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Gen Z Graduates: Struggling to Cash In While Baristas Bag the Big Bucks!
Hold onto your hats, Gen Z! If you thought tossing your graduation cap meant cashing in, you’re in for a shocker! In a jaw-dropping twist, while you’re strutting in your white-collar gear, your pals flipping lattes are raking in higher paychecks! Yes, you heard that right!
Hospitality Workers Are Stealing the Show!
Since the pandemic shockwave hit, hospitality and health care salaries have skyrocketed—up nearly 30% since 2021! That’s right, while YOU sit there hoping for a crumb of a raise, your friend at the local bar is cashing in on inflation-busting wage growth! Meanwhile, you’re barely keeping pace with rising costs—congratulations on your overpriced oat-milk latte!
The Painful Reality of White-Collar Jobs!
Forget the glam of a desk job! White-collar professionals, especially fresh-faced Gen Z grads, are in a world of hurt. In finance, education, and the professional services sector, salary bumps are more elusive than a unicorn. Teachers are clocking in 5% below inflation, losing ground as fast as those student loans are piling up.
The White-Collar Freeze: What’s Going On?
The job market for entry-level tech roles? Stuck in a deep freeze! Businesses are slamming the brakes on hiring. Even industry giants like Meta are scaling back, putting a halt to their expensive AI hiring sprees. Amazon’s CEO is warning of job cuts thanks to AI “efficiencies.” Are you kidding me?
Promotions? Good Luck with That!
Think landing a tech job guarantees a smooth promotion path? Think again! A grim survey reveals promotion rates have tanked from a peak of 14.6% during the Great Resignation to just 10.3% in May 2025. That’s a shocking nosedive, leaving aspiring professionals anxiously sweating at their desks.
In a world where your capsule coffee could cost you an arm and a leg, it’s time for Gen Z to scramble for every chance to secure a brighter financial future! It’s a wild ride out there, and it doesn’t look like it’s getting any easier!
photo credit: fortune.com
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