Today, I turned 25. I'm single, still living at home and doing an unpaid internship in an industry I have no interest in, because it was the only accepted application after 6 months of unemployment. The daily 45-minute drive means I'm losing money every week for being "employed" with a PhD. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, like every day, I scrolled through my social media feeds, seeing happy couples, people buying houses and landing their dream jobs. I, on the other hand, am a single 23 year-old man in a dead end job, who still lives with his parents. FML
Today, I had to stop going to university with 2 years left because my parents feel it's not the right course for me. I am 23 years-old, living with my parents, $2 to my name and no job. FML
Today, I've come to terms that I'm only living to work. I'm going to be 25, no friends, never had any experience with women. Been trying all year to meet someone, hasn't worked out at all. Dead end job, school did nothing for me. I literally just exist to work, and have no happy memories at all. I give up. FML
Today, I’m 25 years-old. I was unattractive in high school and college. In the last two years I’ve glown up. Also, rent, gas, and food have all gone up in price. I can’t afford dates and I've had to work weekend nights at every job since I was 18. I hate these “rich kids” my age. FML
Today, I've been stuck in a minimum wage job since I was 15. I'm now 22 and I have no idea where I'm going in life. FML
Today, as a single, 24-year old college graduate working temp jobs outside his field, the only thing I look forward to in my day is what I get to eat for dinner. FML
Today, I was rejected from the 25th rental I applied to in the last two months. I give up. Guess I'm stuck living with my mother forever. FML
Today, I realized that even though I was an honor student throughout school, and considered the golden child who was going to go far in life, all I've accomplished a year after graduation is becoming an unemployed single mother still living with my parents. FML
Today, I'm in a US college. I could've gone into a trade or internship, but no one listened. Now, while my parents brag to their friends that their child has a degree, I'll probably be spending the rest of life in crippling debt, sleeping on the side of the road, and begging strangers for table scraps. FML
Today, I’m 24. I can either be employed and have money, but having to work weekend nights and have scattered days off, or I can be unemployed and not have money to go out enjoy my city. I haven’t had a weekend to myself since high school. FML
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Top comments
twister45 17
That sucks! You're 25 with a PhD that's impressive. I'm 25 and still trying to figure out how the toaster works.
nzhx 23
I'm sorry things haven't been working out lately, OP. Hopefully you have support from family and friends, and who knows, maybe the connections you make in your internship will somehow help you in the future - even just as references. Best of luck to you!
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Comments (78)
TheChelseaSays 34
Wow. Just went I thought my life suck. I'm so sorry OP.
Aspirax 13
PhD in what? That's the key.
tumtum888 12
Is your PhD in something useless like Art History?
MrBlond 3
Doctor Dumb ****
devinaww 15
Internships let you make connections it'll look good on your CV, so hang in there OP! One day it'll all be worth it :)
jcassim1 5
the struggle is #real
XDemetriX 3
It's a federal crime to go through someone else's mail. That knowledge stopped my parents from doing the same whilst I lived at home. Time to drop some knowledge!
bleedingglitter 24
I have friends with bachelor degrees working at Pizza Hut. They said the economy is recovering and there are jobs but I'm still wiping butts in a nursing home like I was in high school freaking out about paying back student loans.
umerjavaid 2
Dude!!!!!!! Seriously it's like looking into a mirror.... Same situation here with me Totally feel for ya bro... May you get what you deserve
AlbinoMoose987 14
Is there a bus system that runs nearby to your work?