desperate times, desperate measures?

They should all just freelance!

One of my roommies moved here in September and is still looking for a job. She has a degree - though not from Harvard - and has been applying at everywhere from Starbucks to assistant design fashion jobs (which is what she studied for) with no luck. Even temp agencies aren't taking many people, apparently.

I have friends with massive student loan debt, and in that way, they are in a much scarier position than these kids living on their parents' couches after graduation, because they need to pay back loans before they start thinking of consultants at $400. I'm just curious how much these consultants really do? Somebody who's in real danger and doesn't have mommy and daddy as a safety net would work a lot harder to find work than the kids n those articles, who seem to have everything handed to them.

@ajadedidealist I wouldn't take it that far - I have friends who have great jobs in the magazine and fashion industries and did not come out of an Ivy League school. I also know Brown graduates who work as high school teachers. It's all what you make of it, I suppose. It does seem as though my roommate could be trying harder, but the climate is not at all good for someone who isn't extremely driven - and New York tends to weed out those people anyway.

@DBlack I've been putting off my debt for more than a year now. I'm currently considering getting a bartending gig just to pay what I owe for my education.