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re: Millennials are struggling to live alone and enter adulthood, U.S. census data shows
Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:21 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:21 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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I thought millennials felt that those jobs were beneath them. Which is it?
Zing.
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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:24 am to DollaChoppa
quote:It's always your fault
Its not my fault, its society's
Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:27 am to tigerinthebueche
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dude it was the same in the 70s. We were in a recession, economy was shite, jobs scarce. Cost of living was no different than now, relatively speaking. Yet people made it. Everyone needs to:
A: quit feeling sorry for yourself and thinking you're the only one who ever faced adversity.
B: keep pushing. This is the only game you got so sitting around bitching about it is pointless. Just get in it and start participating. There isn't an alternative.
Statistics have shown time and time again that everything you just said is bullshite.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:39 am to GreatLakesTiger24
This is such a vast generalization. I really cannot think of any friends (I'm 27) who live with their parents. I think the millineal generation is thinking for themselves and not following in their parents' footsteps. By that I mean marriage and kids just does not sound appealing. Kids are a big commitment and get in the way of pursuing dreams. Millineals are just settling down later in life than before. We're living longer, might as well not tie yourself down with a spouse and kids when you're only 1/4 of the way through your life.
This post was edited on 4/21/17 at 10:34 am
Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:41 am to IdahoTiger
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By that I mean marriage and kids just does not sound appealing. Kids are a big commitment and get in the way of pursuing dreams
Root of the issue. This bothers the older boomers and remnants of the "greatest generation".
Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:43 am to bmy
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Root of the issue. This bothers the older boomers and remnants of the "greatest generation".
Yup.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:53 am to bmy
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By that I mean marriage and kids just does not sound appealing. Kids are a big commitment and get in the way of pursuing dreams
Root of the issue. This bothers the older boomers and remnants of the "greatest generation".
Because it only reenforces the perception Millennials are very narcasistic and completely self absorbed. Fair or not, this label has been put on Millennials and to be honest, they've done little to dispel it. Couple this factor with the perception that Millennials think (key word being "think") they're more wise and blame all their problems on their elders.
Add these together you see why so many look upon Millennials as self centered, pampered, overly sensitive, dandies who have fooled themselves into thinking they know more about the world than those who have far more experience in the world than they do.
I'm not saying this is how all Millennials are or even most. All I'm saying is this how a good number of older generations perceive Millennials. Millennials can either take this information and benefit from it (that means learn from it) or they can ignore it and continue going through life oblivious.
This post was edited on 4/21/17 at 8:55 am
Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:59 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Lolpoors
Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:04 am to Darth_Vader
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Because it only reenforces the perception Millennials are very narcasistic and completely self absorbed. Fair or not, this label has been put on Millennials and to be honest, they've done little to dispel it. Couple this factor with the perception that Millennials think (key word being "think") they're more wise and blame all their problems on their elders. Add these together you see why so many look upon Millennials as self centered, pampered, overly sensitive, dandies who have fooled themselves into thinking they know more about the world than those who have far more experience in the world than they do. I'm not saying this is how all Millennials are or even most. All I'm saying is this how a good number of older generations perceive Millennials. Millennials can either take this information and benefit from it (that means learn from it) or they can ignore it and continue going through life oblivious.
Most millineals are not going through life oblivious. Sorry us thinking for ourselves bothers you, but that's not our problem.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:05 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Reading stuff like that makes me happy that I just bought a house in a good neighborhood as a single person at 27 
This post was edited on 4/21/17 at 9:05 am
Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:18 am to GreatLakesTiger24
29 years old, been out of my parents house since I was 18 when I went to college, went to grad school, have had two full time salaried jobs in my degree field, own a house, and I'm getting married in a year.
I think I was born in the wrong generation.
I think I was born in the wrong generation.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:34 am to DesignTiger
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29 years old, been out of my parents house since I was 18 when I went to college, went to grad school, have had two full time salaried jobs in my degree field, own a house, and I'm getting married in a year.
I think I was born in the wrong generation.
Nope. Millions of millennials are doing the same thing you are.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:37 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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The study says young men, ages 25 to 34, have plunged in the income ladder, with 41% of them earning less than $30,000 a year.
I mean, I am not killing it by any means and still love my job, but 41% at less than $30k a year? That's pathetic.
I guess I have to take into account median household income across ALL ages is what, 55K? So maybe it isn't too far fetched to believe.
This post was edited on 4/21/17 at 9:52 am
Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:41 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Boomers and older Xers are confused because they never experienced what is now termed " Emerging Adulthood," which is a consequence of a highly affluent community. It has happened in every great civilization. Greek, Roman, and Chinese civilizations all saw this happen when times were stable and plentiful.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:42 am to RogerTheShrubber
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We had stagflation when I graduated HS. Took a min. Wage job to start and went to school at night. The real unemployment rate in my city was around 20%
We wanted independence and did what it took.
My salary when I got out of college in 1983 was $15,560. It wasn't a cakewalk back then like a lot of younger people seem to believe.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:42 am to GreatLakesTiger24
It's all about the entry level jobs market and student loan debt.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:47 am to BowlJackson
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What was min. Wage then and what was your tuition?
Minimum wage was $2.90 an hour when I went to Ohio State.
ETA:Just looked it up. It was less than I thought it was when I left home for school.
This post was edited on 4/21/17 at 9:52 am
Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:48 am to GreatLakesTiger24
I'm one of those piece of shite millenials that joined the Marines at 18, did 4 years active, deployed twice, did 4 years reserve while getting my degree, completed my BS in Criminal Justice degree in 3 years with a minor in Political Science, and worked entry level positions when I got out of college.
We were JUST able (this past year) to afford our first home; a very modest home I might add. We both work full-time and we both need to go back to school if we want any sort of advancement in our careers.
That's what it takes to get ahead now days. I mean, it's possible to get ahead but it's a shitty world out there for most young people trying to enter the work force. They're going against 250+ other applicants for the same 35k a year job. There's absolutely some retarded bullshite millenials are doing, but it's definitely not like the 70s/80s where you walked out of high school with a 40k a year job.
We were JUST able (this past year) to afford our first home; a very modest home I might add. We both work full-time and we both need to go back to school if we want any sort of advancement in our careers.
That's what it takes to get ahead now days. I mean, it's possible to get ahead but it's a shitty world out there for most young people trying to enter the work force. They're going against 250+ other applicants for the same 35k a year job. There's absolutely some retarded bullshite millenials are doing, but it's definitely not like the 70s/80s where you walked out of high school with a 40k a year job.
This post was edited on 4/21/17 at 9:51 am
Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:49 am to GreatLakesTiger24
I'm always thankful when I see these kinds of stats that I'm well ahead of the curve for people my age and have a network of friends around the world that are there with me
Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:49 am to Starchild
I don't get it. Me and all my other friends are all doing well on our own. These studies make no sense
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