What’s your honest advice for a young person struggling with rent, money, and finding a job, still relying on parents financially right now?
Not looking for “just work hard,” genuinely curious what actually got you through a phase like this, and how you dealt with the guilt of relying on parents at this age.
I just feel like I’m running behind something, not even sure what exactly, money, stability, proving something to myself, maybe all of it at once. Curious if anyone else has felt that and figured out what they were actually running from, or toward…
For the job? Much as I hate to say it, networking. Nudge friends and family, individually, about openings at their work or they have heard of. Trying to fight HR nonsense is like fighting a robot. It’s stupid. It’s hard. It’s easier with friends already near the controls.
As for guilt, drop it. If you want to consider it debt, repay it years from now when they need your help. They will. Don’t worry too much about it right now.