Member-only story
The 1990s generation (those who are currently between the ages of 22–31) have it rough right now. Beyond rough. I was born in ’94, right about in the middle of this generation. We grew up in a period where technology accelerated extremely quickly (look at video games and computers for example, later on, phones as well). We grew up in a period full of optimism (“Go to school, you’ll get a job of your choosing no problem!”). Then adult life came crashing in and we suddenly realized how truly screwed we were as a generation.
Most of us in this age range went to (or at least attempted) college between the ages of 18–21. Some of us went on to get advanced degrees (graduate degree, PhD), and/or very specialized training (lawyer, vet, doctor, etc.). We were doing what our families encouraged us to do. However, upon graduating, we were faced with the dark reality of “We want experience, but we don’t want to be the one to give it to you”. We were faced with now, beyond these few specialized training fields, extremely competitive job hunts for jobs related to our degrees (regardless if it was STEM related or not). It did not matter if we ended up in the top or bottom percent of the graduation class, everyone had it rough. Still do in many areas. Many of us have completely given up on trying to find a job related to our degree (regardless if it’s a bachelor’s, master’s, and/or PhD). Many of us found…
