The Stages Of Moving Home After Graduating College

It's the best for 2 weeks before turning into the worst thing ever.

So you just graduated college! Congratulations!

A great four years well spent making memories and doing awesome things while getting an education was pretty sweet.

Now you remember you have to move back home with your parents.

With the slight realization that you won't be coming back to school as a student.

Then you remind yourself you have no job lined up.

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH MY LIFE?!

But nonetheless, you're excited to be back in your hometown.

You haven't been back in a while and you get to come back to home cooked meals, free food, free rent and your own bedroom!

So you're back in your hometown and visit your old spots and see old friends

"AHH! HOW ARE YOU?!"

But now your parents/siblings are your new roommates so...

"MOM, I'M 22 WITH A DEGREE. I WILL CLEAN THAT LATER!"

So it's time to find some employment!

Not so bad, right? I just graduated! Somebody will want me!

By the 10th Cover Letter:

By the 20th Follow Up Email:

Over it, done. This is tedious and I hate it

And you get no replies from no companies

I mean, a "no" is better than nothing! I promise I'm competent and friendly!

Before you know it, you realize it's a full time job just to apply to jobs.

What is this?!

So you decide to pick up hobbies to fill up free time

Maybe I'll start a blog? Start exercising and eating healthy? Dance? Maybe write in my diary? Pick up a new DIY project?

Then you start seeing your friends on Facebook getting jobs.

No really, I'm happy for you! It must be nice earning an income and doing something! But I'm still unemployed so...

Then when someone asks how the job search and life is going:

"Um, it's good? I'm at home and just applying to jobs right now so..."

At this point, being in your hometown long enough is old and it sucks.

I mean, it's only my 20th trip to the mall and Target, but who's counting?

Then there's the awkward encounters and eye contact with people from High School in said mall and/or local bar.

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And you remember why you wanted to leave this place.

So here's to every recent college grad back in their hometown and unemployed.

I'm sure we're all feeling the same way after applying to 50+ jobs.