What do the college graduates who can't find jobs do?

[Anonymous]

So obviously, the college graduates who do land jobs in their field typically share a 1-bedroom apartment with 4 or 5 roommates. But what about the ones who are jobless? Living with one's parents past the age of 21 is pretty uncool, so we can toss that possibility to the side. I'm guessing that most of them either settle in rehab centers, homeless shelters, crash at other friends' houses, or live with a significant other who is willing to provide for them.

[Anonymous]

Lots of 21 year olds move back in with the rents these days!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of 21 year olds move back in with the rents these days!

+1 Now that you can stay on your parent's insurance until 26, why not move back home too?

[Anonymous]

I would say that most do NOT wind up in shelters or rehab centers!

[Anonymous]

There are not a lot of recent four-year college graduates in homeless shelters, lol. Also, you do not settle in a "Rehab Center" because you can't find a job, unless you have a serious addiction problem.

Also the ones who find jobs are not "typically" sharing a place with four or five other people. Not only is that illegal, I've never seen recent grads pack that many people into a space.

You have a very grim view of post-college life. I suggest you see how people actually live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would say that most do NOT wind up in shelters or rehab centers!

Yeah this post is one of the dumbest things I've read in a long time. All recent four-year grads are on the streets or they are jammed in 6 to a bedroom. Suuuureee.

[Anonymous]

OP, I love the way you start with “obviously” then go on to say nothing that is true or obvious. Thanks for the chuckle.

[Anonymous]

Wait what? My first job out of undergrad 10 years ago paid $60k and I lived with my parents for 8 months since they were local, nice and I saved up so when I moved into an apartment by myself I had money for furniture and to pay off my car.

[Anonymous]

I graduated a few years ago with a degree in communications. Going back for nursing. It's a sure thing, but wish I'd had this realization before!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are not a lot of recent four-year college graduates in homeless shelters, lol. Also, you do not settle in a "Rehab Center" because you can't find a job, unless you have a serious addiction problem.

Also the ones who find jobs are not "typically" sharing a place with four or five other people. Not only is that illegal, I've never seen recent grads pack that many people into a space.

You have a very grim view of post-college life. I suggest you see how people actually live.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait what? My first job out of undergrad 10 years ago paid $60k and I lived with my parents for 8 months since they were local, nice and I saved up so when I moved into an apartment by myself I had money for furniture and to pay off my car.

This seems to be the most common path taken and probably the smartest if your parents are convenient to your place of employment and all is amicable with the family! I know many grads that did this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Living with one's parents past the age of 21 is pretty uncool, so we can toss that possibility to the side.

Who are you, OP?

[Anonymous]

They enroll at Hogwarts

[Anonymous]

Guessing Op wondered over to DCUM from Fairfax Underground

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So obviously, the college graduates who do land jobs in their field typically share a 1-bedroom apartment with 4 or 5 roommates. But what about the ones who are jobless? Living with one's parents past the age of 21 is pretty uncool, so we can toss that possibility to the side. I'm guessing that most of them either settle in rehab centers, homeless shelters, crash at other friends' houses, or live with a significant other who is willing to provide for them.

Contrary to your opinion, they generally move back in with their parents (or another relative if the relative lives in an area in which they are seeing employment). Often they work temps jobs or go back to summer jobs to get a little cash. At least that has been my observation. It really hasn’t changed since I graduated from college in 1986 and moved home while on the job search -or since my father graduated from college in 1953. I don’t know about my grandfather’s generation, since he had a job immediately after college in 1925.

I think you need to get over your erroneous impression that it isn’t “cool”, it is practical, pragmatic and a perfectly fine tradition.