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24% of laid off Gen Xers can't find a new job

https://fortune.com/article/baby-boomers-gen-xers-laid-off-s...
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  07/06/26
I thought this was one of those AI-generated clickbaits, but...
mentally ill shut-in
  07/06/26
It seemed like the vibe pre-ITE was that a Normal Bro could ...
cowgod
  07/06/26
That was precisely it. Their TV growing up was all blue coll...
mentally ill shut-in
  07/06/26
...
Cosmologist
  07/07/26
is it a striver culture? i feel like Gen Z are all borderlin...
....,,,.....,,....,.......,,,....,
  07/07/26
huh, i look out my window and see a lawn that could be mowed...
sealclubber
  07/06/26
Food trucks are money printers
mentally ill shut-in
  07/06/26
With the way they aren't generally price competitive with si...
Fucking Fuckface
  07/06/26
kike fag ljl
Shema Yisrael
  07/06/26
Gen X is lazy as shit
CDC Director Joseph A. Ladapo
  07/06/26
Proof that, even though I'm part of the inaugural millennial...
Fucking Fuckface
  07/06/26
not as lazy at entitled millenials who want to blog their da...
Rickys' Cat
  07/06/26
that's largely late millennials/Gen Z. early to mid millenn...
CDC Director Joseph A. Ladapo
  07/06/26
"having managers manage them" is exactly the menta...
Fucking Fuckface
  07/06/26
what age were you a "director"
Dagoth Ur
  07/06/26
That's the board. I said c suite. Are you genX, by any chan...
Fucking Fuckface
  07/06/26
As a Gen-Xer I can confirm. I am so fucking lazy.
Goy Debord
  07/06/26
This is just because they’re old
that buzz, that bling, that smile
  07/06/26
In other words despite historically low unemployment, 75% of...
dupa
  07/06/26
Despite?
cowgod
  07/06/26
yes. Even though only a few people are event getting laid of...
dupa
  07/06/26
So not “despite.” You aren’t spiting anyth...
cowgod
  07/06/26
he seems extremely and delusionally invested in the point he...
Shema Yisrael
  07/06/26
I don’t think that would be despite low employment - i...
that buzz, that bling, that smile
  07/06/26
Isn’t he that guy who collects Knives lmao
cowgod
  07/06/26
It would and it was actually the correct usage of “des...
dupa
  07/06/26
what was your Major
cowgod
  07/06/26
i don't even remember to be honest.
dupa
  07/07/26
wow. 11% took a pay cut to work. Thats CRAZY
me mum died in the holly (TT6)
  07/07/26
I have taken pay cuts twice in my career. It's something tha...
luke the drifter
  07/07/26
I am making less, inflation adjusted, than I did in 2015.
me mum died in the holly (TT6)
  07/07/26
Yeah, I know that happens too. I told my wife that on an inf...
luke the drifter
  07/07/26
sad part is i am still top 10%, but LOL only the top 1-3% ar...
me mum died in the holly (TT6)
  07/07/26
Trump 45 Incomes were immense in hindsight but that was the ...
cowgod
  07/07/26
I was referring to my Obama comp
me mum died in the holly (TT6)
  07/07/26
Right?? That's what jumped out at me. Imagine taking a paycu...
you\'re the puppet
  07/07/26
don't forget that many Gen Xers still have student loan bala...
OYT and the Indie Reprieve
  07/07/26
They have the HIGHEST balance of any gen! How does that make...
cowgod
  07/07/26
Oh I get it. Surely by now they have millions in their brok...
.,.,.,.,.,.,..,.,.,,.,.,..,>,...
  07/07/26
I know a couple people, all in tech/programming, who had goo...
michael doodikoff
  07/07/26
shouldnt these people have 10 million+ invested by now? they...
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Date: July 6th, 2026 10:24 AM
Author: Buy your next house instantly with Zellow!

https://fortune.com/article/baby-boomers-gen-xers-laid-off-still-unemployed-take-pay-cuts-to-work/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49981395)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:26 AM
Author: mentally ill shut-in

I thought this was one of those AI-generated clickbaits, but it's a quality media brand clickbait instead.

The generational problem with Gen X is that America turned into an Asian striver culture while they were in their late 20s and 30s, when it was too late for them to Asian-ify their resumes and educational histories.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49981496)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:57 PM
Author: cowgod

It seemed like the vibe pre-ITE was that a Normal Bro could just be Normal and not fall into peril. Like the long tail of institutional boomerism. There were people on the internet who argued that your major in college “doesn’t matter,” in earnest. I can’t even imagine that world now. Now it seems like you’re shut out of society if you don’t ace OCI.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49981780)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 7:00 PM
Author: mentally ill shut-in

That was precisely it. Their TV growing up was all blue collar types, or non-STEM white collars, with houses and families. Only two races: black and white. Anyone else was portrayed as a weird mysterious old man. If the economy got bad you might get laid off and have to live off of unemployment for an unpleasant 6-8 weeks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49982422)



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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:10 AM
Author: Cosmologist



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49983669)



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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:38 PM
Author: ....,,,.....,,....,.......,,,....,


is it a striver culture? i feel like Gen Z are all borderline retarded and lazy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49984191)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:37 AM
Author: sealclubber

huh, i look out my window and see a lawn that could be mowed, an apartment complex that could be tidied up, and a taco truck that could use some competition

work is easy to find unless you don't want to work

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49981516)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:49 AM
Author: mentally ill shut-in

Food trucks are money printers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49981537)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:50 AM
Author: Fucking Fuckface

With the way they aren't generally price competitive with sit down establishments, they'd better be

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49981538)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 5:14 PM
Author: Shema Yisrael

kike fag ljl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49982173)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:47 AM
Author: CDC Director Joseph A. Ladapo

Gen X is lazy as shit

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49981531)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:49 AM
Author: Fucking Fuckface

Proof that, even though I'm part of the inaugural millennial group, my soul is forever with genX. My non-faggy upbringing is also a million times closer to genX than later millennial cohorts

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49981536)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:51 AM
Author: Rickys' Cat

not as lazy at entitled millenials who want to blog their daily life for a living, and travel the world defiling landmarks and disrespecting cultures for clicks. the concept of a 9-5 job, sitting in an office, having a 'manager' manage you does not register with them, its not real and its not a good work-life balance, like, ok? Please dont forget to subscribe.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49981542)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 11:58 AM
Author: CDC Director Joseph A. Ladapo

that's largely late millennials/Gen Z. early to mid millennials bullied weak Gen Xers out of the way

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49981559)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:49 PM
Author: Fucking Fuckface

"having managers manage them" is exactly the mentality that underscores genX loserdom. Even though my soul was with genX, I backed into the c suite before 40

But now I'm looking at a non c level gig that is largely autonomous and auto pilot level of difficulty for me. So maybe my squishy gen allocation properties is letting loserdom catch up and grab me

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49981759)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 6:10 PM
Author: Dagoth Ur

what age were you a "director"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49982275)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 7:14 PM
Author: Fucking Fuckface

That's the board. I said c suite. Are you genX, by any chance?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49982447)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 6:12 PM
Author: Goy Debord

As a Gen-Xer I can confirm. I am so fucking lazy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49982281)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 12:04 PM
Author: that buzz, that bling, that smile

This is just because they’re old

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49981569)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:51 PM
Author: dupa

In other words despite historically low unemployment, 75% of the people who've lost their jobs were able to find suitable replacement employment.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49981762)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:53 PM
Author: cowgod

Despite?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49981769)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:54 PM
Author: dupa

yes. Even though only a few people are event getting laid off, almost all of them are able to find new jobs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49981774)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 1:57 PM
Author: cowgod

So not “despite.” You aren’t spiting anything. You’re just saying “economy is good atm.”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49981781)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 5:16 PM
Author: Shema Yisrael

he seems extremely and delusionally invested in the point he's making but i dont get what it is

i think he hates gen x

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49982176)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 5:33 PM
Author: that buzz, that bling, that smile

I don’t think that would be despite low employment - it is an effect of low employment. Unless you were being sarcastic.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49982204)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 7:39 PM
Author: cowgod

Isn’t he that guy who collects Knives lmao

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49982520)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 7:55 PM
Author: dupa

It would and it was actually the correct usage of “despite”.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49982562)



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Date: July 6th, 2026 8:07 PM
Author: cowgod

what was your Major

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49982592)



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Date: July 7th, 2026 8:28 AM
Author: dupa

i don't even remember to be honest.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49983536)



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Date: July 7th, 2026 9:48 AM
Author: me mum died in the holly (TT6)

wow. 11% took a pay cut to work. Thats CRAZY

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49983631)



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Date: July 7th, 2026 9:52 AM
Author: luke the drifter (definite and ineradicable gauge of its upward moving)

I have taken pay cuts twice in my career. It's something that happens. You just keep on rolling. Overall it's better to accept something at a pay cut than to be unemployed.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49983639)



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Date: July 7th, 2026 9:53 AM
Author: me mum died in the holly (TT6)

I am making less, inflation adjusted, than I did in 2015.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49983642)



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Date: July 7th, 2026 9:56 AM
Author: luke the drifter (definite and ineradicable gauge of its upward moving)

Yeah, I know that happens too. I told my wife that on an inflation-adjusted basis she's about 8% behind her historical average salary and she didn't believe me, but it's true. Wages have generally gone down in the last 20 years. Some people choose to ignore this fact, but it's real. Rich people have gotten way, way richer and real wages have fallen.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49983648)



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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:09 AM
Author: me mum died in the holly (TT6)

sad part is i am still top 10%, but LOL only the top 1-3% are actually better off now... and yet Americans keep voting for the same Jewish controlled parties, no healthcare, PE owned homes, lol. just lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49983664)



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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:43 AM
Author: cowgod

Trump 45 Incomes were immense in hindsight but that was the kill shot to affordable housing I guess. He was too populist to allow ITE2 to unfold.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49983713)



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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:21 PM
Author: me mum died in the holly (TT6)

I was referring to my Obama comp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49984168)



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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:54 PM
Author: you\'re the puppet

Right?? That's what jumped out at me. Imagine taking a paycut after a layoff! Better to just live home with mommy.

Not to "i walked uphill both ways in a snowstorm" this conversation, but I remember biglaw--> unemployment--> applying and getting REJECTED for doc review gigs that were minimum wage and free lunch. And i would have taken that job for the fucking work experience.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49984220)



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Date: July 7th, 2026 9:52 AM
Author: OYT and the Indie Reprieve ( )

don't forget that many Gen Xers still have student loan balances

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49983640)



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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:42 AM
Author: cowgod

They have the HIGHEST balance of any gen! How does that make any sense? Gen X had lower college attendance and therefore grads should be less dumb on average…. It should be a stratified cohort of less-dumb Xers….. somewhat…. Relatively…

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49983712)



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Date: July 7th, 2026 10:44 AM
Author: .,.,.,.,.,.,..,.,.,,.,.,..,>,... ( )


Oh I get it. Surely by now they have millions in their brokerage accounts, they're just hitting the FIRE parachute

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49983714)



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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:50 PM
Author: michael doodikoff

I know a couple people, all in tech/programming, who had good jobs for decades and some have been unemployed for over a year. mostly they won't accept pay cuts, but man it seems brutal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49984213)



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Date: July 7th, 2026 2:58 PM
Author: ....,,,.....,,....,.......,,,....,


shouldnt these people have 10 million+ invested by now? they were in tech

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5880028&forum_id=2most#49984228)