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re: My son graduated from LSU in May and won't get a job.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 5:11 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Posted on 9/16/14 at 5:11 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Dixie sounds like the mom.
You've made living at home too attractive and not built in the expectation that the end game has to be school->job->out on your own.
So now you get to enjoy the mess you've made.
School->chill at home->hear mom bitch->profit.
Congrats
You've made living at home too attractive and not built in the expectation that the end game has to be school->job->out on your own.
So now you get to enjoy the mess you've made.
School->chill at home->hear mom bitch->profit.
Congrats
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Posted on 9/16/14 at 5:16 am to Bullfrog
I graduated 2009. Still on parents payroll. Dixie, you are doing the right thing.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 5:20 am to FSD2
With those very specialized business degrees, you have to already have had something lined up upon graduation. Chances are, you're gonna have to get creative with what you want to do. And there's a good possibility that what you end up doing for work has little to do with what you studied.
That's not a failure or anything. Trust me, I've been there. The market in Baton Rouge is set up to where you are better off having a dad own a company to get a job in a specialized business field. The degree is not worthless by any stretch. It can absolutely help having had the education but more importantly having it on your resume.
That's not a failure or anything. Trust me, I've been there. The market in Baton Rouge is set up to where you are better off having a dad own a company to get a job in a specialized business field. The degree is not worthless by any stretch. It can absolutely help having had the education but more importantly having it on your resume.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 5:21 am to Dixie
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I'm old and need help understanding this generation.
Put foot to arse. Been there and done that. Tell him it's time to man up. End of story.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 6:02 am to Dixie
Don't do anything and just enjoy the time that you get to spend with him. Eventually he's gonna move out and you're gonna wish this time had lasted longer. Nurture his dependence and make sure he can't do things for himself in order to lengthen this quality time.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 6:16 am to FSD2
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because of that taking any job outside of baton rouge means moving three times and three years (which isn't happening). so my potential job market is pretty limited, esp considering baton rouge is built for internships and i got a degree better suited for new york or texas. in the meantime
You're valuing yourself too high. And who cares if you have to move? It's not like you're toting a family around. I moved 3 times within my first 3 years of graduating and it was a huge help to my career because it showed my company I was committed and helped my expand my network.
Going to grad school is the default answer for most people who struggle to find a job out of college, but it's not always the right one.
If you're stubborn and do wait until after graduating to get a real job, I'd find something resume worthy to do the next 11 months. No one is going to be impressed with your year of hanging out and working at a restaurant when you start interviewing.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 6:17 am to Dixie
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need help understanding this generation
GFY.
Don't blame your shitty parenting on anyone else.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 6:41 am to Dixie
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:33 am to Dixie
Bump
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:39 am to Dixie
you could start by GETTING HIM OFF THE frickING PAYROLL
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:41 am to McVick
Good Morning! Thanks for all the input. I texted my son last night after seeing the response from everyone.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:45 am to Dixie
Please confirm or deny that the poster claiming to be the son is actually who he says he is. Thanks. 
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:45 am to Dixie
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Good Morning! Thanks for all the input. I texted my son last night after seeing the response from everyone.
Is that your son posting in here too? Sounds like he has a server job and pays his bills. You made him sound mo worser than he seems to be.
This post was edited on 9/16/14 at 8:46 am
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:47 am to mikelbr
That's my boy.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:48 am to Dixie
Give him 1k immediately upon graduation. Load his crappy car and tell him he's driving solo to Colorado. Essentially disown him. Refuse to take his calls, turn his boyhood bedroom into current multiple-personality bunny-boiler wife's closet and tell him he is unwelcome, forevermore. Be as shitty to him as you can be. It worked for me.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:49 am to Dixie
My yard needs to be mowed. FYI
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:49 am to Dixie
Kick his arse out
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:49 am to Dixie
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That's my boy.
Well then either you're both alters or this shite got really interesting.
But suspending suspicion, is what he said true? And if so, then in what way is he on your payroll? Genuinely asking.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:51 am to Dixie
After school, I was cut off and was forced to get a job.I worked through high school and college and expected it to happen. After not finding much, I went to work at Enterprise Rent a Car for five years where they gave me the tools to be my own boss. Ending up being the best thing for me in the long run. Cutting him off is doing him a favor.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 8:52 am to Dixie
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Dixie
He'll figure it out. Sounds like he has some excuses right now, like waiting for grad school or not wanting to leave BR. Sooner or later those excuses won't work anymore and he'll have to do something.
FYI, have you guys thought about the possibility that an MBA with no experience or connections might work against him? He needs experience and connections more than another degree. If he can get that through an MBA program that's great. Otherwise, its just a piece of paper.
Just my two cents. Good luck to you and to him.
This post was edited on 9/16/14 at 8:53 am
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