tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22463475.post5109109628123622003..comments2024-02-23T14:59:44.189-05:00Comments on The Goat Rope: Sweet reasonMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07333099574473265593noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22463475.post-18377474471416768042010-05-17T14:44:22.678-04:002010-05-17T14:44:22.678-04:00"Research has also shown that graduating duri...<b>"Research has also shown that graduating during a recession can limit an individual’s lifelong earnings potential."</b><br /><br />I graduated during the 83 recession.<br /><br />The good thing about that was coming on the heels of the 1970's inflation most of us to graduated college back then were used to working.<br /><br />Nowdays a lot of kids have totally lived off their parents or all the extra money floating around in our society since the late 80's early 90's and actually having to go out there and work and take crap is an entirely new thing to them.<br /><br />After graduating with 2 degrees I spent a year frying donuts and driving truck delivering them for about 20 cents over min wage. <br /><br />What was so eye opening is the convenience store clerks I delivered to all had a story. <br /><br />Laid off from a good union job at the Purity Bakery. Former manager at True Temper. Former big money coal miner. All working nights earning 3.35 an hour.<br /><br />Not sure a lot of people now, who didn't grow up with a lot of hard work realize what could happen. Right now inflation is still on our side but if it changes will they be ready to slide further?Hollowdwellernoreply@blogger.com