07-23-2017, 07:37 AM
(07-22-2017, 01:17 PM)Warren Dew Wrote: MikebertWhat makes you think this is out of choice? The job market is terrible for young adults.
Taylor says Taco Bell is desperate for people. They actually gave a job to Vicki, who held it for all of three days. She hadn't held a job since 2005.
My wife told me Devin was working now. He has a 2nd shift job at Meijers. He's 23 and has worked for six months in his lifetime so far. Maybe his girllfriend won't put out without him getting a job.
When employers will hire these folks, the ARE desperate. This testifies to the tight market at the bottom (minimum wage jobs).
It has been many years since I have seen advertisements for jobs at the movies. All the restaurants I go to have help wanted signs outside. This testifies to a tight market at the notch just one up.
For Chem E's, according to my professional organization annual survey job prospects for new engineers are good, just like they typically are late in the business cycle.
Statistically, unemployment rate is low, typically seen as an indicator of a tight job market.
When I noted the male disease, I was comparing non-working young men with their girlfriends/sisters (i.e. peers) who *were* working at low-wage jobs. These are poor kids, who grew up working poor. The absence of decent "middle class jobs" has no bearing on their reality.