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Post-college
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:43 am
by Xenu
So College is over; I'm out, and I feel like I have no applicable skills, no path to follow, no nothing. Did anybody else experience this after school, and if so, how long can I expect the crushing depression to last?
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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:00 pm
by Bennett Cerf
Until the sweet release of death.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:23 pm
by Rspaight
Yes. It's all downhill from here. Your choices are:
1) Denial
2) Insanity
3) Substance Abuse
4) Sedation
or any combination of the above. Good luck!
Ryan
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:24 pm
by lukpac
It took me just under 2 years to find a job somewhat in my field. Of course, I think things have gotten a little better since then (I graduated in 2002).
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 12:43 pm
by Ess Ay Cee Dee
I think Scientology is the answer.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:41 pm
by Xenu
Oh, how I wish.
Just under 2 years? That's bearable. FOR ME TO POOP ON.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:57 pm
by lukpac
You have fun with that.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:59 pm
by dcooper
You could always do like I did and sell used cars for a year and a half while I was looking for a job during Bush Sr.'s recession.
On second thought...don't do that to yourself.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:43 pm
by MK
I think I would have felt the same, but before the last quarter even began, I took an art history job at school as a lark...and ended up working there for a couple more years before finding something else. It was a good job, I spent a lot of time in Asia, but it wasn't what I wanted for a 'career.'
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 9:48 pm
by Patrick M
Did you graduate? If so, I thought you would be headed to grad school.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:46 pm
by Dob
When I graduated, I was in a similar situation, though I wasn't fully aware of it at the time. I thought I had "applicable skills," but for the past 20 years, I've worked in a field that has absolutely nothing to do with my degree.
Yes it's scary to have "no path to follow," but it's exciting as well. You have opportunities open to you that a 48 year old (like me) simply doesn't have. If I want to pursue an opportunity that will take 12 years to pan out, I have to take into account that I'll be 60 in 12 years.
I make a decent living, and I have a path to follow (straight to retirement). But I'd give it all up and gladly start from scratch with "nothing" if I could be 22 years old again.
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:34 am
by dudelsack
Find a city that you want to live in, go there, and find the best job you can to bide your time with until you decide what to do. It's worked pretty decently for me and most of my friends....