My parents immigrated as refugees to a new country because of war and set up new lives in North America. No network, no language skills, no education, no internet, nothing. My dad has been working as a driver for nearly 30 years. Did a lot of jobs like security, cleaning, dishwasher and so on before that. My mom got a nursing certificate but became a stay at home mom mostly to take care of the kids.
I’m looking for a new job right now but in my previous roles I’ve been making a lot more than my dad made at my age and I make more than him even at his age now.
Don’t get me wrong my parents struggled to get to this point. I’m just saying marriage, kids, a car and a house seems like something that’s so far out of reach that I can’t even imagine it. Especially not in my 20’s. Especially not working a blue collar job. That just seems impossible. Despite being educated, having the internet, speaking the language fluently, being born here and having so much more resources and support than they ever did.
Things can change and I could still get all that but it’s very unrealistic. It’s quite sad and depressing.