14th October 2008, 01:12 PM
Oxbeast, I think the subtext is that a lot of folk cannot afford to pay for accommodation elsewhere and only take jobs where the accommodation is provided. It's true that some people can fall back on their parents in a pinch, others really do sofa surf between jobs. historically, this was for other reasons, but now I'm seeing a lot of people in their mid-20's with crippling career development loan debts, which are not nearly as forgiving as student loans as the interest accrues much faster.