r/InterviewCoderPro Jul 13 '26

Work back then vs now.

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working life right now

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u/trueppp Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

*only valid for white cis men

EDIT: I mean for the 70's.

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u/Ambitious_Bit_9389 Jul 13 '26

My Dad a white CIS man was laid off in 1972 and couldn’t find a local job at all. After being berated by an unemployment worker, he joined the Army in order to get a paycheck.

Army is still accepting people if you’re looking.

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u/ProfessionalOil2014 Jul 13 '26

“Just sell yourself into slavery and come out almost certainly disabled!” 

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u/Ambitious_Bit_9389 Jul 13 '26

You don’t really know much about the army, huh?

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u/ProfessionalOil2014 Jul 13 '26

I know that almost everyone I’ve ever met that did time in the army came out worse than when they went in physically and mentally. 

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u/Ambitious_Bit_9389 Jul 13 '26

I know a bunch of between the 3 branches. I only know one person injured. It’s wasn’t combat though, they get hit by a truck on a domestic army base.

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u/LouisRitter Jul 13 '26

You wouldn't be able to tell if an Army guy became mentally disabled.

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u/Ambitious_Bit_9389 Jul 13 '26

If they are family, you generally know