My generation dreams of working in McDonald’s – that’s how bad things are

Sebastian Ujică

Getting a job in a fast food restaurant was once seen as a sign of failure, but for many young adults desperate for work, landing a role there is seen as a benchmark for success. Here, 23-year-old Isabel tells Chloe Combi the brutal truth of being a young jobseeker today I ’ve been reading all week about how my generation – which might well be called the NEET generation if things continue this way – is in trouble and I wanted to let people know what it really feels like to be a young person in