move through the process.

My roommate graduated with a biology degree in June and is still looking for a job. Another friend applied for a year before landing one. Research seems to be suffering as much, if not more than, Tech.

Science jobs are so difficult right now, I find the problem is that finding entry level jobs is especially difficult. I wish someone would have told me that a bio degree is useless in the field without getting research and job experience beforehand. Because you are inevitably going to see a bunch of jobs post grad that want a bachelors degree but then also 3 years of experience in the field and 3 different certifications…

I think you was over qualified for a high school degree job or something. But seriously, how can we get jobs if the entry jobs need tons of experience??? What's the point of college anymore? I should just apply to a job then work my way through corporate then.

It’s just as hard from the employers’ perspectives because they are now sifting through so many applicants because of the internet and have to cut people who might well be a good fit.