Quote:
Originally Posted by rmay635703
Our REAL employment (workforce participation corrected for partime labor) has been dropping since 1980, it dropped massively during the reagan era as real jobs were replaced by part time and minimum wage.
|
What's a "real job", in your opinion?
If a person can meet their needs and save a bit by working less than 40 hours a week, why should they work more? (Unless they enjoy what they do, of course.)
Why should anyone expect the technical skills they learned in school, decades ago, to still be in demand now? I sure don't expect to get paid much for writing FORTRAN IV programs and punching them into card decks. My experience with CDC and DEC machines is not in any great demand, either.
Or in another field, would you be much good as an auto mechanic today if you only knew carburetors and ignition points?