I’m 23 years old and I have one year of college left. I am getting a double major in two major arts fields that probably won’t get me a job. I have absolutely no money and am completely dependent on my parents; living at home right now while I take classes. I can’t stand being dependent on them and constantly feeling like I “owe” them. They still try to control me in many ways. It didn’t bother me until this summer but now it’s really getting on me…I feel like I am suffocating. I am already depressed and the fact that I don’t even own my own life makes me want to end it. I could take out financial aid for some of my college and get a job I suppose. I just hate myself for being this loser half-formed being. Advice?
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Hey. Just want to let you know that I’m also worried over getting a job out of college. I’m doubling in two very lucrative technical fields, and even then I’m not all that confident, just because the job market is so bad.
Start looking early, I suppose, and see what your career center has to say. Everyone always says “oh, grad school,” but that’s just delaying the issue imo, not solving it. I’m a good four years younger than you, so it may be a little presumptuous of me to offer you advice, but you definitely should do your best to shake off that negativity by keeping yourself busy while you look for a full time job. I worked as a waiter for a little while when I was in dire need of cash, and it definitely kept depression at bay. Good luck, and do your best teana!
I recently heard a news story reporting that a very high percentage of millennials (people in their 20’s – 30’s) are still living with their parents. Economists and sociologists attribute this to how difficult it is for many in this age group to find a job which affords them the opportunity to live independently. Some “experts” even question if a college education is worth pursuing. If a student graduates after 4 years of university and can’t find a job which pays a livable income, then what’s the point in earning a degree?
It is tough out there. Making money and being self sufficient is a struggle. Sometimes you have to do shit you’d rather not do just to earn a buck. You might have to take a job that you thoroughly hate just to earn the income necessary to survive. It sucks, but that’s life.
I guess you have to pick the lesser of two evils:
1) Being dependent on your parents. Or,
2) Paying your own way by working a soul crushing job which you despise.
It could be worse, at least you don’t have any children. 🙂 Good luck.