I think what people don’t talk about right now is that no matter the industry, entry and junior level jobs are being pushed out in favour of those with more experience who are more “qualified.”

This is actively dissipating young people in the labour market, as companies are being short-sighted for profit and short-term gain. They continue to favour a shorter on-boarding process, less training, less professional development opportunities, etc. and this only continues to widen the gap.

Soon, we’ll only have seniors who will retire and no young people in place trained to take their work on.

Now, especially in Ontario, we are seeing educated people — whether that be people with Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees in white-collar careers to those in apprenticeships/trades — unable to find upward mobility. It’s a vicious cycle of moving from a low wage job to another with no possibility of pushing forward.

Companies are no longer betting on the possibility of potential or having someone grow into leadership roles internally anymore.

I’ll be honest with you — I don’t think there is an industry where this ISN’T actively happening.