To all my fellow graduates with jobs lined up...

stferago · 4 months

I like how at first it looked like "fuck you", then expanded to "Go fuck yourself".

CollegeStudnt · 4 months

It'll happen, it took me a few months to get a job after I graduated last year. I have to admit that it was great having that bonus summer, have some fun man, you have your entire life to work. PM me if you want any advice, I've been there. Best of luck to you.

psybermonkey15 · 4 months

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red454545 · 4 months

Why don't you got to law school!

p.s. Do not actually go to law school

heavens_will · 4 months

Honestly, don't take these criticisms to heart. There are people who have jobs lined up and people who don't. It's no one's fault... it's just not your time yet. Seriously, though, people are way too judgmental about these things. Why do people assume that a person must have been lazy or didn't major in something that's "useful"... in all honesty, fuck all that because you have to do what you want. Do what you love, and you'll figure out how to make a living. Work hard, of course, but don't join the bandwagon of "oh... you have to take this major... you have to do this, you have to do that." Pave your own way, and your time will come.

Don't stress out too much about it. The more you stress, the harder it's going to get. Take everything in and try to learn from that. And don't worry about those other people. They make their own decisions, so you should too.

averymonsen · 4 months

Hey! I made that GIF!

NoTimeForThat · 4 months

Please post this on your resume!

greyztaxi · 4 months

sorry

Chamaeleon · 4 months

Whelp.. here come the engineers telling you it's all your fault..

throw_a_weigh11 · 4 months

It's okay! I was in the same boat as you a year ago.

Now I am in a decent job and happy. I was in a terrible spiral that made me question whether I would ever have any success ever. But it gets better.

Oxilery · 4 months

Out of curiosity, what did you major in?

WayneDaniels · 4 months

Major in art history they said. You'll get a job out of college they said.

bkporque · 4 months

Maybe it's because some people figured out early in the college game that there are ways to make yourself marketable getting all the awesome experience that college offers.

RunningInSquares · 4 months

I figure I'll get by just saying "Yeah I'm going to grad school!" until I get a job lined up. Since I was accepted somewhere I guess it's not such a terrible lie right?

i_Lean · 4 months

It's frustrating, I know. I graduated last year, and my friends who actually have jobs are the ones that didn't bother getting internships (or good grades) while we were in college-- their dad just knew a guy. Meanwhile, I had three top-notch internships in college and received stellar reviews in all of them, but here I am still on the prowl for employment. On the bright side: I'm a stronger person now, and I hope you will be too :)

BKD2674 · 4 months

I'd guess for about %80 of jobs it's not what you know, but who you know...

karnim · 4 months

You can join the rest of us avoiding the real world by getting a graduate degree!

Accolade83 · 4 months

Best gif ever

pahina1 · 4 months

Good grades get you into university, people get you jobs.

I cant tell you how many people I knew with sub 3.00 GPAs (in some cases way below) had jobs right out of school because of who daddy knew. That is all getting a job it about. Who you know. If you are more qualified, but some other dumbass's father knows the guy hiring, they will get the job over you.

It is a fucked up system, but it is what it is.

-2007 grad still yet to find a job in field of study

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FireFox516 · 4 months

Tell me about it. I graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Game Art & Design in December of 2010 and I'm STILL having trouble even getting a Testing job. My school promised me that for six months after graduating they'd help place me in something, but they did nothing to help. Been on my own since.

Have to stay optimistic, though. Have to stay optimistic...

Nightlight10 · 4 months

I have spent the last 3 months looking for a work. I DON'T HAVE A JOB BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE EXPERIENCE BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A JOB goddamnit

GW_missquote · 4 months

Well that's cold. I worked my ass off for 4 years to get my undergrad in electrical engineering. I freaking deserve the job I am getting.

blackjackjester · 4 months

You should probably get off reddit and work on that.

menomenaa · 4 months

Hi, when I graduated I had a great job lined up in a "dream" industry. I crashed and burned and hated it and cried every day and wanted to die.

Then I was unemployed for 6 months, completely defeated because my first job experience made me feel incapable and it made me never want to work again.

Then, I got a job I liked. And now, I still like it. There is no one path. I would have been one of the people you'd tell to "go fuck yourself" and I probably had a worst post-grad experience than you will, even if you're still job searching for a while.

derpMD · 4 months

Whatevs. Finding work sucks. Get what you can. Welcome to reality.

iKissMySister · 4 months

I swear I could hear some strange bubble popping / balloon rubbing noise when his arms were twirling.

I think I'm going crazy.

cykyros · 4 months

Well, even when the economy is going great, unemployment is around 4.5 percent. That percentage includes anyone working at least an hour a week and excludes anyone too discouraged to seek work.

In any capitalist economy, there will be unemployment. Businesses must cut the cost of labor either by paying their workers less, or employing fewer people and offsetting the lost productivity through mechanization. Plus, the presence of the unemployed--or the "reserve army of labor"--pressures those with jobs to work for less or face being replaced by someone who is willing to work for less.

Like the top comment says, not having a job isn't anyone's fault. The unemployed shouldn't be stigmatized.

JiggleBiscuits · 4 months

No job - yet.

Working on it.

theoderic123 · 4 months

The oil industry is hiring.

nogami · 4 months

People who graduate with jobs lined up started working on those jobs back months (or years) prior to graduation.

If you wait until everyone else is looking for a job, you're too late.

noCaptainJack · 4 months

Jobs haha. I remember those :)

sputnikv · 4 months

i'm so fed up with my field of study that i can't possibly work immediately without putting a bullet to the temple (been studying architecture for 6 straight years). i'm really looking forward to not working for a little bit or doing something outside of my discipline temporarily to brush off the bad taste academia has left in my mouth

baordog · 4 months

Don't feel so bad. I have a degree in music and we never, ever get jobs. Not even burger jobs.

cutterh · 4 months

I feel the same way...let's start our own business and then we won't let anybody that has jobs lined up in! That'll show em!

banorange · 4 months

Do a degree they said, you'll get a job they said!!

Scatman_Crothers · 4 months

Well as someone with a job lined up who worked hard for it and never did anything to harm you or earn your enmity, you can go fuck yourself too

fragmasster · 4 months

Seriously, go fuck yourself right back. Four years of working my ass off and developing networks of people just so that I can guarantee myself a job after I graduate were totally worth it.

applefan9 · 4 months

That's why you don't major in art

silentcrs · 4 months

Pity some people can prepare better than others.

EmperorSofa · 4 months

Aren't there programs in most colleges these days to help students network? What about internships, stuff like that? It's not like the college can grantees you a job anymore, so you may as well take advantage considering how much of you money you give them.

hooizyoo · 4 months

All the people criticizing the op on this are ridiculous. The fact is that the economy is in a recession and that the majority of college graduates will not receive job offers upon graduation. I remember graduating in late 2008 as the economy was collapsing. My degree is in hospitality management, from one of the top hospitality schools in the US. They have a career fair every semester for people graduating within the next year. I remember that the last semester that they had it while I was there, the number of companies that participated was about half of what it was the previous semester. On top of that, about half of the companies that did show up flat out said that they weren't hiring and only came to keep their company name relevant. I remember the big companies (Hilton, Marriott, Starwood/Sheraton, MGM, Harrahs/Now Caesar's) all did interviews for management training programs. Each one of them had 200-300 applicants at my college and only about about 15-20 available positions throughout the entire country, not just for applicants from my specific college. I remember sitting next to a girl at a banquet schmoozefest where a lot of these same companies showed up to speak with graduating students and get a free meal. She told me she had a great job lined up with a big, well known company because her dad was friends with the hiring manager. This type of thing happens much more than people know or are willing to admit. The fact is that these days, your chance of landing a good job are based on who you know as much or more than your qualifications, knowledge or what your capabilities are.

mach250 · 4 months

Why can't you be happy for other peoples success? Maybe it will be helpful in the end..

prosciutto_spaziale · 4 months

Have you thought about the Army? You can shoot guns.

UNionized · 4 months

My new favorite gif.

policedisco · 4 months

My advice... Don't sweat it. I took a year off after college because I couldn't find a job. Go explore. Do something you never would have. I spent 8 months in Colorado working on a ski lift. I was poor, ate a ton of ramen, drank my balls off and had one hell of a time!!!

hAxehead · 4 months

HOW DARE YOU BE MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN ME

lbizz · 4 months

No, thanks though.

I'm truly sorry the OP doesn't have a job lined up, and all of the rest of my graduating peers that don't have jobs lined up, but do we have to rag on me for having a job lined up? Good for me man, I just got offered the job this afternoon and I'm fucking elated. It was really hard and I got lucky, I'm sure. I'm sure you'll get lucky soon enough, with all of your hard work too.

ch4rrr · 4 months

I understand your frustration. When I graduated, a lot of my friends immediately got jobs just because their family "knew people". That kind of thing really sucks. But I sucked it up, put myself out there, and now I have the best job I could ask for (out of college, anyway) based on the career path I chose. You can do it, you just have to swallow your pride for a bit and stop being so bitter about those who have easier connections. Because trust me, I had NONE. And yes, fuck them. But you can't just pity yourself or you'll get nowhere, settle, and in turn become more and more miserable.

Qzy · 4 months

Well, I don't want to make a job post, but I do look for a backend/frontend programmer in Copenhagen/Denmark.

Tyrien · 4 months

I'd assume that's resume material.

samsterlicious · 4 months

i see you driving round town to the job i want

goldcrackle · 4 months

I feel this way and I graduated two years ago. Oh god if I keep going on like this I'm going to be saying the same thing 20 years from now. I should probably get my shit together.

Dunkelz · 4 months

I honestly have no idea where I'm going to go next year when I graduate with my B.S. in Criminal Justice. Lots of people think it's a joke degree, but my school takes it incredibly seriously and is known for it. I've had federal judges, big city district attorneys, and defense attorneys who have tried supreme court trials be my professors, but I am terrified that I might have to settle for a career as a police officer (no offense at all to them, I have met MANY incredible officers in my life) when I desire more. I would love nothing more than to become a paralegal, I don't think I could stomach full on law school, but damn I think the idea of a paralegal is what I want to do. Even though NY state doesn't require (or atleast a lot of places don't) an actual paralegal degree, I think I am way under qualified for such aspirations.

Hopefully I have some fellow Criminal Justice peers feeling my pain...

BradMonstR · 4 months

Going through this myself. Wish I had more upvotes to give. :-/

elvisliveson · 4 months

fuck, i remember the 90s, everyone had job offers waiting up the wazoo..every tech company had $65,0000/year jobs to start and couldn't wait for enough students to graduate. come 2001 everything starts going downhill. jobs replaced with boondoggles and all of a sudden everyone's writing loans. ffs!

sunshine-x · 4 months

where'd ya find that gif? nice..

kehrk · 4 months

Okay, so what, you're hating because some of our lives are taking off faster than yours? What happened to being happy for your bros? Or are you just the type of slacker that feels entitled to reward and responsibility because they "tried?"

PronAddict · 4 months

Oh boy do I empathise with this post. I left my application for grad positions too late (entirely my fault) and ended up fluking a grad positions with a pretty shit company. 1 year later im applying for a grad positions with the bigger companies for 2013.

Good luck mate.

Funktapus · 4 months

What if I told you that you could stay in college?

The real world can wait. Graduate school, guys.

seafood10 · 4 months

Do not go out and buy a brand new car if you are still renting your domicile. I have seen it too many times, graduates college, gets orgasmic with entry level position paying 38k and goes and buys a new car and now has payment

So in a typical scenario the graduate has rent, school loans, car payment and during the first few years they go out every night and spending a fortune on drinks and other party favors.

Few years down the road you meet the girl of your dreams, you got a 3k/year raise, still have all of the above expenses and you are now stuck in the corporate world forever, cannot quit because you have to pay everyone and maybe now planning a family where your wife will stay home and you are responsible for the bacon, corporations love employees with debt because they have to work hard to pay off their debt.

Me, I did not do any of that, I went to school but I worked a corporate job, drove the same car from college and started my own business working nights and weekends and by the time I was about 35 I owned a number of rental properties in Los Angeles , still driving the same car. I can go on but after only about 18 years out of college I am now retired and love being a mr. Mom do not get in debt, never ever get in debt.

The_Derek · 4 months

3 years running, yep.

Simonific · 4 months

Should have taken engineering and done co-ops (internships). Not even done 2nd year and I already have at least 2 positions lined up for when I grad, with plenty more available if I so desired.

rabidferret · 4 months

Degreeless. Got a job anyway. Sorry bud, it's not just graduates.

Youngpoorscientist · 4 months

after 160 applications mailed out i finally got a job as a microbiologist once i graduate in june. u will get one don't worry.

az3r132 · 4 months

I personally don't know you. But i know a lot of people with the only thing they have on their resume being their diploma and some public service job like cashier. These people don't even network in their field and wonder why they won't get employed. I laugh at them.

I advocate self employment over normal employment though.

bigredman · 4 months

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/039/080/5008_9c00_420.gif

aquietmidnightaffair · 4 months

As someone who finished grad school and is currently unemployed, this gif made my night!

erndizzle · 4 months

I have a job lined up! starting March 15th a few weeks after exams end.

Sc2RuinedMyLife · 4 months

you seem really bitter.

what did you major in?

mynameisboourns · 4 months

I've said this many times before but fyi, by far the easiest way to get a job (if you're competent) is through a temp agency and/or job placement agency. Most people assume temp agencies are only for secretarial jobs, but if you live in a decent-size area like SF or LA or NY, there are agencies that specialize in everything from law firms to engineering firms to graphic design firms.

I had one friend who poo-pooed the idea of going thru a temp agency after graduating with a law degree and he spent several months sending out a few hundred resumes and cover letters. Out of all of those mailing he got four interviews and no job. After I finally convinced him to go to a temp agency he got a job cleaning out the fridge at some law firm's kitchen in a couple of days. While doing his job, however, he talked to people wandering into the kitchen and when they found out he'd just graduated with an emphasis in tax law, they hired him as a lawyer.

This may sound like a fluke but it's not. Once you're temping at a company and they can see that you're not a fuckup and would be a good fit, if there's a position open, there's a good chance they'll offer you a full-time job.

In total I have three friends who got full-time lawyer jobs thru temp agencies, four friends who got full-time engineering jobs thru temp agencies, four friends who got enough connections to go contracting full time in technical writing thru temp agencies, and seven friends who scored full-time graphic design jobs thru temp agencies. Some took several months to get the full-time gig, but during those months they got sent on many short temp gigs and were never really hurting for money, plus they got to scope out the working conditions at several offices so that they had a better idea of what constituted good and bad work environments.

DerivativeMonster · 4 months

Yeah, fuck those guys. Seriously.

Swartz142 · 4 months

Try living in a small town with 0 referal from friends and family in the field you studied in... ಠ_ಠ

Worse, imagine that if you ever had a negative contact with someone in the industry (bad luck or anything) that would be the end of your career in that field.

And then while you keep looking for a job as a programmer, the career you left as a welder is now in crisis... because too much people are retiring, they offer job to anybody who can put 2 piece of metal togheter and press the trigger at 19$/h.

And of course everyone around you found a job 5+ years ago, keep working there, bought a house, get married and think about having childrens while you tell yourself that maybe next month is the last time you can pay the rent, maybe mcdonald isn't that bad after all.

Yeah, feels good to be at the same point in your life as you were 8 years ago... when you were 16.

/rant

mildiii · 4 months

a shot to all the unemployed grads... my your resumes and portfolios shine.

kjorlaug · 4 months

Now that's just inconsiderate. I would say go fuck yourself instead. People get what they earn in the end.

Shyamallamadingdong · 4 months

After I graduated, I was desperate to get a job - so I took a pretty shitty one.

Yada yada yada, six months down the drain, until I finally quit and looked for a job I really liked and I found one!

My advice - don't take up an offer just because "It's a Job", make sure you do something that interests you - you won't regret it!

mongolinvader · 4 months

Maybe you should have gotten a degree in a field with strong demand.

McDickButt · 4 months

I won't even consider a job where I have to look presentable and kiss ass. I changed my major to computer science so I don't have to sell my soul to land a job.

UsingIE6isTorture · 4 months

Find temp work, make yourself invaluable while you are there, and get hired on full time when your temp position is up. This is my advice for anyone who didn't get an offer out of college.

GoLightLady · 4 months

It's ok, they won't like them after 6 months, or will suck at the tasks and get fired. Unless they have government jobs, you're just as lucky as them.

ggushea · 4 months

Wish you all the jobs and all the upvotes.

alteron808 · 4 months

Sorry, man. I knew that feel until yesterday. I actually got a job after being turned down when another applicant dropped out.

My best advice is to stick to an allotted time for applications each day (I used to fill out two a day, once you get through a few with amazing and heartfelt responses, you can copy+paste them!) and make a similar allotment of time for your mental well-being. I'm not kidding, depression is a big risk in an extended job search - go bike, go read, take a nap or watch TV, whatever helps you unwind. It'll also help you from getting jaded in applying or initial interviews.

EDIT: I'm an engineer, and I don't buy into the typical engineering circlejerk of "4.0 + all-nighters = job". You sure as hell need connections, even if you're the most brilliant programmer/comp. eng. guy/mech. eng. guy in history.

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