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Originally Posted by Summerville
I’m in the 50’s group. The 90’s were horrible for 20-somethings and everyone did seem to move away to Toronto or Vancouver. Not Alberta….those were people who are now in their 40’s.
In the 90’s,…decisions were probably not made with the younger generations in mind. I’m really happy that things are changing,…my oldest is actually saying that he may stick around.
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I guess here's where my experience and that of those around me must have been atypical. I graduated post-secondary in the 1990s and had numerous job prospects, chose the career path I wished to follow and was never without a job from that point on.
Among my friends and acquaintances, the ones who moved away (mostly to Toronto) did so not because they couldn't find a job here, but because they wanted to work in environments that were not possible here, in a smaller city with a smaller job market. They actually had jobs here, but left them to search for bigger opportunities in bigger (well, the biggest) cities. They moved because they wanted to, not because they had to. I actually had a job offer at the Toronto head office of the company that I worked for, but I turned it down because I didn't want to live in the Toronto ratrace - I liked it here, and could visit Toronto, or any other city, any time I wanted to... but didn't want to live there. It was my choice.
This is why I don't get the doom and gloom and false narratives... perhaps my experience was different than others, but I also find that those with negative attitudes tend to defeat themselves and limit their opportunities, and also are the ones that complain that everything is terrible. So...
Anyhow... I'm a little disappointed for letting myself get drawn into this. Note to self: ignore the negativity... let it go and save yourself the frustration...
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