Get a Job is a 2016 comedy-drama about recent college graduates Will and Jillian who struggle to land stable jobs after graduation, along with their housemates and Will’s father who suddenly faces unemployment himself. The story follows their mix of odd gigs, family support, and humorous setbacks in a tough job market. No identity-driven themes, activist dialogue, forced casting emphasis, or modern social-justice messaging appear in the plot, characters, or marketing.
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Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Get a Job.
Woke representation / casting
Mixed friend group includes one black actor in a natural college-comedy role with zero emphasis on race or identity in story or marketing.
8%
Woke political dialogue
Occasional light jabs at corporate life and downsizing stay generic and non-partisan; no activist language or modern political framing.
5%
Identity-driven story themes
Plot stays focused on economic struggles and personal setbacks without any race, gender, sexuality, or identity arcs.
0%
Western institutional / cultural critique
Shows corporate inefficiency and fading job loyalty hitting both young grads and older workers, but as straightforward economic satire rather than activist attacks on capitalism, patriarchy, or Western institutions.
12%
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant (original screenplay, no historical reinterpretations).
0%
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
No reported controversy, backlash, or debate around woke content, diversity, or politics.
0%
Creator track record context
Stacey Sher produced Mrs. America (feminist history) and Erin Brockovich (corporate accountability); Michael Shamberg has similar socially conscious credits; however, none of this aligns with identity-driven content in Get a Job, and all other creators lack relevant activist history.
12%
Production
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