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Review: MTV's 'Underemployed'

MTV’s Underemployed seeks to capture millennial angst. LOL?

In “Underemployed,” Sophia (Michelle Ang) is an aspiring novelist who works at a doughnut shop. Nice hat

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By Sarah Hepola

October 19, 2012 at 1:41 AM UTC

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This article is part of the October 22, 2012 issue of businessweek.

Underemployed
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The story of wide-eyed college kids hoping to catch lightning only to get their fists around a mop is not a new one, it’s just particularly resonant at this moment. The recession has been a bumpy ride for millennials, as we all know by now, since they’re the generation raised to believe they were special. (Actually, all generations believe they’re special; millennials just have the most trend stories on the subject.)