Millennials: Complications of a Rigged System
“Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor” (The Hunger Games, 2012). Hello there! Why are we here today? To discuss the opposition us millennials face in the modern age. Each and every one of us are pitted against each other, in what can only be described as, some madman's sick version of The Hunger Games! Just when you think you've got the job,"whack", you get the axe instead!
The middle class has effectively been phased out, meaning 98% of us are poverty stricken, while the upper 2% sit back and reap all the benefits. More and more often, it seems that there isn't enough work to go around for us millennials. Our daily struggle centers around balancing an ever increasing amount …show more content…
Employers leave a pseudo-official impression that we aren't skilled enough, we're bad goods, we just can't hack it; but this is inaccurate. It also psychologically convinces us to negatively label ourselves. The hidden truth is we're approaching yet another recession. Many Americans are taking lower paying jobs to make end's meat. In other words, every proprietor presently cherry-picks from the cream of the crop, only examining the extraordinary. An increasing number of employers only hire workers with more skills, more abilities, and more accolades than what is required; somebody who in reality is overqualified for the position. How are we to gain experience without an opportunity to do so? One must assume that we are all unfairly expected to take on an amoeba-like skill set in order to …show more content…
Think about how many different tasks you can complete online. Imagine how many companies must exist! Every important company, big or small, has an online presence. This enables us to easily exchange (currency for goods or vice versa) with a company from the luxury of our own homes. We don't even have to pick up the phone! Zero communication required. It's so effortless to hop online, search out a product, and purchase it. You aren't even required to leave your couch. Simply put, it's convenient. It may not often cross your mind, but look around and recognize what is happening, this is called "automation." "Automation" is defined as "the use of self-regulating machinery, electronic equipment, etc. to make a manufacturing system or process operate at greater speed and with little or no human intervention" (Webster's New World College Dictionary, 2010). This creation of automacy is very lucrative for companies. Think of all the businesses that we pictured earlier, now, envision and approximate the total jobs lost because companies have paved the way for automation. While this kind of service is, indeed, very convenient, it is literally decimating working opportunities all across the United States. Why pay an individual when you can alternatively "program" this function and maximize profits? While the total amount of companies who initialize automation is increasing, that same amount (and more) of previously available