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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: nubile useless brakes 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=2ГѓЖ’#49981395) |
Date: July 6th, 2026 11:26 AM Author: Disturbing business firm dopamine 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: Irate peach corner 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=2ГѓЖ’#49981780) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 7:00 PM Author: Disturbing business firm dopamine 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=2ГѓЖ’#49982422) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:10 AM Author: Flatulent brass masturbator (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49983669) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 3:38 PM Author: Soggy supple famous landscape painting tanning salon 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=2ГѓЖ’#49984298) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:36 PM Author: Burgundy confused stage puppy (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49985315) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:38 PM Author: iridescent sinister cuckold 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=2ГѓЖ’#49984191) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:37 AM Author: Exhilarant awkward trust fund 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: Disturbing business firm dopamine Food trucks are money printers (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49981537) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:50 AM Author: Marvelous Location Marketing Idea 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=2ГѓЖ’#49981538) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 5:14 PM Author: Well-lubricated casino faggot firefighter kike fag ljl (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49982173) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:47 AM Author: Seedy cerebral church Gen X is lazy as shit (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49981531) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:49 AM Author: Marvelous Location Marketing Idea 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=2ГѓЖ’#49981536) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:51 AM Author: Ebony appetizing sex offender kitchen 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=2ГѓЖ’#49981542) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:58 AM Author: Seedy cerebral church 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=2ГѓЖ’#49981559) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:49 PM Author: Marvelous Location Marketing Idea "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: Trip athletic conference what age were you a "director" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49982275) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 7:14 PM Author: Marvelous Location Marketing Idea 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=2ГѓЖ’#49982447) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 6:12 PM Author: Vigorous abnormal roast beef forum As a Gen-Xer I can confirm. I am so fucking lazy. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49982281) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 12:04 PM Author: Hot aromatic school cafeteria candlestick maker This is just because they’re old (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49981569) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:51 PM Author: Splenetic razzle-dazzle legal warrant university 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=2ГѓЖ’#49981762) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:53 PM Author: Irate peach corner Despite? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49981769) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:54 PM Author: Splenetic razzle-dazzle legal warrant university 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=2ГѓЖ’#49981774) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:57 PM Author: Irate peach corner 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=2ГѓЖ’#49981781) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 5:16 PM Author: Well-lubricated casino faggot firefighter 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: Hot aromatic school cafeteria candlestick maker 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=2ГѓЖ’#49982204) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 7:39 PM Author: Irate peach corner Isn’t he that guy who collects Knives lmao (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49982520) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 7:55 PM Author: Splenetic razzle-dazzle legal warrant university It would and it was actually the correct usage of “despite”. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49982562) |
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Date: July 6th, 2026 8:07 PM Author: Irate peach corner what was your Major (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49982592) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 8:28 AM Author: Splenetic razzle-dazzle legal warrant university i don't even remember to be honest. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49983536) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 9:48 AM Author: Talented stain wow. 11% took a pay cut to work. Thats CRAZY (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49983631) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 9:52 AM Author: Crystalline yarmulke faggotry 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=2ГѓЖ’#49983639) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 9:53 AM Author: Talented stain I am making less, inflation adjusted, than I did in 2015. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49983642) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 9:56 AM Author: Crystalline yarmulke faggotry 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=2ГѓЖ’#49983648) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:09 AM Author: Talented stain 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=2ГѓЖ’#49983664) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:43 AM Author: Irate peach corner 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=2ГѓЖ’#49983713) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:21 PM Author: Talented stain I was referring to my Obama comp (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49984168) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 6:11 PM Author: Irate peach corner Trump won the gen retroactively (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49984700) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:54 PM Author: Self-absorbed silver stag film sandwich 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: Talented stain 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=2ГѓЖ’#49985063) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 9:52 AM Author: Lilac shrine codepig don't forget that many Gen Xers still have student loan balances (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49983640) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:42 AM Author: Irate peach corner 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=2ГѓЖ’#49983712) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:44 AM Author: vibrant garnet site cuckoldry 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=2ГѓЖ’#49983714) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:50 PM Author: Flesh judgmental dilemma 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=2ГѓЖ’#49984213) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:58 PM Author: iridescent sinister cuckold shouldnt these people have 10 million+ invested by now? they were in tech (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49984228) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 3:03 PM Author: nighttime principal's office ceo These are Doodikoffs friends though (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49984233) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 3:06 PM Author: iridescent sinister cuckold true (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49984240) |
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Date: July 8th, 2026 12:10 AM Author: Flesh judgmental dilemma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49985490) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 3:01 PM Author: Concupiscible stock car 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=2ГѓЖ’#49984232) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:59 PM Author: Concupiscible stock car 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=2ГѓЖ’#49984230) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 3:43 PM Author: Green coiffed market selfie getting a job has never been easier (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49984310) |
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Date: July 7th, 2026 6:15 PM Author: Disturbing business firm dopamine what about a job that doesn't involve sex with men? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2ГѓЖ’#49984721) |