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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, I'm pretty shocked he's getting no bites as an engineering major.  Normally, I'm all about advocating for parents of adult kids to be more hands-off, but if I were you I would ask him to share details about his job search.  Is he really actively searching?  Is he working with his college placement/career office?  Is he networking?  Is he setting up informational interviews?  Should he consider relocating to where the jobs are?

As for his minimum wage work, that's ridiculous for an engineering major.  At the very least, he could be a substitute teacher and make more.  He should definitely be earning more than that with his educational credentials.

I would begin to charge him rent and set a firm date objective for when he should be moving out.  You can quietly save his rent $ for him to use later for a down payment on his new place.  He should be aiming for a housing situation with roommates, not thinking he can have his own place at his age.

But seriously, even with the economy the way it is, he's doing something wrong with his job search to be stuck liike that with his degree.  Are you in the DC area?[/quote]

Following up, as an engineering major he also should be able to make money tutoring in math...presuming that he has good math skills.  That's big money, but he will need to hustle for clients.  Does he have hustle?  Maybe a firm move-out date will be a kick in the pants that he needs.[/quote]

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