Family resources, lack thereof and its impact on careers.

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>be me
>have no family resources or connections
>no graduation present from anyone (grandmother offer $50 but I rejected it because I know she is in bad shape)
>clothes are all worn and tattered after 4 years of heavy use
>wear a shrunken Express dress shirt +tie and brown worn-out khaki's to interviews
>either abysmally low offers or rejected despite exceeding requirements and having good personality; it was the clothes!
>no one in entire family can spare money for any clothes
>dad feels bad and tries to take me to Goodwill and discount stores
>nothing fits or is too expensive
>vehicle needs inspected
>can't afford that in short-run he needs to save
>get up early, drive him to work on the last two remaining job interviews before getting extremely discouraged.

I help manage my father's finances so I know he is not obscuring how much he is truly making, not that it is my money regardless.


Now, I'm not saying that I will indefinitely be like this; I plan on swallowing my pride and getting a menial $10/hour job for a few weeks just to buy some prerequisite attire to begin hopefully a bright future career. At the end of the day, I still am in better shape because I have a better degree, better GPA and better work ethic than said friends. If anything, this has been a learning experience.

Everyone else I know that is not a NEET was subsidized heavily be relatives, even extended family. I was not (or not nearly to the extent they were). I'm neither looking for pity nor am I looking for advice. I wanted to point out the elephant in the room, the question of Family Resources and how it can create dysgenics by propping up otherwise lazy, unsuccessful people.

>>1708613
>blaming other people for your laziness and failure

This is why you are poor.

>>1708613
You got an Econ degree without realizing the importance of networking? Come on retard. No one cares about your shitty 3.8. There always someone better then you but there is only one you. Be the guy everyone wants to hire because of your personality, your drive, not because you got a 3.8.

>>1708694
>>blaming other people for your laziness and failure

Where did I do this?

I did not blame anyone.

I did not blame relatives for being poor. I did not fault my family once for not giving me money. In fact, I admitted being grateful for what I did have.


I merely said that having financial backing helps with early success and not having it presents difficulties. A truth than anyone should be able to conceptualize.

>>1708702
>Be the guy everyone wants to hire because of your personality, your drive, not because you got a 3.8.


>personality - Check
>Drive - Check

I don't brag about my GPA or even advertise it anywhere aside from a brief mention on my resume. I only mentioned it here it as a comparison to my other friend (with a lower GPA and lazier work ethic) who did meet success.

>>1708702
lrn2 reading comprehension. His friend is the econ major.

You're gonna get a bunch of screeching babies in here, OP. Just a warning. But I commiserate. I have a fantastic job now, but when I was right out of school, I couldn't afford a green bean sandwich. Check around at Salvation Army or Goodwill or whatevs, around here they will outright give you presentable clothing in good condition so you can go to interviews. They only ask that you return it if/when you can afford your own, or pay it forward some other way.

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>>1710856

Thanks for the reply, it is very encouraging. The thrift-store supplied interview clothing is a very good idea; I'll call a few up and explain my situation to them and ask for specific sizes to see if they can help me.

Regardless, I feel that I will be out of this rut in the next few weeks. I'm optomistic about getting a menial job and selling most of my non-essential belongings to get the basics in order. Once that's done, securing a salaried position should be in the near horizon.

>>1708710
Your personality is shit.