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3 Jul 2016
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What does No longer can the new college graduate step into his wingtips and expect to wear them out by climbing the career ladder at one solid company, or at a steadily growing small business. mean?
What does No longer can the new college graduate step into his wingtips and expect to wear them out by climbing the career ladder at one solid company, or at a steadily growing small business. mean?
1. What does 'step into' mean here?
2. What does 'wear out' mean here?
3. Is this a figurative?
2. What does 'wear out' mean here?
3. Is this a figurative?
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Yes this is a figurative. So when they say "step into" they literately mean the graduate is "stepping" into his wings. And when they say "wear them out" they are implying the graduate is going out into the real word (after graduating college).
The whole post in itself is trying to say that college graduates can no longer rely on getting a job with one good company and working your way up to the top position.
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Yes this is a figurative. So when they say "step into" they literately mean the graduate is "stepping" into his wings. And when they say "wear them out" they are implying the graduate is going out into the real word (after graduating college).
The whole post in itself is trying to say that college graduates can no longer rely on getting a job with one good company and working your way up to the top position.
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