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Generation Y - stuffed
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Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View Post
Maths ability in "generation Y" is beyond poor, they can hardly string a sentence together, concentration spans are non-existent, they spend all their time on facebook in the mistaken belief that that constitutes "social media skills".
Learn something that someone can pay you for FFSHard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostQuite yer whining and improve your skill set.
Maths ability in "generation Y" is beyond poor, they can hardly string a sentence together, concentration spans are non-existent, they spend all their time on facebook in the mistaken belief that that constitutes "social media skills".
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Originally posted by PurpleGorilla View PostThat, is BS though isn't it, because even if you earn big bucks the mountain to nice house and lifestyle is too high. All the time sitting at base camp hoarding the mintcake waiting for a better future.
Buy a shared-ownership flat, save up, eat beans on toast.
We all had to do that in our formative years.
This is not the first recession in history you know, if you graduated around 1990, times were hard too.
I fogot to add another characteristic of this generation: a sense of entitlement.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostAnd I thought generation Y was men.
Young people do not vote. So they are stuffed.Comment
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Generation Y - stuffed
Originally posted by sasguru View PostThe mountain to a nice house has always been high.
Buy a shared-ownership flat, save up, eat beans on toast.
We all had to do that in our formative years.
This is not the first recession in history you know, if you graduated around 1990, times were hard too.
I fogot to add another characteristic of this generation: a sense of entitlement.
It's like life sentence with no possibility of parole.
Yeah must have been tough starting out in the trough of house prices before a 20 year climb.
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These generation Y'ers seem to be doing well:
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge release skiing holiday photos - BBC NewsWill work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostQuite yer whining and improve your skill set.
Maths ability in "generation Y" is beyond poor, they can hardly string a sentence together, concentration spans are non-existent, they spend all their time on facebook in the mistaken belief that that constitutes "social media skills".
Learn something that someone can pay you for FFS
Why bother working when they can get nothing at the end? All their money goes on rent or student debts. No chance of a getting deposit on a house. Retire at 85 when inflation will probably have eroded all you saved.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostThese generation Y'ers seem to be doing well:
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge release skiing holiday photos - BBC News
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