A young Zurich graduate’s Youtube video has gone viral in the country. Posted on 20 October 2026, Oiviredet describes four years of unsuccessful job hunting after completing a master’s degree at the University of Zurich.
“I have a completely useless master’s degree from the University of Zurich in data science, statistics and politics. I received it four years ago, and I haven’t found a job related in any way to the subject of my studies.”
“Since completing my master’s in Zurich, I have worked as a bicycle courier, a pizza delivery driver, in a call centre, in a burger joint and so on. I wasn’t unemployed for long. I simply accepted every job I could get,” the YouTuber said.
This has reignited a debate over graduate underemployment, networking and the impact of artificial intelligence on entry-level careers.
The 14-minute video has attracted about 180,000 views, over 5,000 likes, and nearly 2,000 comments since being published.
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“A huge lower class is emerging. The middle class is disappearing, and there is still a small upper class that still has good jobs.”
The case is striking because the graduate’s fields (data science and statistics) are commonly associated with strong demand from technology firms and data-driven businesses. AI is obviously under the microscope.
To what extent will AI worsen the problem for young graduates or create opportunities for those who master the technology?
AI is hitting graduates hardest at the bottom of the career ladder. Tasks once assigned to junior analysts, research assistants, junior developers, copywriters, translators and customer-service staff can increasingly be automated or handled by AI tools, reducing the number of roles available to people trying to enter the workforce.
“The problem is not in your CV. It lies in the fact that there are simply far too few jobs at the moment for well-qualified people.”
The video has touched a wider anxiety among young people who invested years in higher education but find themselves working in the gig economy or low-paid service jobs.
“If millions of people in the industrialised world cannot find jobs with their good qualifications, then it is a societal problem, not a problem with your CV,” the YouTuber said.
