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Companies don’t want to teach anymore

Back when entry level actually meant entry level, you could get a job with no skills and the company would actually invest their time in training you. In return, you would invest your time and loyalty in the company and retire with a pension. Now “entry level” means at least 3 years of prior experience and jobs expect you to know how to do everything before you are even hired. It's a cheap way to avoid losing money in case the person does not stay for long, but refusing to invest in employees guarantees they won't invest in the company and will leave quickly anyway. Just some thoughts that have been on my mind as someone who has been job hunting since September. I am trying to change industries but no one wants to teach their workers, they want us to know everything before we apply.


Back when entry level actually meant entry level, you could get a job with no skills and the company would actually invest their time in training you. In return, you would invest your time and loyalty in the company and retire with a pension. Now “entry level” means at least 3 years of prior experience and jobs expect you to know how to do everything before you are even hired. It's a cheap way to avoid losing money in case the person does not stay for long, but refusing to invest in employees guarantees they won't invest in the company and will leave quickly anyway. Just some thoughts that have been on my mind as someone who has been job hunting since September. I am trying to change industries but no one wants to teach their workers, they want us to know everything before we apply.

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