Completely over for Ireland if you're not upper class.

[Seth Walsh]

Corporate Ireland is literally turning mediocrity into an aspirational aesthetic

Bank of Ireland is now running promoted LinkedIn ads asking grads:

“What do you want most from your first career move?”

And the big selling points are:

• €36k+ salary
• 23 days annual leave + 1 volunteer day
• “Best in class pension”
• “Real experience”

LMAO.
This is where the labour market has drifted to. Basic employment terms are being packaged like some elite lifestyle unlock.




Imagine doing the inverse advert for senior management:

What do you want most from your final career move?
€18m base
€2.6m bonus
€5m negotiated exit package
Cut graduate starting salaries from €45k to €36k
“Real leadership”

The funniest part is the €36k+.
The “+” is carrying an unbelievable amount of psychological weight. €36,001 technically clears the hurdle.
This is the modern corporate game:
Junior saves company €9k = “cost discipline.”
Executive extracts millions = “competitive remuneration required to attract talent.”
Graduate gets 23 days off = “incredible benefits package.”
Senior guy gets a negotiated golden parachute for leaving = completely normal corporate governance.
And people wonder why young workers increasingly look at the traditional career ladder and think: what exactly am I supposed to be compounding here?
The real issue isn’t even €36k by itself.
It’s being sold as aspirational.


You’re not being shown ownership, asymmetric upside, meaningful profit participation, rapid repricing for exceptional performance, or a clear path where increased output materially increases your economics.


You’re being shown:
salary + holiday entitlement + pension + vibes.


Then five years later they’ll wonder why the highest-agency people either leave, build something themselves, move closer to revenue/PnL, or job-hop aggressively.
Corporate prole drift is when the system gradually lowers the ceiling, then spends more money improving the branding around the ceiling.

 

[Seth Walsh]

@vision_n

 

[Seth Walsh]

@BoredPrince @Macan @KeepCopingLads

 

[vision_n]

disguisting marketing

 

[Jgns]

stomach turning lack of care for human life

 

[Seth Walsh]

stomach turning lack of care for human life

unforch

 

[cowmuncher26]

Stop worrying about all this bullshit and just go live on the beaches in Southern Italy off of government welfare and actually enjoy your life

 

[Seth Walsh]

Stop worrying about all this bullshit and just go live on the beaches in Southern Italy off of government welfare and actually enjoy your life

been thinking about summin like that

 

[Macan]

I thought in these EU countries were much easier to get rich, but it isn't the case anymore for some of them.

Mirin thread!

 

[Macan]

been thinking about summin like that

Yoo, that's good.

Ever thought of surfing , that kind of life style, if you want to chill out a little bit.

 

[Seth Walsh]

I thought in these EU countries were much easier to get rich, but it isn't the case anymore for some of them.

Mirin thread!

Getting rich in EU is one of the biggest memes there is

 

[Macan]

Getting rich in EU is one of the biggest memes there is

Only reserved, if you are already rich or next level iq or skill.

In US is much easier, but the diffrence between rich and poor is big there then in EU.

 

[brotato78]

The real issue isn’t even €36k by itself.
It’s being sold as aspirational.


You’re not being shown ownership, asymmetric upside, meaningful profit participation, rapid repricing for exceptional performance, or a clear path where increased output materially increases your economics.

bro sometimes i cant tell if ur ai or not cuz shit like this

it sounds like ai

 

[Seth Walsh]

bro sometimes i cant tell if ur ai or not cuz shit like this

it sounds like ai

idk

 

[zygosfinalboss]

We’re cooked

 

[ANON]

Looki my good for my future

 

[Foreverbrad]

Labour is worthless and about to become moreso with AI rapidly developing.

Chances are, whatever money you have now is all you will ever have - a grim thought for most, especially with expected cuts to welfare in Europe to support the increase demand and shrinking taxation base.

 

[KeepCopingLads]

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Corporate Ireland is literally turning mediocrity into an aspirational aesthetic

Bank of Ireland is now running promoted LinkedIn ads asking grads:

And the big selling points are:

• €36k+ salary
• 23 days annual leave + 1 volunteer day
• “Best in class pension”
• “Real experience”

LMAO.
This is where the labour market has drifted to. Basic employment terms are being packaged like some elite lifestyle unlock.




Imagine doing the inverse advert for senior management:


The funniest part is the €36k+.
The “+” is carrying an unbelievable amount of psychological weight. €36,001 technically clears the hurdle.
This is the modern corporate game:
Junior saves company €9k = “cost discipline.”
Executive extracts millions = “competitive remuneration required to attract talent.”
Graduate gets 23 days off = “incredible benefits package.”
Senior guy gets a negotiated golden parachute for leaving = completely normal corporate governance.
And people wonder why young workers increasingly look at the traditional career ladder and think: what exactly am I supposed to be compounding here?
The real issue isn’t even €36k by itself.
It’s being sold as aspirational.


You’re not being shown ownership, asymmetric upside, meaningful profit participation, rapid repricing for exceptional performance, or a clear path where increased output materially increases your economics.


You’re being shown:
salary + holiday entitlement + pension + vibes.


Then five years later they’ll wonder why the highest-agency people either leave, build something themselves, move closer to revenue/PnL, or job-hop aggressively.
Corporate prole drift is when the system gradually lowers the ceiling, then spends more money improving the branding around the ceiling.

wow gee, with 36k, i could get a mansion and a pool