"I'm a Graduate! Now Where's my Job?"

I was reading through the comments of Chris Dixon’s newest post, Owning Equity In Your Company Should Be As Common As Owning Equity In Your House, and came across this excellent response from Julian Baldwin:

Nice post Chris. Agree with the idea we need to create a true ownership society. The number one thing I observe about recent college graduates, many of whom have the option to become first-time entrepreneurs, is they seem to believe they are entitled to a job instead of entitled to create a job. Whatever is needed, be it ownership in a company or something else altogether to help younger persons (myself included) make the switch psychologically, I hope it manages to find its way as part of the ordinary career path for upcoming generations of could/should be entrepreneurs.

Amen.

Julian echos Jason Calacanis’ rants about the Gen Y entitlement and sloth.  Far too many of my peers graduate college and expect a well paying job immediately after they turn the tassel.  Of those with the motivation and drive to land a career, very few even consider starting their own venture.  Startups aren’t for everyone but the educational system needs to encourage and support this option for the betterment of our society.