The problem you're mentioning is far more prominent in practically skilled countries like china, japan, india..........stop crying and develop your skills

both are overcommercialized shit

bruh i got a job there when i was 16 with zero work experience whatsoever it’s so ez to get a job there as long as you aren’t a convicted criminal or anything

Lmao

That's amusing but it doesn't take into account the types of people applying.

Yeah fair enough, there bound to be shortages if there's too much supply Depends on majors as you said, people with Humanities degrees have a hard time now and would be fucked later, which makes me with my BSc Economics worried a lot

thanks for the tip

Albuquerque better, proven and tested by Walter White.

too mainstream

lmao since always buddy. and no, they're not.

No im talking about people who have a job directly out of university. If your theory were true you’d see sky-high unemployment among late 90s folk, which wasn’t really true until COVID. If you conflate COVID impact with normality then obviously it looks like the us lacks jobs. If you compare normality to normality everything is fine. There is a reason nobody rational is claiming unemployment is going to kill the USA. And yes, some jobs will be automated, but there’s this really cool thing where new sectors are created with the times and each sector creates jobs. The market isn’t stagnant. It evolves. That’s not a bad thing to have the economy be optimized...

Well universal basic income could be the future and a less capitalist system

Unions here are really strong and it is the same in many European countries. The wast majority of people are unionized. We do not have a minimum wage set by laws, but most employers are organized in a employer organization and the different trade unions make agreements with those organizations. So this then means most employers are bound by those agreements with set up like minimum wage, that a certain amount most be set aside for employee training, how hiring and firing is to be done and so on. You mention McDonald's and in fact some two-three decades ago McDonalds, which back then was a new employer in Denmark, did not want to organize arguing that they provided fine conditions for their workers. The trade unions did not agree, so this then eventually became a "battle" where the unions would insist those organized was not to work with McDonald's - this then meant McDonald's found they could not get goods delivered, their trash removed and so on. These days McDonal's is organized and their emplyoes have all the things we take for granted ie. good pay, extra pay for working odd hours like evenings and weekends, a pension plan, paid sick days, long paid maternity leave, 37 hour work weeks... Lots and lots of the jobs most today think of as skilled jobs is going to de done by AI when that technology mature, meaning when it becomes cheaper, better and so on. Those jobs will include most customer service support jobs not done in person, the cooking of food in fast food joints, many delivery and pick up jobs... so really we are gonna need to find other ways to earn a living or a system where those that not working gets not only money but also something meaningful to do. As part of our social welfare system we do have the money thing covered for now. Anyone which is unable to work for some reason, gets money to still live a decent life here (we have very very few homeless people here). However when we imagine a future where much more is done by computers and thus many more not being needed in the workplace, the question is of course how can we finance the welfare system. For sure it will take a lot of radically different thinking and it will not be easy - but I think it will come easier in the places with really solid welfare systems.

Don't be oblivious. Before the pandemic you had the lowest unemployment numbers for blacks and hispanic so his foreign trade policy did bring some back clearly.

I even get $400/month for going to university and i only pay for books and gas for the car.

Farming/hunting, being in charge of your own life. Only way out from this shit.

Its called advancement. You dont get only 2% a year when you find a career you actually advance with. When you top out in your profession you might get that 2% a year, but that is already after you have reached a higher paying job. Employers dont want to see you have had 5 different jobs in the last 5 years and they will pick a employee that will stick with them for the long term over someone who will be there for a year and leave.

I´ve heard this before, but doesn´t know from personal experience. But productivity is an issue, if you want to explain how danes can manage with fewer employees working shorter hours: Danes work 37 hours per week, with 3-6 weeks paid vacation (depending of job type). Maternity leave is 6 months with full pay + 6 months with unemployment benefits (which is around half of full pay). These things have been negotiated centrally between unions and the association of employers, and it can only add up, if people work hard and smart when they work = high productivity I don´t see a similar development in USA, because of the huge numbers of unskilled labor coming into the work market, forcing the creation of 200000 new jobs every month, just to keep unemployment rates stable. You´re getting more rich people and more poor people, but fewer inbetween ?!? So you´re right - it´s a tough situation. Thank you for good comments/replies, keeping this thread interesting :o)

Hm, That is interesting to know because I did speak with someone who is h1b from India and he said that as an American Citizen ( immigrant :D ), I would get jobs easier and being preferred instead of h1bs.

they aren't taking entry level jobs h1bs, they are taking entry level wages for mid/senior jobs lol

there are a PLETHORA of opportunities that colleges encourage for every student to take, many of them are partnered with schools. Even people who needed internships during last semester when covid had shut schools down in March were still able to get their internships.

Civil is really good since you don't need to worry about offshoring.

First 2 years was nice, now I start to get bored indeed, I just go to home depot everyday to buy some stuff and work around the house,

I seen a midget work construction. Almost anyone can do it.

that doesn't solve problems

Can you even think about the ethics of what you wrote?

Why is it with the Germans the ideia of population reduction ? lmao jk, I know he was Austrian But yeah I wouldn't oppose to impose 1 child limit to Africa, Asia or South America's

Then the demand for products will just decline and it will never really solve the issue. All that will happen is the number of products will decrease to suit a smaller market.

that should not be surprised in a world with 8 billion people compete over relatively small number market of jobs

Genetic similarity is to distance from conscious observers in experiential space You are living with the natural enemy and cannot change the genetics

Okay clown. You are a mess. You act like I went to school for free with that implication LMAO

It will always matter in the long run. "normal jobs" will always exist. I mean, you can go into college and take some fancy degree (not major degree like medicine, scientific related, etc, of course) and will earn less than a person who goes to professional school and learn a skill. I mean, in Portugal a simple bricklayer (if he's any good) will earn a decent wage. Will earn more than many people with college degrees. Everything you said is also a consequence of the women stepping into labour and open borders. It an easy demand-supply equation. Encouraging women in labour force has a great thing for women was only to get an higher workforce available and reduce wages. Open borders also has the same objetive. Bringing down wages through overflow of people seeking the same jobs... Don't be fooled by those that encourage this things in the name of "equality" or "rights" and at the same time gain money with it...

I see a lot of people who look down on plumbers, mechanics, and electricians. These are jobs that will never be able to be outsourced to another country and pay well.

I know plenty of tradesmen who make a nice living while not having to be "at the top of their game". There are actually shortages for technicians for heavy machinery such as farm equipment meaning there is a demand for more people to enter these fields. I really do think people undervalue trades.