>>Businesses can’t find enough qualified workers to whom they can pay unqualified wages; that is the problem.
Exactly. They want an experienced expert, who they will pay like an entry-level employee and then expect them to work at any random task assigned like an intern.
And if they are a white male, then promotion is out of the question. Gotta get those diversity stats up, you understand.
That’s exactly right; wages have undoubtedly been driven down. About 25 years ago when I came out of school I was surprised by how many “entry-level” jobs required 2-3 years experience.
As for the glass ceiling for white guys, I’ve used that to my benefit over the last few years; I work “like a girl” (the bare minimum hours). I don’t make a lot of money, but I’ve never made so much per hour in my life (since the unpaid “salaried” overtime was dropped). Because the women “playing office” won’t work it, I don’t either - and it is easy enough to document so the company can’t do anything about it.