So is a plague of laziness responsible for the unemployment numbers?

[rocketpig]

Chairman-Mao said:

richardhutnik said:

Chairman-Mao said:

These people aren't lazy. They're just holding out for management positions.

If you have been management, and then try to apply for something not management, it is hard to get into.  Go too far down, and you get "overqualified".  In my case, I have a Masters degree.  Sure, I might be able to land seasonal employment, where you are gone in January.  But for more permanent things?  Well, it is a real challenge.

I'm only 19 and in my undergrad program so I can't speak at all about job hunting or whatever, but I can't see it as being too hard to find a job with a masters degree. Now I understand the whole "overqualified" issue but it can't be that big of a drawback can it?

Yeah, it is. I don't have a Master's but I couldn't find even crap work because I was overqualified for any of it. I couldn't even get an entry-level or junior position in my own field because they knew I'd be gone in a month or two once something better came around.