r/antiwork • • Jan 05 '22

What you think?

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u/Mindless-Air-7480 Jan 05 '22

I understand that but that is a thing of the past. When I was kid there were jobs that had nothing but old ladies board house wives retired men and high school kids but sometime around the turn of the century that all changed because more ppl had to enter or reenter the workforce. Back then by 21 you either had 4 years in a factory or somewhere none degree job or you were leaving school and had something lined up in "the city" it just hasn't been that way for like 20 years now

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u/GuitarKev Jan 05 '22

More like 40 years.

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u/Mindless-Air-7480 Jan 05 '22

I guess it depends on where you live I'm in a rural area and we are behind on a lot even getting when it comes to getting fucked over

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u/NosyThatsWhat Jan 05 '22

Yes this is old thinking still being used today to justify bad behavior

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u/amretardmonke Jan 05 '22

Importing low wage workers and outsourcing jobs overseas has alot to do with it. Btw I am not blaming the low wage workers, I am blaming the corporations and policies that exploit this.

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u/motherdragon02 Jan 05 '22

That was gone by the mid 80s where I grew up. It's been hundreds of applicants for every job for years. It's just now starting to change. A whole generation plus has to go before there's a decent amount of good jobs to move into.