I know this is for the UK, so I’m not in their exact demographic, but I’m kind of feeling similar effects in the US. I have an “okay” career that provides more than others. But still doesn’t really provide enough to have any sort of upward mobility or afford much luxury. No promotions, no house, for sure. Only a down trend to be eaten away by inflation. Looking at alternate careers, it seems most of them expect you to start from scratch, take a significant pay cut doing so, and EVERY industry is “oversaturated” at the entry level outside of like nursing/healthcare and other jobs people are actively trying to leave due to worsening pay and working conditions. My partner has also been out of uni for several years now and is still struggling to actually find a permanent and stable job in their field, even with a “useful” degree and has had to hop from seasonal/temp jobs multiple times. It sucks personally, but also sucks for the younger people who now also need to compete with us older folks with more experience applying to their jobs due to lack of other options.