Burnt-out, educated millennials need careers, not just jobs

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At a time when lots of attention is being paid to inequality, poverty and the travails of the working class, it might seem callous to worry about the problems of the educated elite.

But there are important reasons to be concerned about the fates of recent college graduates.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 11, 2019, with the headline Burnt-out, educated millennials need careers, not just jobs. Subscribe