What’s the point?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Trump’s economy.

Please google economic failures of the Biden Administration and start educating yourself.

Please you MAGAs need to stop blaming Biden for your totally incompetent leader. We can all read the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. They are blaming Trump for his inept policies. It’s only MAGGATS and Fox still lamely trying to defend Trump’s economy. It’s just sad we all suffer when idiots cast their 2024 vote.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump’s economy.

Please google economic failures of the Biden Administration and start educating yourself.

Please you MAGAs need to stop blaming Biden for your totally incompetent leader. We can all read the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. They are blaming Trump for his inept policies. It’s only MAGGATS and Fox still lamely trying to defend Trump’s economy. It’s just sad we all suffer when idiots cast their 2024 vote.

Not MAGA. I am an economist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Graduating dc did all the right things, worked hard to get into good school, worked throughout college with 3 internships, top grades, and cannot find a job. And so many stories of 2025 grads still looking. Just depressing.

It’ll get better. I’ve been there.

— Class of 2009

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have an upcoming '26 grad from a good school, econ major with excellent grades. Good internships last summer that did not translate into what he thinks he wants to do for first job. Has sent out I don't know how many resumes, had two interviews and no job offer yet. Lots of comments about the state of the economy and how "hard" it is.

But what drives me insane:

He is fixated on one or two major cities where he "must" start his career. He is fixated on what I think is a narrow field of jobs.

He, like OP's kid, is going to learn the hard way that not everyone starts out with a glamorous first job in their first choice city. But it's a big, big country with a lot of opportunities. There are a LOT of cities where these kids could be happy for a year or two or three.

I'm tired of the whining and refuse to indulge it.

This. I wonder how many of the "unemployed" grads are doing the same thing as your DC.

+1 on my kids' parent facebook page there have been a few parents asking for leads for their kids who don't have jobs - and only want to stay in their home city, will only consider other locations if the job is fully remote. Sorry, you may have to move to get your career started.

Or take something less than ideal. Doesn't mean flipping burgers (although you do what you need to do to pay rent, unless mom and dad are footing the bill) but sounds like too many kids are holding out for the perfect job. no, your job might suck for awhile. it might be a little rudimentary at first. and that's ok.

Yep. I graduated in 2009.

It was completely brutal.

I ended up taking a job with AmeriCorps VISTA. My boyfriend at the time took a job at a tailoring company. We had both graduated with honors from Georgetown.

I ended up going to grad school and am now 15 years into a career I love.

He ended up getting an Econ PhD and is now a tenured professor.

But that year was rough. We lived in a studio in Kalorama and pretty much ate cereal and Chef Boyardee.

[Anonymous]

OP here - dc is poli sci & env science double major

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - dc is poli sci & env science double major

Would he be interested in becoming a college consultant? Especially if he is an ivy graduate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump’s economy.

Please google economic failures of the Biden Administration and start educating yourself.

lol, I can look at the economic data and see who had a growing economy and who has a contracting economy. Maybe you should learn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Graduating dc did all the right things, worked hard to get into good school, worked throughout college with 3 internships, top grades, and cannot find a job. And so many stories of 2025 grads still looking. Just depressing.

Well gee wiz 1/3 of this country voted for this shit.

The point is we are in a recession heading to the great depression.

Get active and remove all Republicans from trashing the economy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump’s economy.

Please google economic failures of the Biden Administration and start educating yourself.

Please you MAGAs need to stop blaming Biden for your totally incompetent leader. We can all read the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. They are blaming Trump for his inept policies. It’s only MAGGATS and Fox still lamely trying to defend Trump’s economy. It’s just sad we all suffer when idiots cast their 2024 vote.

Not MAGA. I am an economist.

Seems more likely you slept at a Holiday Inn last night,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump’s economy.

Please google economic failures of the Biden Administration and start educating yourself.

Please you MAGAs need to stop blaming Biden for your totally incompetent leader. We can all read the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. They are blaming Trump for his inept policies. It’s only MAGGATS and Fox still lamely trying to defend Trump’s economy. It’s just sad we all suffer when idiots cast their 2024 vote.

Not MAGA. I am an economist.

BS Biden left us with low unemployment screw off you lying sack of crap

Trump has added Trillions to the National debt you good with that too???
Trump is not a business man he has never once made one business successful.

Econ 101 We are headed to the Great Depression!!!!!

OBS DISAPPEAR AT FASTEST JANUARY PACE SINCE GREAT RECESSION—The 108,435 job cuts last month represented a 118% jump from the same period last year and the most in any January since 2009, when the U.S. was reeling from the Great Recession triggered by a housing market.

Screw you liar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trump’s economy.

Please google economic failures of the Biden Administration and start educating yourself.

Please you MAGAs need to stop blaming Biden for your totally incompetent leader. We can all read the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. They are blaming Trump for his inept policies. It’s only MAGGATS and Fox still lamely trying to defend Trump’s economy. It’s just sad we all suffer when idiots cast their 2024 vote.

Not MAGA. I am an economist.

I trust you as the”economist” can do Google the same and replace Biden with Trump.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - dc is poli sci & env science double major

Does he like working outside? My DD is an ES major and is applying to internships now. Getting a lot of response (still in interviews with a few companies) but they are largely 80%+ outdoor field work (which is what she wants). My friend's son majored in something environmental related but doesn't actually want to be outside much. Hasn't found a job and now going to grad school. Entry level in env sci really seems to be literally on the ground.

If he's willing to do the outdoor work, resume/cover letter should make the case that he's up to it (e.g. among other experiences, DD lists her ecology camp experience leading multi-day backpacking trips, firefighter ground crew certification, work with chainsaw and other power tools from a summer job with a local park system).

Also, look for internships as well as full time jobs. I know several new grads with ES majors and most of them have started out by doing seasonal/temp, jumping to a new thing every six months or so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - dc is poli sci & env science double major

Navy's hiring.

https://www.navy.com/careers-benefits/careers/intelligence-information-cryptology/surface-warfare-officer-swo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what majors?

Double major, computer science and math, from UMD. RMIB grad.

https://www.navy.com/careers-benefits/careers/intelligence-information-cryptology/cyber-warfare-engineer

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What was his major? My sister graduated in the early 2000s and did the same and has struggled her entire career, because of her major. Shes had jobs but had to be extremely creative with the jobs and networking It took patience and she’s even moved twice to different parts of the country.

I know plenty of others in the same situation who graduated from the late 90s - now.

Her employment struggles 20 years after graduating are not because of her major. No one asks about college major after the first few years.

I completely agree! My point was that many people struggle for many reasons and it’s not necessarily Trump’s fault. I also said I know others that had a hard time finding jobs out of college too. I wasn’t clear in my post.