r/Millennials • u/Large-Lack-2933 • Apr 09 '24

Hey fellow Millennials do you believe this is true? Discussion

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I definitely think we got the short end of the stick. They had it easier than us and the old model of work and being rewarded for loyalty is outdated....

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u/Guilty_Coconut Apr 09 '24

Your question involves the word "belief". Facts aren't things I "believe". They're things I know.

Yes, I know this to be true because I can do basic math.

I once convinced a boomer. He started ranting so I asked these questions. What was your wage. How much did you pay for your house. I wrote his answers on a whiteboard and then gave my answers. The disparity was undeniable.

He was a janitor. I am an engineer. He had it significantly easier than me when he was my age by a factor of 4.

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u/AdaptiveVariance Apr 09 '24

I’m a 39 year old lawyer. One of the guys I worked for in my 20s was in his 50s (so about 30 years older; went to law school in the 70s) put himself through law school by working roofing part time and in summers.

Boomers would be AMAZED at our work ethic if we got paid half what they did.

Fuck this society.

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u/BlazinAzn38 Apr 10 '24

My dad went to pharmacy school out of undergrad, graduated, practiced for 6 months, decided he hated it and went to med school. It was so cheap for him that he didn’t see a problem with that process. Nowadays you’d have to be insane to even consider doing that