Millennials Are Sharing The Worst Advice They've Ever Received From Boomers And My Mouth Is Agape

“He thought I taught part-time at three schools with no potential and minimal benefits because I liked it...”

"He was basically telling an entire class to get their advanced degrees in the hopes of getting the position that he got on a whim 30 years ago."

"I found out later that his family pulled every string possible to get him out of Vietnam."

"It was a 90-minute meeting, and that's the advice we got..."

"His old friend rented out the many houses he bought, and one day sold them all at a tremendous profit, then built his dream house. My FIL went into excruciating detail about how over-the-top this house was: crane in the basement for fixing cars, indoor pool, weird layers built into a hillside like some Frank Lloyd Hobbit house, etc.

I kept trying to get out of the conversation, as I gently joked and corrected about prices back in the day, but he would not take a hint — it was a salt-in-the-wound-style monologue."

"A few weeks later, they hired a new cashier; she was the cousin of one of the people who worked there. It was a warm welcome to the job market."

"First of all, they don't make 'starter homes' anymore — they make McMansions for rich baby boomers. And second of all, the houses we could afford were so small, run-down, and disgusting that even a troll wouldn't want to live in them.

I don't think boomers realize how expensive things are and how little we get paid."

"So, he's going through this little history lesson in how the economy used to work, while I stand there and nod. In the back of my head, it dawns on me: he thinks I'm an adjunct by choice. He thinks I teach part-time at three different schools with no advancement potential and minimal benefits because I like it.

Hey boomers, the reason why millennials aren't doing things the way you used to is that those things don't exist anymore — there are no career-track jobs in science with just an MS, and there are no more salary-for-life company pensions. I can't just go buy some land and flip it for a profit."

"Mom, no. Maybe that works somewhere, but my 'owner' is a huge company out of state. They don't cut me a break out of the kindness of their heart. If I'm late, they charge a fee, and if I'm still late a month later, they sue me.

"All the weddings she has been to for people my age have been my cousins, whose rich dad paid out $75K-plus, so her perception is a bit skewed, but still."

"Then I explain that I can't afford daycare; we can't afford for one person to stay home; our parents don't want to babysit full time, and finally, it's going to cost at least $4,000 out of pocket for the birth.

Then they go silent for a minute and say, 'Oh, my mom watched the baby,' or 'I was able to stay home,' and 'Gee, it only cost me $50 to have my baby 20 years ago.'

Yeah, that's why I'm 33 and don't have kids yet."

"Four years of therapy in, and I still struggle daily."

"For real, is it really that unusual for me to want to be loved for who I am, and not for my ability to procreate? Why would I want to stay with anyone who sees me as nothing but a human incubator?"

"I'm sure it works for some people, but I have heard so many people say that doing it just turned their hobby into work they dreaded. When you're forced to do something to pay for your living, it can end up becoming a chore.

In my opinion, it's okay to have separation between passion projects and careers."

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