Millennials are fed up with Baby Boomers.
It started with the housing market and has continued on with their questionable advice.
"Go buy a house!" they said. "Go have kids, you'll figure it out later!" And us millennials shouted back, "WITH WHAT MONEY?!"
Yep, it's stressful out here.
Come see what other words of "wisdom" boomers have shared.
"Well done. Well [expletive] done. The family left. And now, seventeen years later, the only way I can get a job is if I do NOT tell people I was in the military." - u/Idiot_Savant_Tinker
"I'm sure it works for some people, but I have heard so many people say that doing this has just turned their hobby into work they dread doing. When you're forced to do something to pay for your living, it can end up becoming a chore." - u/big_papa_hemingway
"My friend's dad got a fantastic job right out of college (with an unrelated bachelor's degree) by LITERALLY GOING INTO A RANDOM BANK DOWNTOWN AND REFUSING TO LEAVE UNTIL THEY GAVE HIM A JOB. Can you even imagine? Can you??" -u/effieokay
"My mother told me to, 'Just get a job. Tons of places are hiring.' Though, she has come to understand the struggle now as she spends all day applying to jobs and not getting a single call back." - u/bluepandadog
This Redditor's mom was so desperate for grandkids, she would say, "Babies just need love, not money."
To this, they replied, "Sorry, mom, no grandkids until I have a job with a decent paycheck and less student debt."
"I love being told 'be grateful you /have/ a job!' Then they look on in horror as I explain that I can't afford to live on my own while working over 40 hours a week. I don't get vacations. I don't get sick days." - u/meinsaft
"Got my degree, doubled my income within five months at the job I had been gaining experience at while doing my online degree. Many jobs just have that piece of paper as a barrier." - u/crackerjeffbox
This Redditor was once told, "If you want a man to stay with you, you'll have to pop out a baby." The logic is extremely flawed here. Wouldn't you want a man to stay for love and not for mere procreation?
"Mom no. Maybe that works for some people 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." - u/sonofaresiii
"From a family member. 4 years of therapy in and I still struggle daily." - u/squidspeakerr
This "smart" advice was given by a baby boomer who clearly doesn't realize that houses were a lot cheaper in their day.
This Redditor also pointed out that us millennials are making about a third of what they do.
"It does narrow things down to people you share a common interest with. It amazed me, when I was single years ago, and realizing I wasn't too bad at the dating thing, because I actually connected with people online who liked similar things." -u/deleted
"Sorry mate, but that's how you end up deep in debt and working a minimum wage job. The world has gotten drastically more expensive and less forgiving since the 50s and 60s, and it's largely because of the decisions your generation made. I'm going to chase the opportunity and play it pragmatic." - u/amaROenuZ
This Redditor still regrets taking their parent's advice to go to college even when they didn't want to. Now, they've wasted thousands of dollars a year and they still haven't nailed down their major.
"I was 15 but I knew that this was totally false. If a girl says no, there's a 99.99% chance that it's because she doesn't want to be with you." - u/deleted
"I got this from my old boss AND my former mother in law. Both of whom bought their houses in the 70's and had payments of $200-$300 a month on them. I can't get a $300 credit card without jumping through enough hurdles to qualify as an olympic event, but apparently I can just go buy a house while I'm picking up the groceries." - u/cerem86
This Redditor's dad told him that rude customers and co-workers help "build character."
The dad was eating their words when they got laid off and had to work in customer service with these types of rude people.
