The REAL Reason Why People Don't Want To Work Anymore

The REAL Reason Why People Don't Want To Work Anymore. There's a certain group of people out there who think people are just lazy. But we know this is BS. The fact is that for most job seekers, the rewards just aren't there to invest in a career. At least not in the way we had been taught. So, in this video, I share what I feel the REAL reason is that people aren't passionate about work and what to do about it.
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[@ALifeAfterLayoff]

The reason most people feel stuck in their careers is a lack of strategy. I've created a detailed step-by-step guide on how to implement a concise career strategy: a-life-after-layoff.teachable.com/p/the-ultimate-career-blueprint

[@nicholausbuthmann1421]

Pushing "UNION'S" for BOTH BLUE & WHITE COLLAR JOBS alike across the board would be a good start. ON ALL CONTINENTS !

[@pamgodsoe9076]

I got your resume rocket fuel, completely redid my resume and LinkedIn profile

[@returningtoperfection]

This is probably bound to fail.

[@AnonymousSquirrel123]

*Inflation has reached a point where we can't eat. We have been living on pork for years now, since it was cheap (around $1-$2/pound), but yesterday it tripled to $5.50! That's a slice big enough for two people for one day.FIVE FIFTY??? We are being screwed at every turn. And it's clearly going to get a LOT worse.*

[@905JimRaynor]

@@AnonymousSquirrel123 my wife grows vegetables in her garden. I catch my own salmon. I also hunt. During certain times I can reach into the Port Credit River and pull a 20 lb salmon right out of the water. Anyone paying $20 for Salmon is out of their minds. I get it for free. I acquire the meat. My wife acquires the vegetables. We get what little else we need at the grocery store. Quit relying on corporations for food.

[@nicholasrosen6342]

Bottom line: It's not that people "don't want to work anymore" - they don't want to be exploited and underpaid.

[@paulettemoore47]

That’s it!

[@pamgodsoe9076]

So true

[@loubydal7812]

Very well said people don't want to be exploited. Meaning giving your life to the company for not worthy compensation.

[@Jupiterxice]

Mic Drop....................... the TRUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rra7490]

💯

[@user-hd1qj5km3t]

You know what's the reward for working hard and staying late at the office? You get to do it again tomorrow!

[@maynnemillares]

Assuming you boss won't lay you off tomorrow.

[@BillClinton228]

But but but we are a family and we buy you pizza once a year... 🤣

[@f4ll3nzr0]

Or get laid off anyways.

[@Autotad]

And if you’re really good, they’ll give you even more work for the small possibility of raise in the next 3-5 years!

[@drew9073]

That's true! I use to do that back then when i got my first job. I was so used to college life on where when you get your work done early you get to chill and have extra time to do other stuff. Boy, i was wrong their expectation from me was so high because they saw me get things done early and whenever thing get delayed they put me on PIP. Never again!

[@austinbar]

I am in my early 60s and retired at 53. Lots of people gave me pushback because they had difficulty grasping the concept of not working if you don’t have to. I looked at my life as stages. I earned everything I have now through a lot of hard work, but I owe it to myself to “stop and smell the roses” in my final stage of life. In my case I left the country after I retired and live in Latin America. It allowed me to get away from all the negative things happening in America while appreciating my new environment. I have yet to meet anyone who regrets retirement.

[@eloign7147]

Nice way to retire. For me, I believe retirees who struggle to meet their basic needs are the ones who could not accumulate enough money during their active years to meet their needs. Retirement choices determine a lot of things. My wife and I both spent same number of years in the civil service, she invested through a wealth manager and myself through the 401k. We both still earning after our retirement.

[@joshbarney114]

This is true. I'm in my mid 40's now. My wife and I were following this same trajectory. Last two years, I pulled out my money and invested with her wealth manager. Not catching up with her profits over the years, but at least I earn more. I'm making money even before retiring, and my retirement fund has grown way more than it would have with just the 401(k). Haha.

[@rogerwheelers4322]

It's unfortunate most people don't have such information. I don't really blame people who panic. Lack of information can be a big hurdle. I've been making more than a million dollars by just investing through an advisor, and I don't have to do much work. Doesn't matter if the economy is misbehaving; great wealth managers will always make returns.

[@FabioOdelega876]

I think this is something I should do, but I've been stalling for a long time now. I don't really know which firm to work with; I feel they are all the same but it seems you’ve got it all worked out with the firm you work with so i surely wouldn’t mind a recommendation.

[@rogerwheelers4322]

I definitely share your sentiment about these firms. Finding financial advisors like Marisa Breton Dollard who can assist you shape your portfolio would be a very creative option. There will be difficult times ahead, and prudent personal money management will be essential to navigating them.

[@RovanRS]

I'm 44 and I never WANTED to work. I work because i NEED to earn money.

[@pbailed8007]

I’m 43 and I’ve had job since I was 14. I was also one of those idiots that were told that if you work hard that you’ll get there. I put so much effort into working when I was 20 and 30. I don’t want to fucking do it anymore. The compensation is not there.

[@Nunya_Bidness_53]

I wanted to work but doing what I loved which was art I did it for ten years but due to family trauma and personal problems I let my business die and never recovered.

[@TheRoland444]

@@Nunya_Bidness_53 When you do something for money, everything changes. NEVER conflate what you like to do with what you HAVE to do to survive & and avoid living in the streets, at the curb, in a cardboard box. NEVER conflate these two aspects. When money changes hand money becomes the prime object and the activity related thereto is merely a means towards that end. Also money as an intermediary allows exploitation to take place for the transaction to materialize by the persons involved or/and a third or fourth adjunct actually removed from the transaction in real time. Money is not inherently the problem but it is manipulated as a weapon against "working class" people by the predatory system as configured.

[@user-ml7lm1is9g]

i don't mind work, but i like the physical side of it. I couldn't do 40hrs a week though, it's too much. I want time to enjoy my life too

[@LittlewoodSD]

Work adds structure to my life. I also hit the gym before work every day. I guarantee that all the people that say they don’t want to work, are obese or overweight.

[@Aieshoo]

The reward I got for working hard was a layoff.

[@Patrice11300]

Ditto

[@LittleKitty22]

Same here.

[@MonsterJuiced]

So what they don't tell you is that businesses change their models and plans regularly which means they won't need the staff anymore, or they have to remove high paid staff to replace them with cheap ones straight out of school. If the rule was that if you work hard you get promotions and you're secure, then how do they remove or replace staff if everyone is working hard? Schools, colleges and universities constantly forget to teach the realities of the world and they're failing people all the time by not arming them with any wisdom to help them stay grounded and have a plan just incase things go bad

[@olencone4005]

@@MonsterJuiced Yep, a printshop I once worked at did exactly that -- they decided to reduce headcount to lower their operating costs, so they fired the most highly paid person on staff, the guy who single-handedly was the entire finishing and large-print department. They figured the press operators and other production staff could easily cover his job. Annnd... we very quickly fell behind schedule, because the other staff just didn't have enough time in their day to do it all, and none of them were as good at it as this guy had been. We were a solid month behind schedule, and well on our way to two -- so, to keep our customers from complaining, they started sending stuff out to a vendor... who charged over four times what it cost us inhouse. Our manager tried to maintain this particular level of financial fail for a year before he finally reached out to the former employer to see if they would come back -- and he did... with a nice comfortable raise :P And despite all the regular "team loyalty" hoo-rah, everyone there saw with crystal clarity just how one-way that loyalty was, and how disposable we all were to management.

[@HungerSTR1KE]

Yep, same here.

[@user-kt2pz2nj4o]

Low wages, no benefits, no work/life balance, you're expected to do work of at least 3 to 4 people, you can get fired at any moment, yet some wonder why people don't want to go to work?

[@amacot656]

And i am sure getting the goverment financial help like the food stamp and other disability is a better pay than most job at this point. So, why go work if it's less advantagious?

[@HH-le1vi]

​@@amacot656the government help is basically nothing unless you have a ton of kids

[@zofiajaneczek184]

@@amacot656yes as a single person you get very little help, most states figure a way to kick you off assistance as there are work requirements in many states that you have to have in order to get medical insurance and food assistance! The state where I reside has both! If don’t have a bunch of kids, you’ll get nothing but a food pantry beyond 3 months. The state is set up to where even fewer get healthcare or Medicaid! The government doesn’t want to assist you if you’re poor, it wants you dead!

[@amacot656]

@@zofiajaneczek184 that bleak but thank you for the information.

[@jamminjimmie211]

All of that is also why some companies are tying to incorporate more AI. Easier to get computers and robots to do the job. Most 9-5 jobs are meant for robots anyway.

[@tyrekm]

Corporate culture in many companies today mirrors the tactics of MLM scams. Managers sell employees the dream of success, promising promotions and wealth if they just "hustle harder." This toxic mindset pressures workers to put in 80-hour weeks, sacrificing their personal lives for the illusion of rapid advancement. Shady practices abound: endless motivational speeches, vague promises of future rewards, and a culture that glorifies overwork while subtly shaming those who seek balance. Just like in MLMs, the reality is often that only a select few reap the benefits, while the majority grind away with little to show for it. The result is burnout, dissatisfaction, and high turnover rates. It's time for companies to prioritize genuine well-being over relentless ambition and recognize that sustainable success comes from a balanced, healthy workforce.

[@SCnative64]

Maybe not gonna happen in 'Merica

[@avril.227]

People don’t want to give loyalty to positions that don’t offer pensions/retirement and truly value their employees. I’m tired of giving “extra”, and not being rewarded. For perspective, I had a single mom Boomer neighbor who worked as a waitress, part-time, had 2 children, and went to college part-time, and could afford property, not the best, but it was property and a small house. If anyone in this thread is in denial, this was in the 80’s.😢

[@GentlRebel]

I’m Gen X and have been grinding away at my career for longer than I care to admit. I put my health and sanity in jeopardy for too many years with 65+ hour weeks. Last year a colleague died in their sleep. And you know what happened? Nothing. Literally, nothing. Barely a word was spoken about this person. I was shocked, as this was a kind and good person to work with. But it was as if they never existed. This freaked me out. I could no longer deny that I am simply not important to any organization. Now I am working hard to break years of bad habits and to prioritize myself and my family first and foremost and keep my job in perspective.

[@goro9942]

You're not alone brother. No more.

[@2309desertrose]

It’s very scary how much time is devoted to a job only to be disregarded when you’re no longer here. I agree with keeping work in perspective

[@SoulfulVeg]

Two guys committed suicide after layoffs in 2008. Management never said a word. I use to work so hard, but now I do my 40 and bounce. I'm mad that I gave these people so much free labor, but we were socialized that way.

[@meganstanley5589]

Two years ago a colleague had a cardiac arrest. A low level manager did CPR until paramedics could get there. He was pronounced dead at the hospital, at 34 years old. It BLEW my mind how quickly everyone moved on. The store was back to normal operations after he was taken away in the ambulance, as if nothing had happened. But his family was devastated. His father came into the store a few days after his son’s death, I could see the sadness in his eyes…And his father died almost exactly 2 months after his son. Since obituaries stay up for a while on a funeral home’s webpage, they were on the same obituary list. I have never thought of “work” the same way again. I’m still pretty young too.🫤

[@craigkennedy5328]

Sad but important story. Thanks for sharing. Realised the same a few years ago in early 50s. You’re soon forgotten and the work you had proudly done isn’t long disregarded after you leave. I’m semi-retired Gen X, with very different priorities now. Time, family, health and interests are more important to me than work by miles. It was the other way around for far too long.

[@gpend456]

"Why did you choose to apply for this position?" "because it was open and my skills match"

[@komlat253]

Haha😂

[@thirsty3333]

I had an argument with my hiring manager dunno why he hired me but we cool now lol 😂 but that’s basically what I said to him in interview

[@Jenjenn1111]

“Because I need a job to survive in this capitalist system and you were hiring. Sure wasn’t cause I wanted to.”

[@goro9942]

Pretty passionate about things like food and a roof.

[@dominicstokes8662]

Yes that's it how did you know

[@storqe]

What has amazed me in recent history is the “record profits” reports coupled with “mass layoffs”. That’s not sustainable, ethical, or practical.

[@baldoes3]

Loyalty DOESN'T pay off any longer. We are just mercenaries.

[@judsongaiden9878]

But the whole point of being a merc is to get paid.

[@ryorai5804]

"no body wants to work anymore" Me constantly putting out applications that go unanswered: "..."

[@mysterygirl5291]

Me too….too many fake jobs and no real ones available

[@ericschulze5641]

If your well qualified your NOT getting hired

[@omegamale7880]

It's your fault that they don't answer, cuz you don't wanna work.

[@jacktheripper7935]

You have no idea how much I relate to this...

[@Jenjenn1111]

People are tired of working hard and getting nowhere. Not to mention the hoops you have to jump through for a job you really don’t even want in the first place. Even if you do get the job, then you have to deal with being overworked, unappreciated, nepotism, workplace narcissism and abuse. All that, just so we can live in a system where we HAVE to work for a place to live and food to eat (basic necessities). Employers take advantage of employees because we are in a position where we need a job to survive. It’s an abusive relationship in most cases!

[@teneshiadavis6039]

Well said. I can relate to exactly what you mentioned.

[@timah9420]

The hoops to get a job are incredibly stupid and only serve to stroke the company's ego. We shouldn't need to do 5 interviews, take home projects, public portfolios, cover letters, and all the other nonsense assessments they come up with. If they actually wanted to hire someone, they wouldn't waste everyone's time with their corporate ego masturbation.

[@rejectionistmanifesto8836]

The only solution is for BILLIONS of young leople to REFUSE HAVING KIDS (who will become wage slaves) and REFUSE ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS (endless debt)

[@shanecash7257]

@@rejectionistmanifesto8836 This is by far the best solution that I have read in a very long time. Well said!

[@yesterdayingaming]

This is why a farming society is spiritually sustainable. You can at least choose not to socialize to feed yourself. If you’re raised with the proper education, you’ll be able to live independently. You won’t have to sell your soul.

[@AI-cp1jg]

Team building meetings are waste of time, effort and money. They force a bunch of people who despise each other to act civil to each other just for a couple of hours in enclosed spaces. Afterwards, everyone returns to their old behavior with no improvement in relationships.

[@keithkorthals6183]

The workplace sucks!! I have watched as lies become truth. Those that tell the truth are fired!

[@richardbrown8269]

@@keithkorthals6183 yeah the truth tellers are punished and the liars get rewarded it's terrible what they're doing.

[@3hree3threethirty]

I got fired for telling a manager who was ego tripping at me. I didn't want to talk to her in a calm voice. She told me to clock out I did. Then she wrote to hr saying I yelled at her and walked out etc. this was a minimum wage no benefit job. also as a 20 year old I was like damn wtf I just wanted to make money go home.🙁 I was working taking extra shifts etc just to be thrown under the bus.

[@keithkorthals6183]

​​@@3hree3threethirtysorry this happened ...also log a report to hr from you what happened. After several reports of the same, HR may take action...... lies are lies.

[@KabbaModern03]

Greed is destroying everything.

[@rustym.shackelford5546]

Seems people took the Gordon Gecko quote a little too seriously... GREED is f***ing evil.

[@bblauter]

Greed has been around as long as man, it’s not something new.

[@divermike8943]

​​@@bblauter Yes but not so long ago there seemed to be more penchant to treat workers with more respect, more humanity. Companies wanted to avoid a bad reputation of hiring & firing. Now those concerns don't seem to matter at more & more places. Over hiring used to be a concern such that layoffs wouldn't be inevitable. Staffing rarely includes the goal of steady employment is not much of a concern.

[@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane]

​@@divermike8943 Maybe it's because smaller private companies are being replaced by publicly traded corporations? That would be my guess. It's easier for a company owner to treat employees like crap when they live in a high-rise out of state than it is when they live in the same town and might run into them at the local grocery store.

[@vmj255]

@@divermike8943you should probably do a little research on the history of corporations before making such a claim. This has been going on since forever, but it seems that nobody taught you about it in school. And now we have 2-3 generations of people who have claimed perpetual victimhood, thinking they’re the only people in history who have had to put up with low pay, demanding bosses and lack of appreciation. And you think that incessant whining about how much your life sucks is going to change human nature or is going to change the way business is done. Here’s a hint: it’s not.

[@Life-Brutal-Truths]

Being a hard worker doesn't get you to the top.

[@Seattle-2017]

As a worker, I don't think anything gets you to the top. It's about getting to where you want to be. And that takes thinking about yourself first at all times, not the company.

[@elwoodblues9613]

What gets you to the next higher level is being the best brown-noser and not being a white male.

[@deassfgh7807]

what I've seen is favoritism in every company iv worked for. It is never the hard workers. They are all clickey.

[@janem3575]

it only gets more work dumped on your desk, then told you're not meeting expectations

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

​@@janem3575 correct. Or a mgr, employer finds ticky tacky nonsense to grip about. Or a mgr, supervisor gets removed & the owners/CEO wants to redo the schedules, posts.

[@titolovely8237]

At my last job I strive to be the overachieving employee. Stayed late, came in whenever they needed me to, took leadership roles no one wanted, and was about 2x more productive in real tangible results than anyone else in my department. You know what it got me? A 3% raise and a workload that made me start drinking daily and started having chest pains due to extreme stress. also i was the third highest paid people at my level out of 4.... Learned my lesson real fast.

[@dpbuc32]

No good deed goes unpunished

[@winterwulf1995]

Its really very simple. I refuse to cripple myself to make someone else rich

[@meropale]

Loyalty is definitely not rewarded as it used to be.

[@travis1240]

Yes - loyalty is dead. If an employer will not be loyal to the employee, it makes no sense for the employee to be loyal to the employer.

[@ianbrowning7437]

It has been replaced by politics and sucking up

[@bronwankhan3323]

In the modern working environment, loyalty doesn't exist anymore!

[@karenpage5674]

@@ianbrowning7437that has always been around

[@CundaliniWantsHisHandBack]

It was never rewarded.

[@ReceptiveKing93]

I was a manager at a small grocery store. The store manager complained “no body wants to work”. They we’re paying cashiers barrel of the bottom at minimum wage. I told him other retailers are giving a little above minimum wage and reasonable benefits, until you’re willing to offer that you’re gonna have people go through your company like a revolving door. The advice still falls on def ears 😂

[@Seattle-2017]

Boss: "Yeah, I don't wanna hear it!" OK boss, I quit too. Boss: "Now wait a minute! We've got a pizza party on Friday!!!"

[@ReceptiveKing93]

@@Seattle-2017 🤣🤣

[@marvelmusic4566]

I'll never understand why cashiers can't so much as perch on chair.

[@maryfields1382]

You get the level of loyalty you pay for.

[@juliaorpheus]

@@Seattle-2017 UGHHHH!!!! The pizza parties 😩

[@andrewj5998]

We are living in a dystopian era defined by hate, indifference, greed, narcissism, and metastatic late-stage cRapitalism.

[@qbraun9241]

We are moving into the disposable era, where everyone is replaceable, be it jobs, relationshipz, vehicles and homes. What amazes me is that people still reach for it. I know people who are getting second jobs to be able to buy a new car. The average payment is $700 a month, and many are paying more than $1,000. I can't believe people are paying more than $2,000 a month for a home. How do they afford food after all of that? And to think some are paying on useless degrees is mind boggling.

[@BillionaireTaxEvader]

I spent 15 years working as a telecommunications network tech. I have a varied and long work history in multiple industries. I recently applied for a county job at the local landfill as a gate attendant. Today I received an email from HR stating I'm not qualified. To work at the dump sitting in a booth. Not qualified. This is the real economy.

[@tamjeanell]

Not qualified =over qualified

[@allisonwade4840]

The AI reading your application didn't see any buzzwords that matched your qualifications to the job posting.

[@marvelmusic4566]

Garbage is mafia owned. Didn't you know?

[@BillionaireTaxEvader]

@@marvelmusic4566 Not in California.

[@stevo728822]

Because you will leave the job within months for something better.

[@SoulfulVeg]

I'm an older worker. I've been through so many downturns. But, this feels different. I'm actually worried for the 1st time. It's not just the layoffs, it's the cost of living, wars, the election, lack of civility, completely cut throat CEOs, and general chaos that is literally giving me heartburn everyday.

[@johnsmith1953x]

Trump ruined EVERYTHING.

[@genreartwithjb5095]

I’m with you on the lack of civility. There was this understanding when I was growing up in the 80s and 90s that we are part of a society even if the adults at that time foolishly voted for trickle down economics we were still enjoying the hangover of the New Deal - deregulation hadn’t really had time to take root yet and times were good. As a kid I saw how my parents could take off when they wanted, work more on their terms and were paid not great but enough to have a house and a vacation every once in a while. My dad did get laid off but pivoted to a govt job and finished out there the back end of his entire career. People were just kinder to each other and this showed in every facet of society. Today people treat each other in person the way people treat each other on the internet. It is unsettling

[@johnsmith1953x]

@@genreartwithjb5095 Because everyone is under stress: no money, no house, no safety, crooked cops, everything is taxed. None of this existed in the 1930s-to-1980s. It all get bad Reagan and got worse with each Republican. MAGA is a whole new level of total destruction of the fabric of the USA.

[@SoulfulVeg]

@@genreartwithjb5095 you captured it perfectly.

[@marvelmusic4566]

It feels different because y we may lose everything if stupid Americans vote for the First American Democrat and this country goes to hell in a hand basket. No Social Security for YOU. I feel you. I'm fortunate, at least for today. It could all change on a dime tomorrow. I believe that's the unease you and I are feeling. Our foundation is crumbling under us and we're aware of it. Like an ocean is eroding our safety dunes, wave by wave.

[@cougsjohnson1]

As a Gen X Worker, I still have trouble because I'm wired to be loyal & treat my Workplace as a second Family. I keep getting burned.

[@shawnbruce6934]

Stop it. I'm a Gen X-er and I am now cold and callous. It takes a minute to change but once You do it effects You less.

[@pisceanbeauty2503]

@@shawnbruce6934 You can be cordial and kind to people without prioritizing them or the company/organization over your own well being.

[@ericstrong513]

FYI for you younger folks... I'm a 55 yo GenXer, I've been dealing with bad employers and jobs for over 40 years (been working since I was 15). This is nothing new. The days of "work at company X until you retire" died way back in the late 80s and early 90s. Bad employers and jobs have been taking advantage of workers for quite a long time now. My generation has somehow tiptoed through the minefield of this BS since most of you were either little kids or not even born yet and we're still here, dealing with the same crap as we were 25, 30 and 40 years ago that you are all thinking is some new crazy phenomenon. We've been dealing with real life BS since we were early teens, now you guys know what it's like to have to be an adult... Welcome to the real world. Enjoy!

[@OldtimeIronman]

You too? Gen X here, 57 yrs old. Same shit different day. Spent the last 30 yrs on beans and rice while working my ass off in the trades, still don't own a home. Didn't start making any real money until I was in my 50's. Won't be retiring. Real world indeed.

[@azbluesdog]

@@OldtimeIronmanI’m a Gen Xer who was laid off at 57 after an 11 year run. Who wants to hire me now? At least I taught myself how to cook as a kid. I make a mean pot of beans!

[@SomeUniqueHandle]

Minor correction - the "work at company X until you retire" idea died in the early 80s - Gordon Gekko, Jack Welch, corporate raiding, all of that started around 1982. It's gotten worse because pay hasn't kept up with inflation and there were numerous changes to Federal law and the tax code that made greed ever more profitable. It used to be that companies got tax breaks for R&D, which helped with employment and innovation. Now they get tax breaks for C Suite pay. Guess why R&D is down and CEO pay is astronomical. With all the political garbage going on, I'm pushing more and more to go relocate to another country for retirement.

[@Singlesix6]

@@SomeUniqueHandle They won't listen, their minds are made up. But thanks for trying to teach them a little history.

[@AmaraEmme]

Exactly, this entire video sounds dated as someone who was raised by gen xers who always talked about work and current events around the dinner table

[@nicholasrosen6342]

Management has been complaining that "nobody wants to work anymore" since the construction of the Pyramids 3000 years ago.

[@benosborne1752]

only thing to point out is the Pyramids were built 4500 years ago (approx) ...but there are documents from the Bronze age collapse (circa 1200 BC) that are pretty similar to no one wants to work anymore ...

[@ringsaphire]

That's a legend, they debunked that some time ago, the egyptian farmers and craftsmen at the time had a very good work life it was te peak of Egyptian abundance era, they were not overworked, nor over populated nor over taxed as later by the romans, and building the pyramids was not work but voluntary worship occupation in the low season - we have our summer vacations instead nowadays. Without that level of personnal dedication, the end results would not have lasted millenia, they'd have collapsed long ago due to faulty conceptions, cheap designs and cheaper / worse construction.

[@mecanuktutorials6476]

@@ringsaphire​​⁠but weren’t the pyramids built through slave labour? That’s what I had always heard. Though that itself could be a misconception from Stargate Atlantis

[@user-nd2jq6cs6y]

Those slaves in Egypt really...really didn't want to work tho. Can't blame em

[@boskey10]

You know difference between the Pyramids and the Empire state Building? UNIONS.

[@AshJae]

People are fucking cruel and toxic. That’s why

[@astrongfront5311]

Tell it like it is! 👊🏾

[@outwestexplorer1966]

Amen

[@patrick-ip4yf]

Bullshit excuse, People are fucking Lazy.

[@rope435]

@@patrick-ip4yf Exhibit A

[@Ravenelvenlady]

@rope435 Absolutely! The cruel scum come out of the woodwork to prove the point! 😂😂😂Their gaslighting will NEVER work anymore!

[@jamesvespertino35]

Working until 65 for a pay check thats taxed to death to pay for social security that isn't going to support you doesn't make any sense.

[@byteme0000]

And guess what? Your Social Security payments are TAXED--even though you've already been taxed on the paychecks from which you paid into the system.

[@constancebenson2197]

You are accurately describing work in the private sector where one is employeed "at will." Having experienced what you describe, I am now a public school teacher in NY working under a union contract. I now make three times what I made 21 years ago when I started, plus have an old fashioned pension and good medical benefits. If the principal wants to fire me it would take a minimum of two years and bureaucratic hoop jumping to accomplish her goal. I plan to retire at year 25, as this is my second career and I will be able to retire comfortably and securely. In sum, the labor history of this country proves that the unions built the middle class and nothing less.

[@spoddie]

I learned a very important lesson when I was young. When I was at high school, my father was a mid level manager is an established company with a pension scheme. The company was subject to a hostile takeover, the company was ransacked and he was retrenched. I thought my first job at a bank was the job for life but it went bankrupt and I had to move interstate. By age 25 I knew that no company cared about me.

[@tonyherdina9142]

I learned a long time ago, never trust your employer.

[@mattvarner5825]

That's brutal for your family I'm sorry y'all ended up in that situation. Hope you're doing well now despite it

[@WMDistraction]

My dad got penalized for a couple minor prescription errors while I was in high school - had to spend a full week in “remedial training” at HQ away from his family - while his boss’s wife (WHO SENT HIM THERE) continued to get away with illegally filling prescriptions for narcotics she was going to either use herself or sell off. My mom’s boss threatened her by saying she should “watch her back” and implied he’d hurt her family if she exposed a narcotics scheme within the police department. It took a SWAT fuck up that killed at least two for the guy to get caught many years later. I had a promotion that was discussed over a period of 12 months ripped out from under me over a weekend cuz they found someone at a job fair. It’s taken me 5 years and 2 additional degrees to get a slightly better promotion elsewhere. My sister got passed over for a promotion cuz some meathead the company liked wanted it. She left and came back to the same company two years later with an even higher position cuz, turns out, hiring unqualified schmucks for management is a poor decision. Employers can get fucked is what I’m saying.

[@istvantoth7431]

Good man. I figured the same out by my mid-30s, unfortunately.

[@JoseLopez-tk4tq]

"But we value our workers like family and team members!" ~ Typical corporate slogan 😂😆🤣

[@SupraSav]

We can see the profit margins, we're not stupid. We see the earnings calls, the bonuses, the year end reports. We're not stupid, we just have less money - and many of us with decency aren't willing to do indecent, or dishonest things to get ahead. Add nepotism to this mix and there you have it.

[@Erik-the-Southern-Viking]

& Cronyism

[@SoulSoundMuisc]

Hard work is rewarded with more hard work and ever increasing expectations of excellence, responsibility and longer hours for no additional compensation.

[@Silverghost992]

Boomers want old school loyalty without the pay. That’s why. They got the gold mine and we got the shaft.

[@hotrodhunk7389]

A whole generation of pulling the ladder up. They not only had a ladder they had a elevator up to the top floor. I'm not blaming them I would do the same if I had the same options. About what sucks is now they're not moving aside to let the next generation move up. My last company every good position had people that have been there 40 to 50 years. They all qualified for social security and their pension meaning they'd probably get 8 to $10,000 a month! To just sit at home or go fishing or whatever they wanted to do. But no!!! Instead they'd rather sit in their cushy position and keep collecting good money instead of letting another younger guy get a good job! I asked one guy why he hasn't retired and he said he'd be bored at home.. so you're screwing over the next generation because you can't find a hobby?!

[@Silverghost992]

@@hotrodhunk7389I always say “they got the gold mine and we got the shaft.”

[@Silverghost992]

@@hotrodhunk7389 very true

[@bencharlie9509]

Give me a break. The truth is in our microwaveable generations after the boomers, everyone wants to start out at the top. They don’t want to pay their dues. Work their way up. They want to come in and be big boss. They come in acting like they know everything without the experience to back their verb. They’re big talkers with not much substance. Unfortunately, too many are getting undeserved promotions, proving just coasting pays off.

[@BillClinton228]

How do you think they made all that money? College fees have gone up 400% since the 1970s, even adjusting for inflation that's insane... not to mention the sky rocketing prices of housing. These things didn't just happen out of thin air, people created this disaster.

[@Seydaschu]

Nobody WANTS to work, they need to because that's where money comes from, and we need money to live. If you don't offer living wage, then you aren't offering what we're seeking.

[@Dexter01992]

This. If one works full time but can't afford even primary expenses, that job is simply a waste of their time.

[@robertarnold6672]

Well maybe people need to be more motivated to learn the skills in order to get those jobs that pay a livable wage. The skilled trades are a great path to a better life.

[@jazzlover10000]

Most people in California don't need to work. We work because we want to.

[@crosslink1493]

Those same things were happening when I got out of college and started working full time in the early 1980s. That was eye-opening and after the first few layoffs in the first few years I realized I was on my own. I took that attitude through the following 40 years, switched jobs/career fields as I saw the economy changing a few times, and was able to retire on my own terms just a few years ago. Consider yourself no more than a contractor who's selling your services to a company, watch the economic conditions in your field, geographic area, and the wider economy, and don't be afraid to jump if the situation is changing for the worst.

[@JoeBidenIsAClown]

I feel this is one of the most important videos you’ve made to date, Brian. In my 20 years of working in corporate America, I’ve never seen it so bad. The morale is dead. Loyalty is dead and no matter what nonsensical phrase or excuses the corporations come up with, it is THEIR fault….not the workers. No matter the generation, WE WANT TO WORK but WE WANT IT TO BE FAIR TOO!!! ARE YOU LISTENING CORPORATE AMERICA…WE WANT TO WORK!!!!!

[@user-im7wr9qd8v]

Very different from when my parents worked. Loyalty is gone because of corporate culture of greed.

[@solarpoweredheart47]

I think I was still able to witness bosses actually caring about their employees. My father's boss went out of her way one morning to withdraw money from her personal account (I think there were not many ATMs then). After that, she gave the money to my father to help him buy me books because the school year was about to start. My father didn't ask for the money. His boss just asked him how I was and told her that I was about to start school. My father didn't expect his boss to do that. By the way, the money was a loan but "payable when able" - if cannot pay, then don't. My father was already in his 20th year in the company then so I guess that speaks of how he was valued. When his boss retired less than five years after that, she asked for me to see her to personally say goodbye. I think I was just 10 then. But when it was my turn to work, I saw and experienced a different world. In all of the companies I've worked for, the bosses are of the same age as my father but they were all about to retire. And they were grooming their children or whoever in the company was next in line to take over. I hate being judgmental but seeing the attitude of the would-be replacements, I was able to say to myself "I think I will not survive the workplace anymore." Not generalizing though. Just sharing what I experienced first-hand.

[@everwildforever]

In the interview when they tell you they're like a family recognize it for the red flag that it is (hint toxic work place).

[@delawareexpat]

One of the most toxic phrases said at an interview is "We're a family" run as fast as you can.

[@hlb9834]

*Shudder* Too true, too true...

[@LittleKitty22]

Yup, my last employer was like that. "We are one big family". Was beyond toxic, hounded me and a few others out - literally HOUNDED - with false accusations! I've seen grown men in tears saying "I don't know why they treat me like this". I've collapsed in tears myself when I realized things they had done behind my back, things so serious it would be pointless repeating them here as no one would believe it. Only way to get somewhere in that company was by being related to someone or sleeping one's way up. Failing that - you get the treatment I got...

[@jodibraun6383]

Yup

[@marvelmusic4566]

So right about that. Another is we're all on the same team. There's a 'team' leader and every one else combating to oust and replace them.

[@grzesiekkozdroj5567]

My dad taught me to work hard, I mean really hard, 17 years later I've learned my own lessons: 1. Showing skills get punished with more responsobility at no pay increase 2. Working efficiently will reward you with more work at no pay increase 3. Staying late and coming early every day will cause boss to expect you will always do it pro bono and get called out if you refuse 4. Pointing out hazardous work enviroment gets you sacked Whereas if satying lazy will mean: 1. Less responsibilities 2. Less workload 3. Shorter working hours At the same pay, which won't be enough to buy into dignifying life anyway

[@rm3141593]

@@grzesiekkozdroj5567 Spot on! My dad & grandpa always said work hard, but I have come to the same conclusions as you. Quite sad.

[@b.j.7837]

You are spot on! It’s really sad to look back and see that a family could live comfortably on one salary, in a house, with a car, enough clothes to wear and food to eat. Back then, companies seemed to value their employees and treated them fairly, or at least employees ended up with pensions. It’s become a ruthless, cut-throat, winner-take-all world of work now. It’s discouraging, demeaning and disgusting.

[@Donaschlag]

People are tired of being mistreated, taken advantaged of, overworked that often leads to burnout, physical & mental health problems. In the eyes of management, we are just a number and easily disposable. With such low morale, it makes sense that people don’t want to work anymore especially for employers who do not respect their workers. My workplace has high turnover because of bad management.

[@rustym.shackelford5546]

I used to work at Taco Bell and I learned that the turnover rate was 150%...

[@Donaschlag]

@@rustym.shackelford5546 wow that's very high. A red flag that indicates management issues.

[@mjbeltran9429]

People do want to work they just want it to be fair - Best line ever said!

[@serenitydesign]

Also another factor - why to develop and work hard if AI and robotics might soon replace most of our positions.

[@henkbarnard1553]

My opinions on some of your points. 1 I tell young people to go into trades ( plumbing electrical HVAC) No dept and by the time your friends graduate; you will be making 100K. 2 Pickup trucks have been highjacked by those seeking to portray a rugged persona. I can't get a truck that fits a 4'X8' sheet of plywood; flat in the bed with the tailgate up. The bed not being more than 3' off the ground; Without an excessively complex drivetrain. 3 CEO pay when adjusted for inflation has ballooned beyond control. Total compensation needs to be capped at 20X minimum base pay.

[@danielschein6845]

I started my career in the 90s. 30 years ago layoffs were already the norm and internal promotions were a last resort if they couldn’t find a good manager candidate on the outside. Yet people back then were acting shocked that “kids these days” had no loyalty and would quit a job to look for greener pastures. What’s interesting about videos like this is not the behavior of 20 something professionals. What’s interesting is that after all these years there are still people out there who feign (or genuinely feel) shock over lack of employee loyalty. The game changed a long time ago.

[@pinkposey8134]

100%

[@subhobroto]

True. The reason why these discussions are happening right now is because hiring became difficult after 2010 due to the zerp environment. Good employees were hard to get as companies were hoarding employees. The only people complaining were those who weren't very good so no one paid attention to them. Now that zerp is behind us, good employees are back on the market and complaining as well. That's catching attention

[@user-je6pn9pr3h]

Glad I'm not the only one who feels like things have been screwed for decades. I started working in 1991

[@rustym.shackelford5546]

No Loyalty = No Workers Pretty simple equation that anyone could understand, yet, most higher level executives in a Company doesn't understand.

[@jonr9574]

It’s a perception bias. Same story different time 😂

[@Theman26642]

Work in tech. Early 30s. Been laid off 3 times since 2015. Job market hasn’t been worse since 2009 for white collar workers. Used to easily get interviews and advance to final rounds. It’s brutal out there.

[@hotrodhunk7389]

I just got certified for Comp TIA and a bunch of coding boot camps. Did 600 applications with zero response back... Then I did some research and found out people with 5 plus years of experience are getting the same results... I don't know I don't see the point and continuing to study and get more certifications if it looks like it's very likely AI will replace at least a large percentage of the low end IT workers.

[@chuckles2040]

@@hotrodhunk7389 that's not going to get a job in IT even if the job market is strong. Who cares about Comp TIA? coding bootcamps are a scam to extract your wealth to a failed developer. right now you are competing against people with 20-30 years for the mid/sr level positions. Ageism is a HUGE problem.

[@novousabbott4926]

​@@hotrodhunk7389I have a few CompTIA, Microsoft certs, and government certs and it is absolutely crickets from job applications. 🥲 It's affecting everyone in tech unfortunately

[@SurpriseMeJT]

@@hotrodhunk7389 I work in IT and have for years. It's an industry that relies mainly on employment to larger organizations of which you're always at the mercy of. If I had to go back, I may have learned a trade instead. I might do that anyways to get out of tech.

[@ianwilliams6013]

I'm sorry, certifications with 0 experience in this economy will not get you a job, unfortunately.

[@ismaelhall3990]

Most people on their deathbed regret working so much. 1/3 of our life is dedicated to paying taxes. Most people died working their entire life poor.

[@Ghostshark83]

Thank you so much for making this video! This makes me feel so less alone in my thoughts and the situation at current hand right now

[@craigkennedy5328]

Learned the hard way. Dedication, hard working ethic and loyalty aren’t valued as perhaps it once was. You have the best advice to young people “Be a free agent”.

[@dariadari3370]

I want to work. But I'm absolutely tired. Because I work so hard and yet I cannot properly recreate after work. Hobby and holidays cost a lot of money. More productivity is expected from me and yet company doesn't want to pay properly. There is no middle class anymore. I should be middle class. I have higher education, good skills, I work in corporate environment but Im just working white collar job lower class. Everything is so expensive, stock market so prosperous, you see in social media influencers showing their ultra rich life and yet I have to think twice if I can afford that latte outside just to feel a bit better after hard day of work. I'm so tired

[@khanaliqasim1757]

I feel you

[@Erik-the-Southern-Viking]

You're Spot-On - this is the end-result of the destruction of the Middle-Class. I want to know why Klauss Schwab & his Billionare Buddies want the destruction of this once-large segment of Society...??

[@danidiaz2377]

Yesss it’s normal just to feel tired all the time from work yet people an barely afford the basics working or butt’s off but getting no where

[@tamjeanell]

Don't give up!

[@avril.227]

The best meme I’ve seen in awhile, reminded me that because we are overworked, tired, and underpaid, that I shouldn’t pressure myself to “do it all “. It isn’t physically possible.

[@BrickGriff]

Power starts with solidarity. Welcome to the good fight, comrade.

[@avril.227]

Yes. Living in a Corporate Dictatorship has to stop by any means necessary.

[@fatman6660]

Communism is why we are here in the first place. You will own nothing and be happy is the first plank of the communist manifesto.

[@pagecurie5512]

This is my first time hearing a life after lay off really exposing employers in a tone that sounds like he is fed up like we, non recruiters, are. Every time I listen to him, I always get the impression he was choosing his words or holding back out of fear of revealing too much of what really goes on the other side, (employer's side) that most of can not imagine. I like this video. I truly feel he is on our side. Hope to see more videos like .😊

[@motorcitysmitty]

This is so true on so many levels. You get rewarded for doing a good job then suddenly you’re on someone’s radar on a balance sheet. Then, you’re too expensive and get shown the door. People want to work hard for themselves, just not necessarily for an employer where loyalty is a one-way street.

[@kariepw6792]

My husband was one of those people too. He got his projects done, was on time with his parts, and was a team player. But as soon as the company got bought out he was out the door because the 17 years of experience he brought to was not worth the extra 50k a year he had earned over the years by being good at his job.

[@darwinmorales6088]

I have an MBA, 15+ years of experience with an exceptional track record of successes very few can claim, proven record of being stable and working my way up the ladder, and doing all the overtime and extra work required for my business to succeed. I was even involved in AI recently. None of that matters. If an accountant miscalculated a number, you’re gone. If an executive made a decision to transform your product, you’re gone. If a business decides that you should move thousands of miles across the country to keep your job, you’re guaranteed to be laid off as soon as that HQ starts cutting people because the manager at the new place doesn’t know you. Then you’re either told you’re stupid because you dedicated years to studying the wrong thing or you’re worthless because you’re not currently employed. This compounded by the fact that the Federal Reserve believes that by definition a healthy economy needs people to be unemployed so that employers have a reserve of people to fill jobs if vacancies appear. The USA needs stronger labor protections and I’m sick and tired of the grind and the rat race. You can do everything right and still fail. To say I’m disillusioned with the USA is an understatement…

[@AlbertoGarcia-qr7qg]

It's the same story everywhere in the world

[@janvandermeer6159]

@@darwinmorales6088 labour protection? In europe, all we hear from the US is maga craze.

[@TheRoland444]

What you present here is reality.

[@cameronhickey7771]

Come to Australia. We have strong labour laws (so they cant do what you described), free medicare, no tipping bs (as our people get a better wage). Only problem is our massive cost of living, authoritarianism, not bill of rights, freedom of speech, 2A etc 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@victorcretu7741]

".... and working my way up the ladder". So, your ultimate goal is to reach the final steps of the ladder? I do not think that's a worthy target. My dream is to have my own successful business one day. I do not care about ladders.

[@jaredheymann]

I'm excited to hear your tips on these topics. I recently quit my job as I realized loyalty isn't rewarded and my career trajectory was no longer me. I'm fortunate to have the ability to do this, but now it's seeing the game from the outside and, just like you, thinking about collective strategies to succeed in today's environment. Employers have made it clear their strategy. The power we have collectively is to understand how to approach careers, and it's not expecting change from companies. Our strategies need to adjust to combat the realities of the modern American job market.

[@SegunSpiff]

Looking for ways to earn money daily is sometimes frustrating and is a pain in the ass, I couldn’t really keep it up, it’s exhausting 😔 job hunting is something that drains your physical and mental wellbeing, hoping to get response from people who got themselves employees already but still keeping your hopes high

[@D-law65]

Thinking of how difficult it is to get a job, I think it’s time people start investing and earning their own money, the heartache from job hunt is quite unbearable, I for one would prefer investment than getting myself worked up on seeking a job

[@elishadan212]

A wise person must know that in order to build success, they must invest wisely and have the proper knowledge or guidance in the financial market.

[@edna.Chavis]

Absolutely right,Money invested is much more better than money saved, when you invest, it gives you the opportunities to increase your financial worth.

[@nicoled.conyers]

Exactly,The key to financial freedom and wealth is someone ability to convert earned income into massive profit to build generational wealth.

[@Charlie34185]

You are right to be wealthy you have to trade, earn and live your life as you please, Don't say tomorrow when you can do it now. Don't continue watching others earn when you can.

[@Canoby]

No one is fine with exploitation anymore... save those benefitting from exploitation. The Pandemic created a situation where we couldn't really avoid this ugly conversation anymore.

[@goro9942]

That's the truth. It is quite telling who's defending what, it lets you know real quick who is benefitting from that exploitation.

[@rustym.shackelford5546]

Klaus Schwab: "Quit your yappin'! YOU VILL OWN NOTHING! And you will be happy! Now go eat ze bugz!"

[@chuckles2040]

I do not want to work for the shit pay they are starting to pay. I seen reductions of pay 25% and double the workload. I get shit on, I get treated like shit. CEO make 25x .. they expect loyalty and fire anyone in a second. No pensions, and scams to extract work and wealth from you via non performing RSU and stock options that are only worth something after the CEO and his friends make millions. I am sick of it. Companies meet the army of quiet quitters.

[@ArchTeryx00]

25x? Try 300-400x their average workers.

[@JoseLopez-tk4tq]

"These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the public." ~ Abraham Lincoln, Springfield Illinois January 1837

[@user-hp2sr2ug3e]

I'm in my mid 50s now. When I was a kid, my parents said I could have anything I wanted as soon as I figure out how I'm going to pay for it. I was working (mowing lawns, washing pots, scrubbing potatoes), paying taxes and a car loan before I was 17. That's what makes the world go around. I've met a lot of young people that are spoiled by todays tech and relatively easy living. They throw a fit when they get on the job site and realize that they DON'T know it all. Real life IS a lot harder than hitting the Restart button. You are hardly "independent" if you are counting on your boss/employer to keep your little world afloat. You need to know how to go out and kill your own rabbit if the person you're counting on decides they don't need you.

[@jazzlover10000]

This is the 1960s again. Boring jobs + little to motivate the young'uns. Only this time the bosses don't know jack. No latin, no history, no sense of decenty, no Christianity. So it's a little worse than it was in the 1960s.

[@Jim1971a]

My friend worked for a company where the CEO came to visit a very large office which was a few states away from the corporate office. He shook everyone’s hand and thanked them for their work. He popped into a training class and said some encouraging words about them being the future leaders of the company. The next day, almost everyone at that office was laid off. The few people who survived the layoffs were given double and triple their previous workload.

[@brettlowton6961]

Loyalty means NOTHING. I was conscientious in my previous job when I saw other people pulling sickies and making excuses all the time and they're still there and getting away with it.

[@LittleKitty22]

I've seen people endanger hundreds of people and get promoted again and again at my last employer's! Public transport industry. Got hounded out for not being willing to sleep my way up.

[@CC-br9qg]

cant even get a call back from a call center!!!

[@cateclism316]

As a call center rep, I know they don't call back because we're short-handed, and we don't have time.

[@Terminator550]

Classic

[@pulidobl]

A I and Offshore hiring…

[@machellechandler9106]

I love your channel! Thank you for helping and empowering the job seekers!😊

[@kiLLinEmSoFTly]

One of your most powerful videos. Things are absolutely broken right now.

[@kimmygintx]

20 years out of college and this is my exact experience right out of the gate. I’ve seen companies become less and less appreciative of the work ethic they demand from people. So sad.

[@tguy38]

Friends, family, models hired first.

[@ianwilliams6013]

Nepotism

[@LittleKitty22]

Yup, here in the UK that's the only way to get a job. Those of us who are not related to anyone, nor prepared to sleep our way up, get nowhere regardless of degrees, intelligence, experience or talent.

[@FC-hj9ub]

Models are not

[@karenpojar2514]

That's the culture of India, Middle East, Far East, and South America. "Family, then friends, then tribe". The "hire the individual" / "Mixing business and family is bad" is the outlier culture, which only existed in North America and Europe. Then they imported the other cultures in the world to save a buck so nepotism is now the norm globally. At least the C Suite is starting to share in the pain now. Heck, NYC has become such a neopotistic "us vs. them" shit hole that the WEF are trying to get the stock exchanges moved to Texas.

[@TheFisterin]

@@karenpojar2514 It existed in Europe also...

[@ismaelhall3990]

Glad you covered this.

[@Ahdtsjjjtdyhjryik]

Thank you for your service prole.

[@biancagerade4229]

What makes me angry is the last five years, some companies want a bachelor's degree, for customer service, call center experience. that's just such silliness you get that by experience, that was one of my first jobs was call center I was right out of high school now they're asking for a bachelor's degree,

[@autumnmoonfire3944]

They seem to think that a the presence of a bachelors degree indicates some level of maturity on the part of the applicant, they may also not want to hire 18 year olds but age discrimination laws make it complicated to ask for applicants to be 21 or 25 or what have you. They’d do better to have a long probation period so they can fully see what you’re made off, few people can fake maturity for a full year!

[@biancagerade4229]

@@autumnmoonfire3944 I've met 18 year olds act like they're 40 Years olds. & 40 Years olds that act like they're 15, it just depends on the person when you're going through the interview process if you're a good interviewer then you know how higher correctly

[@LittleKitty22]

From my experience that's just a front, what it really means is "we only employ our family members and friends or women who are willing to provide certain services to get a job, and we only hold faux interviews to keep up appearances in case someone from the government asks questions".

[@autumnmoonfire3944]

@@biancagerade4229 of course you’re right, which is why expecting a bachelor for entry level customer service is so silly.

[@gauloise6442]

If you have a BA it shows you were already a cog in one machine, and will easily be a cog in theirs.

[@goldeneaglejk2678]

My dad spent 6 years in the army, 3 as an apprentice, 40 at the same job before retirement. I spent 10 in college for three degrees, a dozen different jobs and no hope of retirement.

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

public sector or trade jobs the best path now

[@ClayMastah344]

If I could do it all over again I would’ve gone military

[@MrSteeDoo]

Were you any good at the jobs?

[@DavidLLambertmobile]

​@@ClayMastah344 I served 4yr in the Army 1990s. It was a mess then. RIF, QMPs, BRAC 🏚 ... the Army was completely unprepared for GWOT & OIF 🪖 . I saw 1 29yr old Army ranger killed in combat. 9 combat deployments. 9! If you think armed forces careers are + consider that.

[@AnnatarTheMaia]

I have 25 years of experience in the top 100 companies, and a total of 35+ years of experience in the industry as someone who was extremely passionate about computers and UNIX. I hold a university degree in computer science and multiple industry certifications. I'm highly specialized in UNIX and everything around it. I don't want to work anymore, not for assholes who feel like they have the right how to dictate to me how to do my job and which tools I have to use to do it with ("Ansible", "Docker", "Kubernetes", and "Python") instead of making clean OS packages and automating in shell and AWK and C), while not wanting to compensate me commensurate with my knowledge, skill and experience - NO!!! I will just go work for myself -- when I see what kind of garbage companies pay millions for as far as software and hardware -- I can't do any worse!

[@fugu4163]

Now a days you dont stay with the same company until you retire because what happens are that you become invisible to the management after a few years and you lose your edge in the ever changing jobmarket. Stay for a maximum of four years in the same company and learn as much as you possibly can and then find another job.

[@keloid123]

Just got offer a job in boston, for Seaport....For 17/hr. If you dont know what like working in boston: The average parking spot is $50 for 8 hour

[@johnnytacokleinschmidt515]

That's awful. Tell them you'll be glad to come in at $27 and see if they'll up their offer. Otherwise they're probably using illegal aliens.

[@fleecejohnsonn]

3 hours at work just to pay your parking LOL

[@user-nd2jq6cs6y]

Lol....$17/h. And 8 hour parking $50?!

[@jermainemyrn19]

If you get paid and all your money goes towards rent and food......it's not real money. No one deserves to be paid that little either. It has the same effect as a walmart that gives you a gift card you can only spend at the store. It's monopoly money. People are tired of getting paid with monopoly money and all the bs expectations and micromanagement that happens at work.

[@dhenderson1810]

I know a lot of highly paid people who have significant debt because they spend more than they make on things they don't need and also using their credit card as "free money". My housemate once hit me up for a loan to pay the household bills. I was out of work. He was working for an insurance company and was well paid. But he had spent all his money on fast food and infomercial purchases.. Some people are poor through circumstance, and some are poor by foolishness.

[@avril.227]

This is called being a wage slave, because you are literally earning just enough to survive. I’ve had enough of US Capitalism.

[@anthonykeel1058]

Thank you for another great video! My Wife, is a Civil Engineer, has a student loan and I’m an Automotive technician for a big luxury/sport car manufacturer without a student loan and I get paid more than she does (that’s unfair). We both were lucky to have got a house before Covid and in today’s market we wouldn’t stand a chance to get one! I personally don’t want to work or give it my all as I’m tired (physically and mentally) the usually corporate ways pushing for more don’t get any appreciation or reward for what we do other than before the employee survey. Could do great one pay period and the next not so great and you get drilled about it like the previous didn’t matter. It’s not sustainable, have to buy expensive tools and the compensation is unfair. Someone in my shop worked on a vehicle for 120 hours only to get paid for 10 and they wonder why there is a shortage of techs

[@mrbanditos3583]

Engineers are not paid a lot normally. Unless the software, IT, Electrical, automative(with robotics section, constructor and mechatronics) or you got certs for Civvie engineer section so you can actually manage a construction site(meaning higher pay)

[@cajuncountry84]

I'll be 40 next month and I've worked in the same field for about 20 years now. I make about as much now (buying power) as I did when I was 24. I've lived many places due to traveling for jobs but I've never made enough to buy a house in the area where I was at that time. I believed in working hard to get somewhere like my parents did but now I'm starting to see that hard work has little to do with it these days. So I completely understand why younger people don't want to work because in their entire lifetime they have never seen evidence that hard work will get you more than the minimum.

[@chrgeorgeson]

This video is accurate and depressing.

[@maxmadill]

My last boss threaten to sue me for 15k for quitting and complained why I was guarded.

[@symeoncarter8144]

WTH 😱

[@TheCoolOwen]

They won’t sue because they would need to pay an attorney for $100,000 to do that.

[@maxmadill]

@@TheCoolOwen Look up TRAP Training Contracts there a real thing but it appears government and courts are cracking down on them.

[@me0101001000]

I'm pretty sure you have a case against them and the company for that.

[@komlat253]

Hha your boss is a baby . 😂 yea people don't just quit for nothing but some how they think we do

[@rustirab3465]

I job hopped for almost a year after the place I was working for laid me off. Most places abuse probationary period's now because there are so many people looking for work. I finally did find a job that kept me and pays more than all the other ones. But I still know that I'm highly replaceable and could be let go any moment. Loyalty is dead.

[@marilyns.1225]

Thank you for this very informative and well said video.

[@rotofiend4032]

In college I studied under a well-respected professor in our business department-- an elderly lady pushing eighty years old, had a doctorate in info systems and probably fifty years of work experience with tech giants. You'd think she had it made. Yet this little old lady would begin each class complaining just how expensive things were, how she'd been priced out of medical insurance and how it forced her to live underneath her son's roof. If someone can spend their entire lives working for the man only to be screwed over, what's the point? I think people are beginning to wake up and realize that the traditional 9-5 is no longer an option. Hopefully, we'll see more individuals start employing themselves rather than placing their futures in the hands of an unjust market.

[@marcoprolo1488]

She's a secret millionaire. Don't get fooled. Some people just love moaning for the sake of it. Especially the elderly.

[@bobjacobson858]

I've wondered if "9 to 5" is just the result of Dolly Parton's song--so many jobs I've had or seen have been 8-5. Maybe bankers and some other fields actually work 9-5. I remember an economics professor (at one of the famous universities) telling our class (back in late 1971) that a professor is someone who goes through life wanting something that costs $63. Of course we can raise that figure substantially by now.

[@darrencole97]

I have a master’s degree and since I was discharged from my last job in 2023 I have not even been able to get interviews.

[@shrikeofterven6006]

Friend of mine with a Bachelor only got hired by a supermarket when she accidentally left out her college stuff. She found out some places don't want to hire people with college degrees for low-level jobs because of the turnover. Seems like nobody can count on getting a fair shake now.

[@frankiecarrrierivg03]

@@shrikeofterven6006 you better off dropping out in the first place is like now every job is comepetive whether you have a degree or not

[@bobjacobson858]

@@shrikeofterven6006 Some 45 years ago I knew a fellow who wanted to get a job very badly, and even tried to get a job as a custodian at the nearby large university. He was told they only wanted people having 8th grade educations who had no other options, for the same reason you mentioned. If one is an educated person who accepts a suitable job that happens to be in a small town (especially one NOT having a university or similar institution), it doesn't pay to buy a house because if your job disappears, you'll have to move away to obtain another one. I've lived in a few such situations, lived in an inexpensive apartment (even having roommates in one), and saved the difference so I could retire early, and I'm now living in my eighth city (and my sixth state).

[@Lambdamale.]

Excellent sales pitch. You nailed the problem, outlined the failed solutions, reinforced our hopelessness, and then proposed the real solution which can ONLY be found on your website!! Sorry...You're a smart man. Not hating. Just a lover of sales.

[@jfor7074]

You are spot on with so many points. Real talk! I thought it was just me. People think i be trying to be grim. Truth hurts!I just observed it and experienced it. Also,The we are family b.s. they kill me with that one. Act like they care. Fake love, these jobs are ridiculous. Great video!👍🏽

[@meropale]

The rich getting richer, the poor getting poorer.

[@romusa9204]

Because poor people are mostly dumb

[@SanDiegoHarry1]

this is by design. Our government since the 1960s have been fighting the middle-class tooth and nail.

[@pkim07]

Hasn't that been the case for centuries (if not millennia)?

[@Tivi1770]

And the middle class is vanishing

[@pkim07]

@@Tivi1770 I think that started in the 1980s, just accelerating now.

[@TheCoolOwen]

People don’t want to work because of all the crappy MICROMANAGEMENT. Employers need to treat employees as independent agents and give them projects to own and control.

[@bronwankhan3323]

So true!

[@istvantoth7431]

Or LACK OF real management. Interestingly I suffered the consequences of that more, than micro. At least micromanagement tries to steer the wheels to a direction.

[@halowaffles]

Working hard gets you laid off these days, not a promotion nor a salary bump. The government has created a job market based on desperation, so companies have freedom of choice to underpay, overwork, and under-staff all they want, and it won't negatively affect them (since they can always hire from the plethora of job-seekers who are willing to take the position of abuse.)

[@Beautifulbestlife]

I would love to hear you talk about what happens in small businesses, (I've had some horrific experiences in dental offices). They know how to bend rules around employment laws, don't have any kind of safety set-up where employees can go if there are problems, and usually the people who are in charge are the problem. They love to complain about how much certain employees are paid, and they also make sure they never reach a certain number of employees so they never have to provide medical insurance. It feels like this dirty little world behind the scenes that most people will never see or even know about. The very few small offices that do provide insurance know they have their employees over the barrel. They can get away with anything because the fear of losing those benefits keeps people from opening their mouths or doing the right thing. Small businesses (-50 employees) can be even worse than corporations.

[@Imzadi]

Our biggest issue with my husband’s career is we can not afford to live in the metro area where his company insists the employees report to the main headquarters. This is a major company that everyone has heard of. He loves his career but we can’t raise our family in the city comfortably. Either pay enough for us to afford to move closer or let him be remote. He’s negotiated a partial WFH set up but the commute is brutal when he does go in. He’s currently searching for a company that he can move upward and the headquarters isn’t located in such a high cost area. His management acknowledges the issue but those in the high up ivory tower just don’t seem to understand how expensive it is for us normal folks.

[@tonyherdina9142]

Maybe you should help out.

[@Dumbledoresarmy13]

I don't even live in a high cost area and am having a similar problem. I may have to quit my job because even though I've been saving like crazy for a house, the salary is so meager I can't hope to make payments on anything in town. The rental market is pretty much nonexistent, so when my lease is up and landlord sells the house I currently live in, I'll have to start paying on a house and hope that I don't have any medical bills or car trouble for the next 30 years while I eat nothing but ramen and attempt to pay for it...or quit and move back to my hometown. I don't even hate my job, but the pay is literally going to force me to leave.

[@jamesbohling4864]

I would bet the company has an expensive property down town they have to fill. In other words, it isn't about the work, but the balance sheet

[@gauloise6442]

@@Dumbledoresarmy13 I read an article how the rental market across the entire USA is basically controlled by one rental software company that is basically fixing the prices of all rentals across the country. It is basically programmed to keep pushing the prices higher at regular intervals and in every market. It is why formerly lowcost places now cost the same to rent in as in metro areas. Everything is rigged.

[@BLoafX]

I literally work harder and more efficiently than everyone I work with, and I was told I'm no good at my job in front of everyone...and they wonder why I started to not do what they ask and why the turnover rate is so high, lmao!

[@halsd5857]

Sounds like at my job if you’re incompetent or lazy you get promoted or recognized so but they pick on me. There’s other people that don’t take lunch and I said well I just sent a letter and why is it that one person did and other people don’t get harassed about it. and now they want a warm body when you’re scheduled and they’re saying it’s for business needs. I have never seen them. Need anybody at the times they’re asking only in the morning. It’s just an excuse to try to get rid of me because I’m older and they just don’t want people there older people

[@johnnytacokleinschmidt515]

Quiet quitting.

[@johnnytacokleinschmidt515]

​@@halsd5857sounds like they need a manager to step in for that brief period of time when you go on lunch or break.

[@AntiquityIsResurgent]

They can bring down housing prices by barring corporations from buying residences.

[@nrajasuba6367]

Thanks for putting realty in words.

[@apexphp]

Confused as to why people keep debating this. It's simple -- there's no longer any reward out of working. People only do something they don't want to (ie. work) if there's some type of reward at the end. With society as it is, that's simply no longer the case -- at the end after working it's still just misery, despair, financial pain, and a feeling of hopelessness due to no opportunity or pathway forward in sight.

[@jenesoleil3922]

Historically speaking, I don’t think people generally wanted to work. Most jobs aren’t particularly rewarding. It’s a means to an end.

[@Anonymous-qh9gq]

Exactly, I don’t want to sacrifice my time with the people I love and all of my interests, hobbies and ambitions just to make enough to support my family. I’m not here for it, I didn’t sign up for this and I don’t want to play the game, but here I am playing the game anyways, and I’m doing my best to make it work. If we’re going to insist on a system that requires people to work to get their basic needs met, than it better be enough for people to afford a decent life for themselves. Nobody likes being exploited.

[@user-mo3bm4mq4p]

Your videos are helping people. You are a good person. Thank you!

[@timtarelli7847]

Brian...wisdom as usual, dude! Love you and your channel.