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In reply to the discussion: This, my friends, is far too typical for my generation. [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)I'm in the IT field, and I was just relating my experiences, and others can tell you the same thing. Inevitably, there are companies that have an expectation that they can hire someone young with a plethora of skills and pay them next to nothing.
Why on earth would someone with in-demand skills take a job that pays next to nothing or has a horrible work environment if they can take their skills elsewhere? That's why someone with 4 job openings can't find anyone to hire. That was the only point I was making.
Your nephew certainly has some unrealistic expectations. I have no idea what he majored in, but if he is thinking about law school, it probably wasn't science, engineering or technology. I agree that would be a good idea and wouldn't go to waste.