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“If you put in the work, you will be successful!” – Hard work doesn't guarantee anything. At best it puts you on the playing field with other just-as-hard workers. A big chunk of success comes down to connections, location, and luck.
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“You need a degree to get a decent job” – You actually need way more than a degree to even be considered. You need certifications, previous experience, connections, and good old interview skills to boot (sorry introverts).
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“It gets easier as you get older and gain more experience” – Lol. Lmao, even. You may think because you have experience getting and holding a job will be easier, but being complacent in a job means you're falling behind on trends and will have a harder time finding the next position when you inevitably get laid off due to factors outside of your control. So “the grind” never ends. Plus as you get older, you no longer have that “young ambition” (exploitability) that companies want. Ageism is real.
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“It will be worth it in the end” – Really question if spending all your life studying for a field only to get paid a mediocre salary while dealing with bosses and coworkers in a grey cubicle 40 hours a week is “worth it”. Missing out on your kids growing up, never having time to relax, spending an hour a day commuting, fighting tooth and nail just to be paid a livable wage, always trying to impress and never getting anything back. Sounds like the life, doesn't it?
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