>>“I’ve read 23 or 24 is the new 18, because of the way we’ve been raised. My generation isn’t willing to settle, which is probably why a lot of us are still unemployed,” he says, laughing.<<
That is the problem in a nutshell. Way to go parents — you taught your kids that self-esteem is more important than self-respect. The chickens are literally coming home to roost.
Even if they do take a job that is “beneath them,” it still likely won’t pay enough for them to be on their own.
During the recession...jobs are scarce, salaries are falling, and yet cost of living is rising.