Re: Not So Fast on that Guestroom Conversion
Street Smart
6/9/2012 5:38:34 PM
@Broadway, that's hilarious! Except in both the pot-growing and bill-collecting cases, BAD strategy if your parents are your landlords!
Re: Not So Fast on that Guestroom Conversion
Broadway
6/9/2012 3:47:21 PM
The "bill collector" reference reminds me of a local news story of a teenager who turned in his parents to the cops for growing pot in their basement. In this same way, today's Millennials should become bill collectors and essentially hunt out and punish their debt-laden, ostentatious, consumerism-obsessed parents.
Re: Not So Fast on that Guestroom Conversion
Street Smart
6/8/2012 9:48:11 AM
@PredictableChaos, not only does "bill collector" sound like a bad sign in a macro sense; it sounds like a terrible, soul-sucking job for the person who holds it...
Re: Not So Fast on that Guestroom Conversion
PredictableChaos
6/8/2012 9:17:06 AM
"Bill Collector" will be a rapidly growing job.
That says something about the future of our economy. And it doesn't sound positive.
Totally agree @Phoenix. In this day and age of great community colleges, trade schools and certificate programs, there is no reason why people shouldn't be lifelong learners and advance their job prospects in the process.
Re: Telecom
Phoenix
6/7/2012 9:47:51 PM
It's good to hear your story on how you managed to get to where you are working your way up. I was very lucky since when I got out of university there were a whole list of companies in line offering me jobs of course the economy was doing well. I don't think that will happen in any time soon in the near future. I think even after you get a job you should continue with further studies to upgrade your skills and remain competitive.
Not So Fast on that Guestroom Conversion
Street Smart
6/7/2012 4:33:32 PM
Great list @Joey, but there is a mighty unfortunate mismatch between the salaries those jobs pay and their location in one of the most expensive cities on earth.
There is just simply no way that a kid could live in NYC on those salaries, which means that kids "lucky" enough to get those jobs will be living at home or with a bazillion roommates for a long, long time!
"It's reassuring to see that someone is at least looking at realistic options for young adults. These jobs may not make anyone rich, but they can get people on the right track."
@Tenacious, exactly! College students think that they're going to leave college and a job is just going to be waiting for them. I mean, hey, they were able to drink all weekend, study through the night and pass that final exam...the same rules apply for the real world, right?
Sometimes you have to roll your sleeves up and doing something you hate doing because:
1.) it's making you money and teaching you the responsibilities that come with having a job and pulling in money
2.) it'll make you truly appreciate what it means to get a real job that doesn't make you despise waking up every morning.
It's not the economy
chapAnjou
6/7/2012 2:39:07 PM
If 30% of young adults are having a hard time finding jobs, then it's time to do something other than sit around all day waiting for opportunities to land in their laps. I'd like to know how many of those 30% haven't just been conditioned to believe that "it's the economy" and not themselves that are the problem.
For example, we just rejected an applicant for an internship...why? Was it her resume? No, it looked fine enough. Was it her personality? No, she seemed like she cared and would have done a good job. What was it? It was the fact that she didn't write a thank you letter to the people that interviewed her. The sad thing is that I'm sure she's going to scamper off and blame the economy for not getting the job...
There are a good amount of CEOs that start out on the bottom and work there way up. Those are always interesting stories. It is difficult to stay motivated to advance a career for that long and from such a low starting point.
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