My Boomer uncle loves forwarding articles about how Gen Z “doesn’t want to work.”


Meanwhile, he retired before 60, owns his home outright, collects a pension, and spends weekends fishing on a boat he bought years ago.
So I asked what his first full time job paid.
About $7 an hour in the early ’80s.
Adjusted for today, that’s roughly $30 an hour.
Most entry level jobs around me struggle to offer even $17.
The difference isn’t that they worked harder.
The difference is their wages could actually build a life.
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