This blog is a space for those of us in the Millennial generation (roughly, born from 1982-2000) who have volunteered, studied, attended college/university and achieved diplomas and degrees - only to have found ourselves after graduation overqualified for the low-skilled, minimum-wage jobs that await us and our student loan payments.
Millennials need to know that the world we came of age in is not the world we were raised in.
Back in the 1990s, every kid was special and could be anything he or she wanted. If we worked hard in public school, got into college or university, then we would be set for life. The requisite student loans would work themselves out with the cushy salary we'd land with our first "real" job.
But then, reality hit: for those of us who graduated pre-2007, we were lucky to land entry-level jobs in a field related to our college/university major. Then came the Great Recession which began in late 2008, and it took with it the remaining permanent, full time jobs for which we had worked years to obtain.
So where does this leave us, the Millennials? Are we blessed with unparalleled opportunity or cursed by our place in history? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
A meeting space and resource for Millennials (born 1982-2000) to exchange information. Yes, we use Facebook.
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