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Re:A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore by winReInstall on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @03:03AM (#32162446)
Well, nobody has a chance in the us either. There are just various "industries" in need of fresh meat, who create a ilusion of "chance" to churn through idealistic, young people as a cheap labour source for jobs.
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Re:A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore by mensetmanusman on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @07:35AM (#32164242)
I grew up in poverty collecting change from McDonalds drive throughs as a kid, went to MIT eventually, and am now trying to pay it forward.

It does happen…

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Re:A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore by rtp4me on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @07:33AM (#32164221)
Hard disagree. And, the illusion of "chance" is what?

Owning a house? Check

Starting a business? Check

Starting a family? Check

Getting an advanced education? Check

The US is full of opportunity and "chances". Just because you feel nobody has a chance does not make it so. Nothing is for free - you need to be willing to put the effort into making it happen.

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Re:A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore by refurb on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @03:40AM (#32162699)
You should tell my boss who was a refugee that "nobody has a chance in the US". She'd be fascinated to hear your reasoning.
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Re:A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore by grapeskin on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @04:34AM (#32162994)
France is full of refugees as well. Loads of countries are. Not sure what the point is.
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Re:A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore by badpun on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @05:24AM (#32163300)
How many refugees in France end up in managerial roles, working alongside the grads from elite schools?
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Re:A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore by ChuckNorris89 on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @10:40AM (#32166396)
Not many I'd wager. France seemed pretty elitist to me.

The company I used to work for had the HQ in France, and there, all the devs doing the stressful mediocre pay grunt work, were all Mohamed and Ahmed immigrants from North Africa, while all the suit & tie managers with expensive haircuts doing nothing but have coffee and joke around for 4 hours/day, were native white French dudes.

I wish this was a meme though, but this is my anecdote from my time there.

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Re:A brief history of nobody wants to work anymore by refurb on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @04:53AM (#32163113)
The point is "nobody has a chance in the US" is clearly false?
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