Underemployed with a College Degree!
It is so frustrating looking for a job! I went to college, studied, and functioned on very little sleep! I worked hard for that degree, thought I’d be handed this wonderful job that I would just love after graduation. Well it took a while but eventually I jot a job. I enjoyed it at first, however it was a stressful job that did not pay enough for what I did. To top it off, I had a horrible, crazy boss. I had read about bad bosses, and she pretty much fit the description of a bully in the workplace.
A job is not good, when you absolutely dread going to work every day, except for the days she wasn’t there! It got to where I was literally making myself sick. I feared all my worries and upsets would give me an ulcer. I also wanted to go home and leave work at work and to find a better boss. For my health and state of mind, I decided to leave the job. I thought It would be easy to find a new job, for I have a degree!
Boy was I wrong! It’s been over a year and I still have not found a job. I am currently working a job just barely over minimum wage! I’m fighting egotistical thoughts such as, I’m too good for this place. It is reminding me of what it feels like to be at the bottom of the food chain. The sad part is I’m not the only collage grad in this position. I have a co-worker who is in the same boat as I am. It’s refreshing to talk to him and to know he has the same feelings of drowning with no way out, as I do.
People do not understand why I left that other job, however none of them had walked in my shoes. They have told me “you can’t leave a good job just because you’re not happy!” I was like "why not?" Is it so wrong to have a job that you love, can’t wait to get up and go to work everyday? I still feel like that’s possible, even in the hard situation I am in today. After some soul searching and remembering the college classes I really enjoyed; I realized I am more of a creative person. I have always wanted to write a book. I’m getting more of a clear picture of what I want to do with my life. So maybe that will help in me finding the right job.
What really bothers me is how hard it is to find a good paying job, especially if you have a degree. You fall into the catch twenty-two of being over-qualified or under-qualified. I live in a college town, it has several colleges and universities, yet it does not create jobs to keep many of the college graduates it teaches. How sad is that?
I read an article about the “Underemployed,” in my local newspaper paper. I got excited because it described me! Underemployed was defined as someone with a college degree, working way below their worth. It is comforting and yet sad to know there are others in this situation. There also needs to be more help for the underemployed. Everything is geared towards helping people find any job, well not just any job will do! People cannot survive on a few bucks an hour!
Deep down I know that God has a plan for me, and that He is having me go through this for reasons I may never be fully aware of. So I know I’ll get through this, even though there are times I have doubts.
Karen
A job is not good, when you absolutely dread going to work every day, except for the days she wasn’t there! It got to where I was literally making myself sick. I feared all my worries and upsets would give me an ulcer. I also wanted to go home and leave work at work and to find a better boss. For my health and state of mind, I decided to leave the job. I thought It would be easy to find a new job, for I have a degree!
Boy was I wrong! It’s been over a year and I still have not found a job. I am currently working a job just barely over minimum wage! I’m fighting egotistical thoughts such as, I’m too good for this place. It is reminding me of what it feels like to be at the bottom of the food chain. The sad part is I’m not the only collage grad in this position. I have a co-worker who is in the same boat as I am. It’s refreshing to talk to him and to know he has the same feelings of drowning with no way out, as I do.
People do not understand why I left that other job, however none of them had walked in my shoes. They have told me “you can’t leave a good job just because you’re not happy!” I was like "why not?" Is it so wrong to have a job that you love, can’t wait to get up and go to work everyday? I still feel like that’s possible, even in the hard situation I am in today. After some soul searching and remembering the college classes I really enjoyed; I realized I am more of a creative person. I have always wanted to write a book. I’m getting more of a clear picture of what I want to do with my life. So maybe that will help in me finding the right job.
What really bothers me is how hard it is to find a good paying job, especially if you have a degree. You fall into the catch twenty-two of being over-qualified or under-qualified. I live in a college town, it has several colleges and universities, yet it does not create jobs to keep many of the college graduates it teaches. How sad is that?
I read an article about the “Underemployed,” in my local newspaper paper. I got excited because it described me! Underemployed was defined as someone with a college degree, working way below their worth. It is comforting and yet sad to know there are others in this situation. There also needs to be more help for the underemployed. Everything is geared towards helping people find any job, well not just any job will do! People cannot survive on a few bucks an hour!
Deep down I know that God has a plan for me, and that He is having me go through this for reasons I may never be fully aware of. So I know I’ll get through this, even though there are times I have doubts.
Karen
posted by Karen @ 10:49 PM
2 Comments:
At 5:30 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hey Karen, I totally understand how you feel. I'm a college grad and suffering from underemployment in my job, i've basically floated around from internships to find myself a job that paid well but i literally felt totally in danger because of the location and the boss, i can't even describe how crazy it is. I've found myself back in the little town i came from working in a factory, it actually pays well, but its not what i ever dreamed i'd be doing. but it did encourage me to apply to grad school. Yes, God has a plan for all of us and i think that our experiences though they may get us down because we worked so hard during school will pay off with our persistence. I'm glad that you have found your talents and go for it and write that book. I'm trying to learn how to walk on faith myself.
At 12:16 PM,
Anonymous said…
Because of todays crisis, even a person with a Bachelor's degree are having a hard time on finding a job. Then what more on those people who were unluckily wasn't able to enter college.
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