Why Aren’t Young People Working?

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[dillsha]

How about you invite some young people on the show so you can actually ask them instead of these old farts?

[tamsynfallows]

“People aren’t sick of working, they’re sick of being exploited”

[vapeymcvape]

If the game is rigged, we're not playing.

[petebateman]

If you turn someone down for an entry level job due to lack of experience then you were just flat out lying about it being an entry level job. What you mean is you want to pay entry level wages...

[thomashovgaard]

I think the younger generation has realized, that while they hardly can make a living, their boss is a millionaire.

[aluisious]

“Why aren’t these poor people being enthusiastic about the increased level of exploitation we’re subjecting them to?”

[promi]

Typical rich karen out of touch from reality 🤦‍♀️

[jon-paulfilkins]

Lack of work ethic, how about talking about the lack of pay ethic from employers?

[gigante]

Once upon a time when you worked hard you got ahead, now working hard allows you to just barely keep your head above water.

[Bnio]

“Everyone wants to be famous!” Dismissively scoffs the famous man.

[davomccranko]

You can barely afford rent and will never afford a house. Where's the incentive.

[octosalias]

Low wages low wages low wages. Why work all the time to still be poor!

[dylanstevenson]

She went and sat in a hotel reception and the job fairy offered her a job there on the spot. Lies. The amount of CVs I handed out to places and heard nothing back was ridiculous. I am just not buying her nonsense.

[jasonruggles]

It's obvious these people haven't looked for a job in at least 50 years because there is not a single place you can walk into and demand a job now they laugh at your face and say go online and fill out an application fill out the resume take at least three and a half hours to do one application and then we might get back to you in a few weeks and then we might hire you what about 4 months less than a livable wage and in the meantime you better already have another job because rent is $1, 800 for a one-bedroom apartment

[adaephonprime]

People paid to sit and blabber all day about other people are hardly worth listening to about work ethic

[robbiethepict]

Typical boomer that had everything and left nothing.

[xxPenjoxx]

Last month I found an old receipt from Lidl dated 2020 and had a compare with now. 74% increase. My wage increased 2% in that time. But sure, I'm lazy.

[RobertSage-ox]

Most employment is minium wage now, what good is that,

[crayontom]

Ooh, could it be because no matter how hard you work, you’ll never get a pay rise or decent career progression? No, it must be because they’re lazy

[aligenc]

Most of young people cannot find any job even though they make over 1500+ applications.. What are people talking about?