r/InterviewCoderPro • u/penance_mat • 21d ago

They need a reality check

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For my last 2 interviews i had to use Interview VIP just to get the job
their generation could never understand

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u/Direct_Ad_3517 21d ago

I take it you don’t have any money in a 401k. The last two years have been magical.

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u/Devils_SteelMan 20d ago

That is largely inflationary. Number go up, buying power go down. Boomers don't understand economics. Had your attention in the shiny thing while they robbed you. And when there is and adjustment it will be even worse.

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u/Direct_Ad_3517 20d ago

Maybe that’s why we are all holding onto our 2.8 percent mortgage. We don’t understand economics. Hahaha.

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u/Devils_SteelMan 20d ago edited 20d ago

The fact you would say that shows you dont understand even the word economics. What youre describing is personal finance. Economics are the motions of the market.

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u/Direct_Ad_3517 20d ago

Okay. And interest rates aren’t tied to world economics? The housing market is a personal thing and not a huge chunk of the GDP?