r/Millennials • u/cavaismylife • Aug 18 '26

Discussion Applying for a job in 2026

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u/Beginning-Head-4006 Aug 18 '26

Applying for a job in 1975: you have jobs? Yeah, can you start tomorrow? Pay is double if you have a bachelor

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u/sexandliquor 1983…(A Merman I Should Turn to Be) Aug 18 '26

Just go in there and ask for job and give firm handshake. They practically throw jobs at you after that.

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u/ArenjiTheLootGod Aug 18 '26

Listening to our Baby Boomer parents' bad job advice and following through on it only to get told by a visibly uncomfortable manager to fill out an app online is basically a core Millennial experience.

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u/EddtheBoss Aug 18 '26

Duddeee I low-key believed that boomer crap, brought my printed resume to a Starbucks and they legit looked at me like I was a primitive troglodyte.

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u/double_shadow Aug 18 '26

It's not bad advice per se, it was just outdated by the 00s/10s. In the late 90s, I got my starting jobs just by showing up and not visibly looking like a creep. Granted that worked for minimum wage stuff moreso than actual career positions.

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u/Latter-Possibility Aug 18 '26

Just put on a suit and walk into any Fortune 500 company and hand them your resume! It’s that simple!

Bonus: Don’t ask for a promotion or raise! Just work hard it’ll get noticed all on its own

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u/Bitter-Ad5890 Aug 18 '26

To be fair, some industries are still like that, but they’re the cheap paying ones. To get a job at a restaurant you need two qualifications:

  1. Currently breathing
  2. Not currently incarcerated

And number 2 is flexible

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u/International_Cup725 Aug 18 '26

there's a ton of jobs like that. i've never had an issue. i guess these people are talking about specific careers they want?