A Day in the Life: Profiles of Underemployment

"Reuters recently assigned a number of photographers to capture images of a struggling generation. The result is this series of portraits of graduates from around the world who have been unable to find work in their degree fields and have ended up in poorly paid service industry jobs. Although their current positions may be disappointing, the subjects in these photos may count themselves lucky to have any job at all -- the International Labor Organization estimates the number of people aged 15 to 24 without a job at almost 75 million..." via The Atlantic. Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks and John Iadarola discuss on TYT University.

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[luisfcdarcadia]

This is part of the myth that says "if you study hard and work hard you will be rich and successful". No, it does not happen that way. Luck and knowing the right people in the right time is what matters to find a good job. Most people will always have mediocre income and struggle to make ends meets until they die of old age. "Underemployment" a way too optimistic of a concept.

[ZergyNaggafin]

Very true. The heart of the problem seems to be a systematic issue within laissez-faire and super-capitalism given that the class system provides intrinsic inequality.

[Weerzer]

Socialism doesn't work. Capitalism doesn't work. You need to create an equilibrium between the two to have a flourishing economy.

[F1SHaDoW1]

If you're gonna show a hot chick with big tits in the thumbnail then show her in the video!!!

[darkmater4tm]

This is what happens when people specialize in things society doesn't need. It sucks when someone spends so much time studying something, only to find that the world doesn't need another one of his kind, but what else can you expect when admissions to universities depend on the subject's appeal to students and not the needs of the market?

[NikosiaMateas]

Underemployment is a myth to a certain degree. If people aren't going to study programs that actually lead to jobs, then they need to face the reality that they're not going to pull six figures with a Humanities degree. There ARE jobs out there, but they're in the skilled trades. If you're going to waste your money on a fluffy university degree, expect to work at McDonald's. Do your research.

[Devin Butler]

Hey that is a good start. Since you are between your freshman year and sophomore year in college that, means you can start networking. I would say after you get your AA degree, starting looking for an accounting related job or try to find one at your current job. I am a sophomore in school at Broward College. Once I have taken my three accounting classes, I can look for a bookkeeping job because I am qualify to do the work. One of my professors told me that I can work for her after I am done.

[Devin Butler]

Hey that is a great path that you are pursuing. I am an inpiring accunting major myelf. With a bachelor's degree in accounting, you can do triffic things with it. That is unless you investment in your skills wisely. Make sure you do internships because employers are not only looking for education, but also experience. If you can start a job as a bookkeeper or accouting clerk during school, then those occupations will provide invalable experiences.

[RibbonInsignia]

What fuels this problem is the constant side stepping of this issue by blaming the Right / Left for it's cause.

This issue was build over the course of decades, and over the course of decades people have attacked the wrong problems because no one wants to admit that our system today is broken. Misery and poverty will persist until they admit what we are doing now doesn't work.

Brutally simple, but easier said than done.

[KingB2K8]

Major in something useful and move to where those jobs are......don't go to school for an arts type of degree if you don't plan on teaching it, but sadly even teaching jobs are on the chopping block now.

[LasVegasStripT]

Damn it seems like their degrees work against them...

[northernsupernova1]

Look at Sweden, Norway, Denmark (nations with almost socialist politics). These countries are booming. Your speculation regarding production decreasing due to socialism is completely false. If you investigate the history of all of our civilizations income equality has always led to increases in production (eg US regarding black slavery, it did play a critical role in economic development but at a certain point slavery becomes an obstacle to economic growth (see Capitalism and Slavery (1944))