Back around 2011....I had to go and travel on a last minute situation and landed at some airport of a smaller town. At 10PM, there was just one car rental place open and the gal at the desk was alone but willing to help me with a car.
We chatted for five minutes and I came to note that she was the manager of the shop. Mid-20’s and seemingly educated. The topic came up. She was a recent graduate of the local university and had a bachelor’s degree.
I sat there in some form of disbelief. This was the kind of job (manager of such a shop) where ten years prior....it would have been a non-degree guy in his 40’s. We’ve arrived at a point now we offer up such jobs to people who’ve wasted four years of college and this is the best there is for a job.