Your dad knew how to succeed in an unstructured environment and it sounds like you do not. That is the entreprenuerial skill: to navigate uncertainty.
You somewhat trivialize his accomplishment by saying he just bought a camera and asked a few connections. No, he saw an opportunity and he hustled. If it was so easy for his generation, then why isn't his media company tied with a thousand others?
You on the other hand want to buy a house from a pure tracked career path. This is not close to what your dad did. He went off-road. He would probably be able to navigate the job search better than you--and you are looking to get someone to pay you a salary while they absorb all the risk and you seem to be frustrated that it's difficult while you are just doing what you are supposed to do. You are competing with the 60% torso of people who have the same mindset. Your dad would probably try a lot of different approaches than simply submitting an application along with 120 others for every job.
You can blame it on the times, but I have seen people in this generation succeed like your dad. They are not doing it through job applications. They make shit happen with hustle and ingenuity.
If you want to really compare the times, go ask your dad if you can talk to his old coworkers who never left their company. I think you'd be better off asking your dad how to hustle, how to identify and seize opportunities in creative ways.
Your dad knew how to succeed in an unstructured environment and it sounds like you do not. That is the entreprenuerial skill: to navigate uncertainty.
You somewhat trivialize his accomplishment by saying he just bought a camera and asked a few connections. No, he saw an opportunity and he hustled. If it was so easy for his generation, then why isn't his media company tied with a thousand others?
You on the other hand want to buy a house from a pure tracked career path. This is not close to what your dad did. He went off-road. He would probably be able to navigate the job search better than you--and you are looking to get someone to pay you a salary while they absorb all the risk and you seem to be frustrated that it's difficult while you are just doing what you are supposed to do. You are competing with the 60% torso of people who have the same mindset. Your dad would probably try a lot of different approaches than simply submitting an application along with 120 others for every job.
You can blame it on the times, but I have seen people in this generation succeed like your dad. They are not doing it through job applications. They make shit happen with hustle and ingenuity.
If you want to really compare the times, go ask your dad if you can talk to his old coworkers who never left their company. I think you'd be better off asking your dad how to hustle, how to identify and seize opportunities in creative ways.
OK boomer.
Haha