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Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds

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191 points impish9208 | 2 comments | 02 Sep 25 15:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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TuringNYC ◴[02 Sep 25 15:28 UTC] No.45104348[source]▶
I live in a community full of high-achieving GenZ who did 4-7 AP courses, studied their butts off for the SAT, got into good universities....only to not find any jobs when they graduate with STEM degrees. A dozen neighbors' kids have been asking me for zero-salary jobs just to get experience.
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1. elevatortrim ◴[02 Sep 25 15:42 UTC] No.45104598[source]▶
I think the gap between what the companies looking for and what the individuals has to offer is increasing.

When a company advertises a role, they are increasingly looking for someone who either has done the same exact job in the exact specific niche with proven success for a number of years, or an absolute super star who would excel at anything thrown at them.

Most people are neither, so matches are exceedingly rare.

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2. coliveira ◴[02 Sep 25 16:00 UTC] No.45104842[source]▶
Yes, companies expectations are off the charts. I only wish these companies will go broke soon, so they learn to hire real people to do real jobs.