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Opportunities for young people diminishing as time goes by?

 
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recessiontime



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PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2011 1:38 am    Post subject: Opportunities for young people diminishing as time goes by? Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2011 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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

PostPosted: Mon May 30, 2011 5:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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

PostPosted: Tue May 31, 2011 2:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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

PostPosted: Tue May 31, 2011 3:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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



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PostPosted: Tue May 31, 2011 4:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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



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PostPosted: Tue May 31, 2011 4:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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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PostPosted: Tue May 31, 2011 5:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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

PostPosted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 6:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I guess it will be time to turn to crime.
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Triban



Joined: 14 Jul 2009
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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



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