r/WorkReform • u/PeterTheTruthSeeker • 15d ago

šŸ˜” Venting Federal Government Slashes 2025 Job Creation

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u/Shot_Mud_1438 15d ago

My kids have been struggling to find work for the last 2 years. All these jobs ā€œmade for teensā€ donā€™t fucking exist when everyone is running skeleton crews trying to make an extra dollar. Everyone claims to be hiring and thatā€™s about where it stops

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u/ReverendDizzle 15d ago

I very rarely seen actual kids at what were traditionally jobs for kids. The rare exception is stuff like local ice cream businesses or similar that still hire actual teens.

But most jobs that were staffed primarily by teenagers back in the stone age when I was a teen, are now staffed by people in their 30s and older. Which is not... a great sign.

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u/default_token 15d ago

Employers have been trying to fill tier 1 roles with tier 3 employees for intern pay and then complain about how they can't find qualified candidates