I feel like this is obvious.

Honestly, I don’t give a shit if I have to work for that security, but the job markets have gone to absolute garbage. Nobody has a lifetime career at a single employer anymore. Employers don’t do raises, and just rinse through the entire employable workforce with no care in the world because there’s always some bright eyed college grad willing to take the job for less than the person who has it now, so raises don’t serve companies. Long term experience and knowledge is both highly desirable, and completely worthless.

If you’re trying to get a job for anything beyond every level, you must have years and years is experience with the specific products and software that company uses to manage their company. Experience you could only have if you’ve worked there before.

Entry level positions have wages so low it’s barely better than working at McDonald’s.

The world is fucked.