Atlanta is known as a ‘Black Mecca.’ Jobs data tell a different story.

[ISO]

He should have moved to Chicago, NY or London and made some good bucks and then moved back to ATL.

Ain’t no way I’m going to a good school and flipping burgers after. I refuse.

But I don’t want to sound ignorant. I don’t know his ultimate situation.

I’m scamming before I do that

 

[staticshock]

Finance master’s flipping burgers?

He couldn’t at least be a bank teller

I never by into the sob stories like that..unless you have a masters in a useless liberal arts major, but with a master's in finance, there are plenty of options.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

I’m scamming before I do that

Don’t want to sound weird but I couldn’t imagine getting a degree like that and people walking into me seeing me flip burgers.

 

[Reece]

Atlanta is a farce. Move to where people aren’t talking about and I’m not saying because we don’t want none of y’all broke nikkas coming I’ll give y’all one though. In Washington DC, the blacks there are getting to it. It’s expensive but there’s opportunity there. In ATL they flashing, pretending and talking about what they wished they had but based off the thread yesterday it’s the blacks in DC that’s actually making it. Y’all on y’all own for the other places

 

[R=G]

I'll say one thing...notice how you never see young Asians struggling. Boot licking must be a fun gig.

 

[MoneyTron]

Atlanta is a farce. Move to where people aren’t talking about and I’m not saying because we don’t want none of y’all broke nikkas coming I’ll give y’all one though. In Washington DC, the blacks there are getting to it. It’s expensive but there’s opportunity there. In ATL they flashing, pretending and talking about what they wished they had but based off the thread yesterday it’s the blacks in DC that’s actually making it. Y’all on y’all own for the other places

Nah, that's not true at all.

What DC does benefit from over Atlanta is a strong job pool from government work. No city in the nation has it like DC does.

Atlanta is different but there are plenty of non-entertainment black millionaires in Atlanta. Trust me.

 

[Reece]

Nah, that's not true at all.

What DC does benefit from over Atlanta is a strong job pool from government work. No city in the nation has it like DC does.

Atlanta is different but there are plenty of non-entertainment black millionaires in Atlanta. Trust me.

And the Government is going nowhere no time soon. You have the Government jobs, all the companies that eat off Government contracts, all the peripheral companies that serve the Government or companies eating off the Government contracts and all the companies that just want to be in DC because it’s a hip cosmopolitan city. As long as you have a degree, in DC you should have no problem getting a job.

 

[DrBanneker]

Put this into context fam. Real estate in Atlanta and the metro area is crazy right now and not looking back.

Honestly, you might know more than I do since I haven't lived there for almost 15 years, I just remember seeing data like the below and thinking it never went back to its pre-crisis peak.

 

[NZA]

doesnt surprise me; with all the stripping and trapping coming out of there, most black poeple are not really working good jobs in the ATL. uber + a terrible job is how anybody is really eating in many cities, to be honest.

 

[DatNkkaCutty]

The first day of work has grown quite common for him.

There was the first day as a financial planner in 2013.

The first day as an investment analyst in 2017.

Now in 2019, the 35-year-old Virginian with a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech and a master’s in finance from the University of Georgia was taking a Cobb County bus to his latest job — flipping burgers at Wendy’s.

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

I am plugged in good in the Northeast, not a fan of the south in general.

Beyond the scope of ATL, the folks mentioned in the article are too old and experienced to be hired when companies can hire someone half their age for half the price.

Additionally, this a problem of too many skilled people and too little resources....

Add the inherent HR racism thrown out, the career hunt is impossible for most of us....

Legitimately one of my biggest fears as I get older.

And the Government is going nowhere no time soon. You have the Government jobs, all the companies that eat off Government contracts, all the peripheral companies that serve the Government or companies eating off the Government contracts and all the companies that just want to be in DC because it’s a hip cosmopolitan city. As long as you have a degree, in DC you should have no problem getting a job.

And then... There's the United States of Amazon and it's trillion dollar net worth :Wowdreds:



Them streets aren't ready



Literally!!!! 495 is already a hell hole :dbldamn:

 

[Shoog Shatmi]

I think burger flipper dude is on the spectrum. I mean, something is really missing from that story. Aren't there call center jobs in Atlanta that pay better than fast food?

 

[Reece]

This is what people don't get.

Just getting a job isn't the only decision. What if you lose it, how easy is it to replace it. These are things smart people look at.

Atlanta is a super rare city. Atlanta is maybe the only city in America with every type of Black person but in silos. That's damn near impossible to find in most of Black America

Most complaints about Atlanta is almost always two items for Blacks

1. Jobs
2. BW can't find a man that fits what their liking is. Just a good fit in their eyes. Obviously this isn't the case for every BW but is for many.

Facts. I was reading an article recently about how a lot of the big banks were spreading jobs around the country to low cost areas because it costs too much to keep the workers in New York City. So they’d entice them to move to places like Jacksonville, Salt Lake City and Phoenix where the company could cut their salary by 20% but even with the cut the cost of living would be so much cheaper the worker would come out ahead. Problem was...these banks ended up cutting their jobs AFTER the people relocated away from NY to the smaller cities, and now they couldn’t find anything in places like Jacksonville that paid anything close to the high finance job they had. I’m not trying move anywhere where there’s only a few jobs in my field. You asking for it at that point.

 

[The Radiant One]

Atlanta will grow by 2 million people by 2040. You do need a plan and skill though plus Atlanta is close to Chattanooga, Nashville and Birmingham so you have some nearby cites.

 

[MoneyTron]

Finance master’s flipping burgers?

He couldn’t at least be a bank teller

You know, I actually interviewed to be a bank teller/associate in 2017. Was more selling and customer experience management than anything.

If dude can't talk to people, he wouldn't be able to get that job.