Americans fear a life of 'dead-end crap jobs with crap wages' (psst: vote Bernie)

CNN Money ^ | 4/15/16 | Long

[pabianice]

...Jo-Ann was a child prodigy who went to college at age 14. She graduated and landed a coveted job at Citigroup.

Soon she was flying around the world leading meetings. Then she jumped to a management role at a financial printer. She was middle class, maybe even on her way to the upper middle class ... until the tech bubble burst. And September 11th hit.

The U.S. fell into a recession and companies cut back. In 2002, Jo-Ann was forced to train the Indian workers that would replace her.

After she was laid off, she struggled to find a good paying job. She melted down her savings and 401k. She got into the trap of working "dead-end crap jobs with crap wages," including a stint at Walmart.

Her life went from American Dream to Bust. Today she's in her mid-40s and makes $11 an hour processing payments at a financial firm despite being college educated...

[kearnyirish2]

I work with such things, and am sure my knowledge is the only reason I have a job. I only share small bits of it with others so they can make my job easier/minimize the demands on my time.