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Underachievers are not always lazy or lacking motivation. Underachievement can result from external barriers, lack of support or resources, and mental or physical health issues, not necessarily due to laziness or lack of motivation.
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And no matter how upbeat they are—no matter how ingenious and flexible—the unemployed and underemployed understand that the clock is always ticking in the background. The longer you are unemployed, the less likely you are to find an appropriate job, and entries like “sales associate,” “limo driver,” or “server” do not make an attractive filling for the growing Gap in one’s résumé. At the same time, you are inexorably aging past the peak of occupational attractiveness, which seems to lie somewher
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― Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream
― Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream
