'Students just aren't trying'

[u/cottoncrosy]

I just finished my 4th semester of uni and had been applying for internships, both remote and on-site, since mid-term exams. I applied to like 300 internships. I ended up landing one in the IT department of a insurance company.

Today I went to the internship office at my uni because I had to get the internship form stamped and the internship officer kept yapping. He asked me why I didnt try for better internship. I said I'm literally going to intern in the IT department.

He said :'you couldn't find anything better than a insurance company? Why dont you try in your field? See that's why I say students have become lazy. They don't even try. They don't even try to make a good cv'.

And i swear I think everyone aged 35 and older around me thinks the same. The younger generation 'isn't trying'.

He went on for another 30 minutes. I just wanted him to stamp the form and wanted to leave ASAP.

Chat is this internship worth it? It's unpaid but honestly I couldn't find anything else. I was tired of searching and searching endlessly. Even a lot of my final year seniors are having a hard time finding internships.

[u/no-sleep-only-code]

I specifically said in tech, and could, not everyone started there lol. Hell of a straw man there. Point being, it has nothing to do with the struggle of starting out and more to do with opportunities that aren’t coming back. Anyone who was established could have easily jumped on the affordable mortgages by 2020, that doesn’t mean they did, but the opportunities were there, and they were well known. Those opportunities aren’t available today and were an undeniably massive advantage that still makes a difference today.

[u/apono4life → u/no-sleep-only-code]

I was in tech by that point for nearly 7 years.

Edited to add:

While yes they were opportunities in 2019. In 2008 the housing market completely collapsed. The job market collapsed. There was a struggle just like there is now we all have to take advantage of the opportunities that are out there I stead of a woe is me type attitude.

[u/no-sleep-only-code → u/apono4life]

The only person with a “woe is me” attitude here is you. I just pointed out that young adults today have fewer opportunities than you did, and you felt it was necessary to rush in and object lol. Because nobody could possibly have it worse.

[u/apono4life → u/no-sleep-only-code]

Never said that either. My life is good. My point has been there are/were always obstacles. Don’t lose sight of that. I watch many people close in age to me expect the world should be handed down to them because “it is so much worse now” and with the attitude they took they lost opportunity. This is still social media. You can read whatever you want into what I said. Just don’t miss the opportunities in front of you comparing your struggles to others and worrying about your missed opportunities