this post was submitted on 21 Jun 2024
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how? we have no money and have to work even more than our parents think they did.
That is just a testament to how little previous generation fathers (on average) spent with their kids.
Yep, I know plenty of boomers and a few genX who literally went from work to the bar, and got home after their kids are asleep.
The bar is so low, Satan is tripping on it.
Good point, in this case both can be true
These are the millennials who can afford to have kids. The rest don't have kids.
Or, a millennial like me with a kid, a mountain of medical debt, student loans in deferment, and nothing saved for emergencies or retirement. We're supposedly middle class, but we feel more like working poor.
I work from home, realistically like 4 - 6 hours a day. I get to play with him constantly and don't miss a moment.
Do millennials actually work more hours than their parents did? My dad worked 70 hours a week in a factory when I was growing up (12 hours M-F, 8 hours on Saturdays); Fuck that shit.
I did 10h mostly 1h ot, 1h banked, flex day and sometimes extra hours depending on if enough workers and safety staff were up for it. Also tried triple job at the lowest point. The difference from my dad who did similar hours in work that didn't even require post secondary schooling, is that I don't own a house after mine. I'm back to living with my parents at about an eighth of typical rent, and I guess I'll have a third of a house when they are gone but then I'll have to do more than just chores and tradesman work to keep it.