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Oi! Not trans, but queer, also unemployed for over 2 years now.

I used to be an econometrician, so I can tell you:

You, me?

We're not unemployed.

We are 'Not in the Labor Force'.

... we do not count towards the offical unemployment numbers.

$200k in new student loan debt.

Jesus. I'm looking at getting some additional masters degree in Spain and it's 10-14 months and 1.5-4k Euros.

managers that do the hiing like to play games and gauge response, to see if you play ball with the company, being outside the standard applicant, does have risk.

i also have considering going back as a post-bacc but because my previous degree had some setback academic wise, makes me somewhat inelgible for partial grad school.(for a niche ceritification), unsure if taking postbacc will offsett the setback. also because post-bacc is more expensive than regular undergrad class as well.

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what kind of work are you looking for?

I used to say health care was solid but there have been layoffs across the country all year. Every time the touch Medicare or Medicaid hospitals will lose income and cost cut. In addition, less insurance means less patients means less income and more layoffs.

You have died of dysentery takes on new meaning.

Absolutely the fuck not. The Oregon Trail ended you with land and a house for free.

Zoomers and under are completely fucked.

... everyone who isn't a a deca-millionaire, is fucked.

Entry level positions require 3 years experience, in every field now.

Entirely seriously: If you want a future beyond debt-slavery, you'll have to figure out how to undertake an actual revolution.

Step 1:

Delete Tiktok and all corporate social media.

Step 2:

Organize with like minded individuals via other means, establish mutual aid and support groups.

Step 3:

???

Step 4:

Abolish Profit.

I applied to like 60 places and the only places I got interviews at were McDonald's and Waffle House at first. Considering what I've heard, I got lucky compared to a lot of people, good luck.

I got a job at Amazon driving a van lmao. They are hiring literally anyone with a license and not on hard drugs. They didn’t test for alcohol or weed.

It sounds like all your experience it’s niche. But I’m an outsider.

Really depends on the college and the program. During the '08 crash, my wife left her job in insurance sales to pursue a law degree, effectively doubling her salary over three years and getting into a career she actually enjoyed.

I've seen people chase certifications that genuinely transformed their careers. EPIC certification for health care IT is a popular one right now and in high demand. Microsoft Certs have never hurt anyone career wise.

They're difficult to pursue when you're employed because they can be time consuming and mentally exhausting. So a downturn is the perfect opportunity to retrain.

And there's often big hiring waves that follow downturns, as businesses try to catch back up to normal staffing levels. We've been in a historically very low unemployment period precisely because of the sloppy COVID era layoffs revealing how critical skilled staff can be for a company's core functions

That post law school glut ain't getting any better is it

AND by going into more debt. Double patriotic.

In my experience the biggest problem with physical labor is that it's boring. If you're used to finding creative solutions for complex engineering issues for work then you will not enjoy doing the same task 8 hours a day, day after day.

Works if you have the money, got to go back to work if you don't.