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recessiontime
Joined: 21 Jun 2010
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 Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 1:38 am Post subject: Opportunities for young people diminishing as time goes by? |
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| Sometimes I feel that the future has a lot less opportunities for young people. Jobs that are looked down on today will be seen as prestigious in the next 50 years. I can see a family in West congratulating their daughter for being cast in their first porno film. I seriously think that's where our society is heading. |
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Fishead soup
Joined: 24 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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Lots of the municipal type jobs such as garbage man or street cleaners or school janitors used to be viewed as something for only high school dropouts. Now these are viewed as well paid positions that you need connections to get.
By the way there is a late night reality program in which ladies compete to show off their porn star abilities. It's made for Korea so a lot is fuzzed out. They get judged by a panel of ex porn stars. |
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nukeday
Joined: 13 May 2010
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| Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Fishead soup wrote: |
By the way there is a late night reality program in which ladies compete to show off their porn star abilities. It's made for Korea so a lot is fuzzed out. They get judged by a panel of ex porn stars. |
Well we all know reality programs reflect reality.
Are you a Survivor? I hope you won the Immunity Challenge! |
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TSE
Joined: 24 May 2011
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| Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 2:49 am Post subject: |
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| Fishead soup wrote: |
| Lots of the municipal type jobs such as garbage man or street cleaners or school janitors used to be viewed as something for only high school dropouts. Now these are viewed as well paid positions that you need connections to get. |
I'd really like some numbers on this, because I'm fairly certain that most garbage men aren't Ph. Ds and street cleaners aren't researching physical chemistry in their free time, all thanks to the hook-up by their governor uncles. |
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Hugo85
Joined: 27 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 3:27 am Post subject: |
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| TSE wrote: |
| Fishead soup wrote: |
| Lots of the municipal type jobs such as garbage man or street cleaners or school janitors used to be viewed as something for only high school dropouts. Now these are viewed as well paid positions that you need connections to get. |
I'd really like some numbers on this, because I'm fairly certain that most garbage men aren't Ph. Ds and street cleaners aren't researching physical chemistry in their free time, all thanks to the hook-up by their governor uncles. |
In Quebec garbage man is about 60k a year with a lot of advantages. But there's a lot of cons to it. |
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recessiontime
Joined: 21 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 4:10 am Post subject: |
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In Australia, you need connections to get into the mining business. Straight from the horses mouth.
Things seem to be getting harder, from all directions. Some might think that my original post was some hyperbole or slippery slope but it's what I honestly believe. Anecdotal things like Canadian parents celebrating over their children being "accepted" into the EPIK program in Korea after graduating university as if they got into medical school is surely signs of the time. |
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morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 4:17 am Post subject: |
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| recessiontime wrote: |
In Australia, you need connections to get into the mining business. Straight from the horses mouth.
Things seem to be getting harder, from all directions. Some might think that my original post was some hyperbole or slippery slope but it's what I honestly believe. Anecdotal things like Canadian parents celebrating over their children being "accepted" into the EPIK program in Korea after graduating university as if they got into medical school is surely signs of the time. |
It certainly seems to be getting harder. People are actually paying for internships now. You know it's bad when even those who went to public schools and good universities are struggling. I'm still confident that what I've done outside teaching for the last 18 months and what I'm going to be doing next year will be able to get me on the career ladder. |
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recessiontime
Joined: 21 Jun 2010
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| Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 5:54 am Post subject: |
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| morrisonhotel wrote: |
| recessiontime wrote: |
In Australia, you need connections to get into the mining business. Straight from the horses mouth.
Things seem to be getting harder, from all directions. Some might think that my original post was some hyperbole or slippery slope but it's what I honestly believe. Anecdotal things like Canadian parents celebrating over their children being "accepted" into the EPIK program in Korea after graduating university as if they got into medical school is surely signs of the time. |
It certainly seems to be getting harder. People are actually paying for internships now. You know it's bad when even those who went to public schools and good universities are struggling. I'm still confident that what I've done outside teaching for the last 18 months and what I'm going to be doing next year will be able to get me on the career ladder. |
thanks for posting the article, even I was stunned. |
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West Coast Tatterdemalion
Joined: 31 Aug 2010
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| I guess it will be time to turn to crime. |
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Triban
Joined: 14 Jul 2009
Location: Suwon Station
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| Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| nukeday wrote: |
| Fishead soup wrote: |
By the way there is a late night reality program in which ladies compete to show off their porn star abilities. It's made for Korea so a lot is fuzzed out. They get judged by a panel of ex porn stars. |
Well we all know reality programs reflect reality.
Are you a Survivor? I hope you won the Immunity Challenge! |
It is a Korean show? I heard it was South African. |
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myenglishisno
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Geumchon
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| Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| recessiontime wrote: |
In Australia, you need connections to get into the mining business. Straight from the horses mouth.
Things seem to be getting harder, from all directions. Some might think that my original post was some hyperbole or slippery slope but it's what I honestly believe. Anecdotal things like Canadian parents celebrating over their children being "accepted" into the EPIK program in Korea after graduating university as if they got into medical school is surely signs of the time. |
My parents keep telling me to stay here. I've been in Korea for four years and every time I entertain the possibility of moving back, they remind me that there is absolutely nothing for me in the Maritimes. Looking at my friends from Facebook confirms this... even people with trades and "useful degrees" are doing menial work and being paid little for it. |
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Xylox
Joined: 09 Jul 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:38 am Post subject: |
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| myenglishisno wrote: |
| recessiontime wrote: |
In Australia, you need connections to get into the mining business. Straight from the horses mouth.
Things seem to be getting harder, from all directions. Some might think that my original post was some hyperbole or slippery slope but it's what I honestly believe. Anecdotal things like Canadian parents celebrating over their children being "accepted" into the EPIK program in Korea after graduating university as if they got into medical school is surely signs of the time. |
My parents keep telling me to stay here. I've been in Korea for four years and every time I entertain the possibility of moving back, they remind me that there is absolutely nothing for me in the Maritimes. Looking at my friends from Facebook confirms this... even people with trades and "useful degrees" are doing menial work and being paid little for it. |
I got a buddy from the coast, he says most people move to the oilsands, work for a contract, get paid then go and collect unemployment back home until they run out of cash. Rinse, repeat. |
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myenglishisno
Joined: 08 Mar 2011
Location: Geumchon
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:32 am Post subject: |
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| Xylox wrote: |
| myenglishisno wrote: |
| recessiontime wrote: |
In Australia, you need connections to get into the mining business. Straight from the horses mouth.
Things seem to be getting harder, from all directions. Some might think that my original post was some hyperbole or slippery slope but it's what I honestly believe. Anecdotal things like Canadian parents celebrating over their children being "accepted" into the EPIK program in Korea after graduating university as if they got into medical school is surely signs of the time. |
My parents keep telling me to stay here. I've been in Korea for four years and every time I entertain the possibility of moving back, they remind me that there is absolutely nothing for me in the Maritimes. Looking at my friends from Facebook confirms this... even people with trades and "useful degrees" are doing menial work and being paid little for it. |
I got a buddy from the coast, he says most people move to the oilsands, work for a contract, get paid then go and collect unemployment back home until they run out of cash. Rinse, repeat. |
Yup. My friends who are into physical labour do that. My friends that aren't stock shelves, work as cashiers, waiters, call centre operators, gas station attendants and a bunch of other jobs that pay below 30k a year and often below 20k per year.
The only people I know who are doing semi well are degree-less with a specific trade, in the military, a few have lucked out and some are in Korea. There are options but they're not for everyone. I'm glad I don't mind teaching in Korea because if I hated it I'd still have to stick it out here until the loan is gone  |
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