re: People who graduated college around the Recession

While I was partly content at my previous job, it just wasn't worth the low pay. I just didn't want to go from stable/slightly bad to unstable and really bad.

I didn't change jobs again until 2013 and I've been here (LSU) ever since.

Thanks for all the honest responses. Looks like our generation could write a book

You're a pussy

Which recession? 70s, 80s? 2008?

Was in undergrad from 2008-2012.

Majored in accounting solely to get a job.


It worked.

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I think that most of them, after getting that first or second job, are scared to leave it out of the fear of going through another job search. I would also think (mentioned in another thread) that this group of older Millennials saves more for retirement and is probably more frugal and less risky with investments

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I graduated in 2011 and this definitely describes me. I'm still working at the place that hired me after college. The job didn't even require a college degree but luckily things have gone well for me there. The thought of having to look for another job seems like a nightmare.

It's terrible in mechanical. Wayyyyy too many students. It's driving the competition up for entry level positions and driving starting salaries down.

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It's terrible in mechanical. Wayyyyy too many students. It's driving the competition up for entry level positions and driving starting salaries down.

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I'm not tapped in to what the graduating classes are like now, but I really think ME students can still find jobs. They just may have a hard time finding a job in BR/NOLA/etc. There are tons of jobs that really like engineering degrees, especially mechanical. They may not be true design type jobs, but you can work. And you may not make 70k right out of school, but I bet you can make 45-50k with good chance for raises.

I was terrible at setting myself up for the job market. Hardly any intern experience.....shite, hardly worked while in school . But I found a job. I'll admit I was lucky to get a decent paying one. My whole senior design group wasn't great students. One guy graduated in 7 years and was a complete slacker for half the semester I worked with him and even he found a job. This was all in 2010.

I certainly feel for those who had a general studies degree or something in that time. But even when times were bad, I didn't know anyone personally who just couldn't find work with a STEM degree. It was certainly worse than the good times, but it wasn't like college grads were homeless. Like the OP said, I can see it affecting peoples attitudes towards thinking they are worth tons and can jump from job to job. But I personally don't know people who suffered greatly. Now with this oil turn, I know of people seriously out of work with good degrees. Difference is most of them proved to be terrible employees even though they had that framed piece of paper.