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24% of laid off Gen Xers can't find a new job
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Date: July 6th, 2026 10:24 AM Author: Mauve Elite Shrine https://fortune.com/article/baby-boomers-gen-xers-laid-off-still-unemployed-take-pay-cuts-to-work/ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49981395) |
Date: July 6th, 2026 11:26 AM Author: tan dilemma mood I thought this was one of those AI-generated clickbaits, but it's a quality media brand clickbait instead.
The generational problem with Gen X is that America turned into an Asian striver culture while they were in their late 20s and 30s, when it was too late for them to Asian-ify their resumes and educational histories. |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:57 PM Author: Racy orchestra pit mediation It seemed like the vibe pre-ITE was that a Normal Bro could just be Normal and not fall into peril. Like the long tail of institutional boomerism. There were people on the internet who argued that your major in college “doesn’t matter,” in earnest. I can’t even imagine that world now. Now it seems like you’re shut out of society if you don’t ace OCI. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49981780) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 7:00 PM Author: tan dilemma mood That was precisely it. Their TV growing up was all blue collar types, or non-STEM white collars, with houses and families. Only two races: black and white. Anyone else was portrayed as a weird mysterious old man. If the economy got bad you might get laid off and have to live off of unemployment for an unpleasant 6-8 weeks. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49982422) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:10 AM Author: Floppy Flickering Office Halford (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49983669) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 3:38 PM Author: aqua spot quadroon Otoh Gen Xers were very familiar with Latinos and their culture through the various portrayals they viewed in Looney Tunes cartoons. Specifically Speedy Gonzalez and when Bugs Bunny would dress up as Chiquita Banana. Boomers censored all the Bugs nips the Nips content from the 40s, unfortunately or they might’ve been more knowledgeable about Asians. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49984298) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:36 PM Author: Swashbuckling red heaven regret (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49985315) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:38 PM Author: Tantric kitty macaca is it a striver culture? i feel like Gen Z are all borderline retarded and lazy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49984191) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:37 AM Author: arousing abode patrolman huh, i look out my window and see a lawn that could be mowed, an apartment complex that could be tidied up, and a taco truck that could use some competition work is easy to find unless you don't want to work |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:49 AM Author: tan dilemma mood Food trucks are money printers (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49981537) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:50 AM Author: adventurous wild dingle berry With the way they aren't generally price competitive with sit down establishments, they'd better be (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49981538) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 5:14 PM Author: Bat-shit-crazy vermilion pisswyrm address kike fag ljl (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49982173) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:47 AM Author: Medicated Sooty Multi-billionaire Nursing Home Gen X is lazy as shit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49981531) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:49 AM Author: adventurous wild dingle berry Proof that, even though I'm part of the inaugural millennial group, my soul is forever with genX. My non-faggy upbringing is also a million times closer to genX than later millennial cohorts (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49981536) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:51 AM Author: mentally impaired degenerate meetinghouse not as lazy at entitled millenials who want to blog their daily life for a living, and travel the world defiling landmarks and disrespecting cultures for clicks. the concept of a 9-5 job, sitting in an office, having a 'manager' manage you does not register with them, its not real and its not a good work-life balance, like, ok? Please dont forget to subscribe. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49981542) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:58 AM Author: Medicated Sooty Multi-billionaire Nursing Home that's largely late millennials/Gen Z. early to mid millennials bullied weak Gen Xers out of the way (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49981559) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:49 PM Author: adventurous wild dingle berry "having managers manage them" is exactly the mentality that underscores genX loserdom. Even though my soul was with genX, I backed into the c suite before 40
But now I'm looking at a non c level gig that is largely autonomous and auto pilot level of difficulty for me. So maybe my squishy gen allocation properties is letting loserdom catch up and grab me |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 6:10 PM Author: Aphrodisiac Stead what age were you a "director" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49982275) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 7:14 PM Author: adventurous wild dingle berry That's the board. I said c suite. Are you genX, by any chance? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49982447) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 6:12 PM Author: talented kink-friendly yarmulke place of business As a Gen-Xer I can confirm. I am so fucking lazy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49982281) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 12:04 PM Author: sickened cumskin This is just because they’re old (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49981569) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:51 PM Author: glittery magenta dog poop reading party In other words despite historically low unemployment, 75% of the people who've lost their jobs were able to find suitable replacement employment. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49981762) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:53 PM Author: Racy orchestra pit mediation Despite? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49981769) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:54 PM Author: glittery magenta dog poop reading party yes. Even though only a few people are event getting laid off, almost all of them are able to find new jobs. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49981774) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:57 PM Author: Racy orchestra pit mediation So not “despite.” You aren’t spiting anything. You’re just saying “economy is good atm.” (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49981781) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 5:16 PM Author: Bat-shit-crazy vermilion pisswyrm address he seems extremely and delusionally invested in the point he's making but i dont get what it is
i think he hates gen x |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 5:33 PM Author: sickened cumskin I don’t think that would be despite low employment - it is an effect of low employment. Unless you were being sarcastic. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49982204) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 7:39 PM Author: Racy orchestra pit mediation Isn’t he that guy who collects Knives lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49982520) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 7:55 PM Author: glittery magenta dog poop reading party It would and it was actually the correct usage of “despite”. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49982562) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 8:07 PM Author: Racy orchestra pit mediation what was your Major (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49982592) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 8:28 AM Author: glittery magenta dog poop reading party i don't even remember to be honest. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49983536) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 9:48 AM Author: amethyst principal's office legend wow. 11% took a pay cut to work. Thats CRAZY (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49983631) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 9:52 AM Author: Snowy hairless faggot firefighter wrinkle I have taken pay cuts twice in my career. It's something that happens. You just keep on rolling. Overall it's better to accept something at a pay cut than to be unemployed. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49983639) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 9:53 AM Author: amethyst principal's office legend I am making less, inflation adjusted, than I did in 2015. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49983642) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 9:56 AM Author: Snowy hairless faggot firefighter wrinkle Yeah, I know that happens too. I told my wife that on an inflation-adjusted basis she's about 8% behind her historical average salary and she didn't believe me, but it's true. Wages have generally gone down in the last 20 years. Some people choose to ignore this fact, but it's real. Rich people have gotten way, way richer and real wages have fallen. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49983648) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:09 AM Author: amethyst principal's office legend sad part is i am still top 10%, but LOL only the top 1-3% are actually better off now... and yet Americans keep voting for the same Jewish controlled parties, no healthcare, PE owned homes, lol. just lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49983664) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:43 AM Author: Racy orchestra pit mediation Trump 45 Incomes were immense in hindsight but that was the kill shot to affordable housing I guess. He was too populist to allow ITE2 to unfold. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49983713) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:21 PM Author: amethyst principal's office legend I was referring to my Obama comp (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49984168) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 6:11 PM Author: Racy orchestra pit mediation Trump won the gen retroactively (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49984700) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:54 PM Author: seedy laser beams kitchen Right?? That's what jumped out at me. Imagine taking a paycut after a layoff! Better to just live home with mommy.
Not to "i walked uphill both ways in a snowstorm" this conversation, but I remember biglaw--> unemployment--> applying and getting REJECTED for doc review gigs that were minimum wage and free lunch. And i would have taken that job for the fucking work experience. |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 8:41 PM Author: amethyst principal's office legend 96% of these fags have never seen a pay decrease (the 11% were only those who were fired). Basically every year MOAR MONEY. No wonder they are ok leveraging the future (other people's future) for their NOW (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49985063) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 9:52 AM Author: Obsidian hall windowlicker don't forget that many Gen Xers still have student loan balances (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49983640) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:42 AM Author: Racy orchestra pit mediation They have the HIGHEST balance of any gen! How does that make any sense? Gen X had lower college attendance and therefore grads should be less dumb on average…. It should be a stratified cohort of less-dumb Xers….. somewhat…. Relatively… (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49983712) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:44 AM Author: motley plaza deer antler Oh I get it. Surely by now they have millions in their brokerage accounts, they're just hitting the FIRE parachute (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49983714) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:50 PM Author: Aquamarine whorehouse messiness I know a couple people, all in tech/programming, who had good jobs for decades and some have been unemployed for over a year. mostly they won't accept pay cuts, but man it seems brutal (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49984213) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:58 PM Author: Tantric kitty macaca shouldnt these people have 10 million+ invested by now? they were in tech (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49984228) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 3:03 PM Author: Thriller very tactful wagecucks These are Doodikoffs friends though (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49984233) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 3:06 PM Author: Tantric kitty macaca true (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49984240) |
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Date: July 8th, 2026 12:10 AM Author: Aquamarine whorehouse messiness (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49985490) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 3:01 PM Author: razzmatazz bearded temple There are a gazillion temp jobs for tech bros paying $400 a day. They can work at will remotely on short projects unless they cant actually code and were just project manager types. Those guys are fucked. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49984232) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:59 PM Author: razzmatazz bearded temple A house maid makes $200 a day in cash and works 3-4 hours a day. She pays nothing in taxes. Her effective hourly rate is $60. This country is so insanely rich that literal spic garbage that cant read or write makes $60 an hour cleaning toilets. Nobody who wants to work is unemployed in a country like this. The 60 year old boomer scumbag who replaced the boiler is my house billed $12k for an afternoon of work. Materials set him back maybe $4500. He pocketed $7k. I dont feel bad for any of these people. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49984230) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 3:43 PM Author: Carnelian nofapping international law enforcement agency gaming laptop getting a job has never been easier (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49984310) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 6:15 PM Author: tan dilemma mood what about a job that doesn't involve sex with men? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ﾃ｢竄ï½���„1¤77PHPSESSID=3d8e678aec504db068978830e992758d#49984721) |