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In reply to the discussion: I Am Pissed Off Today [View all]Thor_MN
(11,843 posts)I was desperate for a job in chemistry then and worked for a lousy company for a year to get experience/something on my resume. There will always be companies willing to be bottom feeders (and people who will take the jobs.) They tend to be the farm clubs for the companies that pay well. The owners of the crappy companies can never figure out why they can't retain the good employees and are always training people. They now blame it on the work force, saying they can't find qualified candidates. The truth is, they pay crappy wages and people quit for better jobs as soon as the experience gets them into a better company.
A difference between now and then is that employers now scream bloody murder if they have to train someone. Back then, some training was assumed to be the norm. Now they want to pay entry level wages, but want experience, someone who can walk in and do everything from day one.
The other wild card is location. My job was in and around Minneapolis. MN. The same wage would be great in some locations and terrible in others. It paid my bills, but just.