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.

  • skymtf@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
    1·
    1 year ago

    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

    • Cheers@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      1 year ago

      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.

      • skymtf@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
        2·
        1 year ago

        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

        • Cheers@sh.itjust.works
          1·
          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).