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Am I really gonna have to work a min wage job? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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I graduated in May with my associates degree, and sadly after applying a bit nothing, not even a reply email. I am convinced I am just unprepared for this industry, I will admit I don't have a GitHub with 1 billion contributions, and a bunch of connections. but can I seriously get nothing. I can't afford the 25K needed for my bachelors. I am honestly considering put in my applications to target or whatever and giving up.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm just considering what the modern landscape of min wage jobs are, you pretty much work 24.7 for min wage, so in considering I won't have time to maintain anything else cause I'll be at work

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, you're still young, so you probably have to find something to cut costs like finding a few roommates or living at home with parents.

Also, if you have a cs degree, you should be able to at least work in anything that requires Excel like accounting/book keeping/data entry/data analysis, which should get you past $7.25/hr.

Also, check local (assisted living/long term) pharmacies for data entry jobs. I know they're at a deficit, and pay starts around $17/hr.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think a studio somewhere is about the best I can do, living at home is kinda ugh, and I have been doing that for the past few years and living here has been sadly a hot pocket for my mental illness. keep mind if I did leave it would still be in the south. I am just kinda considering a min wage job since I don't really see a way to get into tech now, and I need a lot of thing to survive sadly including ADHD meds and likely something to stop my depressive episodes from getting this bad. After that I will likely be okay to kinda work on software dev stuff in my free time and maybe do an online bachelors part time while trying to build the portfolio I did not during my years in college. I doubt it will be pleasant working at Target or something and living in a studio apartment I almost not afford but it's better than nothing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Target should be on the more pleasant side, and they're not minimum wage. $7.25 is minimum, and that's fucking rough. I did that in early college, but had family I could stay with.

Good luck and make sure they give you full time (and health insurance).