"What can you do?"
Student Xiao D and Grandpa He shouted simultaneously, one deep in He Tiantian's sea of consciousness and the other by her ear.
Student Xiao D was genuinely curious, "Tiantian, what can you do? It's not easy to find a job these days!"
In the eighties and nineties, the iron rice bowl system hadn't been dismantled yet.
Jobs mostly depended on assignments or succession, and while there were openings for the public, they were very rare and typically predetermined.
The thought of applying for a job based solely on personal ability, like in later eras, was nearly impossible.
He Tiantian had graduated from high school, which was considered an education, but high school did not guarantee job distribution.
Her registration was still in the rural area; trying to find a job in the city without connections was like a fool's dream.
