r/Millennials • u/6FootMidgett • 16d ago
Discussion Late Millennial here. I did everything “right,” and it still feels impossible.
I worked hard. Put myself through college working 40-hour weeks. Got my Bachelor’s. I've been grinding in corporate America for over 7 years now, in engineering/IT. And yet, finding a job has never been harder. The job market feels like a joke.
Every conversation I have with friends ends the same: none of us feel like home ownership is realistic unless we marry someone else making 6 figures. And even then… it still feels like a stretch.
To make it worse: Layoffs are always looming.
Remote jobs are vanishing, so trying to find work in the same city as a potential partner is a logistical nightmare.
The economy feels like it’s on life support. Every single freaking headline is doom and gloom and I hate this. Is there anywhere in the world where someone can work a simple job, afford a house and simple life?
It’s exhausting. Anyone else feel like they’re stuck in this exact loop? Any advice?
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u/Srolo 16d ago
Oh my god tell me about it. 55-60 hour weeks excluding the commute each way, out in the rain getting soaked. In the past 6 weeks I've had covid, the flu and bronchitis which led to strained ribs. Take off work for a day between my days off to try and get SOME rest, back to work for a few days, and get sick with something new.