r/Millennials • • Aug 18 '26

Discussion Applying for a job in 2026

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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It's not bad advice per se, it was just outdated by the 00s/10s.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.