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[quote=Anonymous]To make it long-term in the workforce, she needs to use the early jobs to identify what she likes and what she doesn't like. It's okay that she is disgruntled with the hours, that's normal. But it sounds like she doesn't have a trust fund to fall back on. So, she has to accept that 40 hours a week will be her norm for a while. How does she want to spend those 40 hours?

Start talking to her about what does she like, and what she doesn't like, and these are different for everyone.

The money and the freedom it buys
Learning new things, new business, new software, new products, etc
Being around supportive co-workers who also hang out or Having a great boss that will teach her the ropes
Doing repetitive work, or the need to be more mentally challenged
The chance to be client facing or a preference to work behind the scenes
The mission of the organization
The chance to get involved with volunteer work through work
The chance to travel with work
An easy commute
The chance to get promoted and gain more responsibility
The chance to be creative, design things.
The chance to use data, be analyticial

The more work aligns with personal values, the better her chance of sticking with an org long term.

Help her reframe and look at things widely. Within her company, can she identify one or two jobs/ people that do appeal to her? What is it about those jobs? Has she made any of those kinds of connections (she should)

It's also normal for recent grads to switch jobs every 2-2.5 years until they are 30, so be open to that as her parent. The idea is that she figures out what a good work-fit is.

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