In the past, a man could get a factory job right out of high school and retire from that job after 30 or 40 years. He could afford to raise a family, own a home, and receive healthcare through that job for him and his family. Today, those jobs are long gone. Now you need more than just a high school diploma in order to get by. If you were working forty or fifty years ago and going to college, you could stay at your job after you got your degree and start earning more money. Today, most jobs don't value a college degree like they used to. A degree today is worthless unless you plan on actually doing something with it or it is in something that is marketable. Most jobs want you to have a skill or experience. Even if you do land a job with a degree, that doesn't mean that you will be making more money. You hear about how a lot of millennials in America are in so much college debt and not making enough money. You hear about millions of Americans living paycheck to paycheck because their job doesn't pay enough. Back in the day, corporations valued their employees. Today, corporations are all about maximizing profits and paying their workers as little as possible. The cost of living has gone up while wages have remained stagnant. Before this pandemic hit, we kept hearing how great the economy was doing and that there were so many jobs available. There may be lots of jobs available, but that doesn't mean that they are good-paying jobs. Many of the jobs that are available are only part-time and don't pay well.
23 Aug 2020, 2:12 am
