Gen Z is losing it at the harsh realities of life after college
Young influencers are losing it over the harsh realities of everyday working life once you finish your degree.
A college graduate, Alison, has caused a stir online by complaining that she earns more now at her waitressing job than she will when she takes an entry-level position in her chosen career.
She explained while drinking a coffee in her car that she hated her waitressing job and thought it was insane she earned more serving sushi rolls.
“I’ve been applying for marketing jobs for weeks now, and the pay cut is insane,” she vented.
The 24-year-old recent graduate moaned that all the $100,000 yearly salary jobs were for those with experience.
“People say get your degree, but they don’t talk about how you need experience. The degree was the experience,” she yelled.
The waitress complained that her business marketing degree put her in a huge amount of debt, and even with all that investment, it didn’t set her up to immediately secure a high-paying job.
“I have a business marketing degree that put me in a cute $80,000 worth of debt and I make more serving sushi rolls,” she complained.
The comment section sparked a debate about whether seeking higher education was just a scam.
“She’s low-key right,” someone argued.
“These rich girls,” another moaned.
“It is a scam if you get a degree that doesn’t pay for itself in 2 years,” another theorized.
“If this is how you market yourself with your marketing degree looking for a marketing career, you should ask for a refund,” someone advised.
Simultaneously, another young woman is going viral for tearfully explaining how difficult she finds working 9-5 for the first time since completing her degree.
The younger worker, Brielle, acknowledged that she was probably being “dramatic” and “annoying” but was having difficulty adjusting to how much time work takes.
“This is my first job after college, and it takes me forever to get there,” she vented.
Brielle explained that she couldn’t afford to live in the city, so she was stuck commuting for her job, and therefore, she didn’t get home until it was dark outside and the reality was tipping her over the edge.
“I don’t have time to do anything. I don’t have time or energy to work out or cook my dinner,” she said through tears.
Brielle explained she was so upset, and while she liked her job, she found the 9-5 schedule crazy.
“How do you have friends? How do you have time to meet a guy? I don’t have time for anything, and I’m so stressed out,” she ranted.
Her rant sparked a huge conversation about how difficult it is to have time for much else besides working.
Sure, there were some people commenting that said this was just “adulthood” but plenty of people shared they understood exactly where she was coming from.
One person pointed out that full-time work only made sense when there was someone at home to do everything else.
“40-hour work week was designed with a homemaker to take care of house tasks. We need dual incomes now, so that’s not possible. No time for anything,” they argued.
Another raged that working a full-time job feels like “hell” for them and explained two days off wasn’t enough.
“Everyone feels like this, and no one does anything about it,” another offered.
While someone else explained they had a similar crisis when they started working full-time.
“Literally, I couldn’t believe this was life!”
