More and more, I’m running into articles like this one about massive lineups at job fairs for low-paying retail jobs.
It reminds me of perhaps my most re-watched movie of all time, The Big Short.
In that tale of the 2008 financial meltdown, there are these two numbskulls who are meant to embody all that was wrong with the predatory mortgage lending market of the time.
Once arrogant and flush with cash, the movie’s final montage shows them at a crowded job fair lining up for a potential position at IKEA or something.