Quarter Life Crisis

[ADPiAkron]

I am going through the quarter life crisis also! I am 25 1/2 and have been out of school for 2 years and have been in the same job for those 2 years. I even went back to school right away after my undergrad and got my masters degree....so it is really bad for me since I am stuck in a dead end job with no chance for advancement within my department...and people with the same amount of experience and less education make more money than me! I work in local government, and the pay as it is for most government jobs, SUCKS. I have recently applied for three jobs at local universities. Cross your fingers! I am ready to move on from this quarter life crisis....AND MY CURRENT JOB!

[annice22]

Does anyone know of a website that shows the top employable work traits that employees are looking for.

I think really need to improve on my skills such as my communication,

Let me know Thanks

[maggieaxid]

I had a really good phone interview with for a marketing position in Miramar, FL. I am moving down there on saturday (yikes!) to work at my current job which just opened a new branch in Ft. Lauderdale.
I have an interview at the actual place on Monday- I will bearly have furniture by then!

[Lady Pi Phi]

I think I'm having a quarter life crisis and I'm not even 25 yet (I'll be 24 in September).

I feel like I need to do something but I don't know what it is. I'm going back to school, which I am very excited about, but yet it's not enough.

I hope I figure it out soon.

[maggieaxid]

Well I am living in Florida. And I start my job on Tues. I have been in the office a few times, and I get a weird vibe from the people there. My company bought them out and fired a bunch of people, and now they brought me in. I feel like everyone thinks I am some sort of spy from the home office and I am really not. I am just here to help them get started up and reorganized. I have no idea what to expect when I get there on tues.

Also, I feel really odd about them asking for me to take a drug test. Granted, I don't do any drugs, but I took one at the home office when I was hired. Why do they want me to take one here too? I feel like if I tell the home office they are going to think I am tattling.

I don't know. other than that florida is awesome! I have been living on the beach and meeting really cool people. People are SOOO much friendlier here! Plus, my roomate is tons of fun.

[alphaiota]

wow, this is the best thread. i'm with yall 100%

i started a thread about how i just lost my job and now have to figure out what i'm going to do and where i'm going to go. i seriously thought about packing my car and just leaving. start driving and see where i ended up. throw caution to the wind and go for it, but i know i can't really do that right now.

so if anyone knows of any volunteer coordinator jobs (or something along those lines) at any local shelters or humane socieities, just let me know. i really don't care location. i'm ready to get the heck out of ohio.

shelley j
sigma k

ps - i'm so happy i found this thread

[MooseGirl]

lol...some of y'all seem to young to have the crisis...but I understand...

I'm 26 and my life hasn't started yet - I feel like i've done nothing. Never really had a career job or anything...now i'm in grad school and have 8 mos. to go b4 i can get out into the workforce...


my friend had a mini breakdown last night - she was freaking cuz everyone we know is married or will be within the year (except for us)....what's worse for her is she doesn't want to marry or have family so she just doesn't understand;

"what ever happened to wanting to stay young forever" she kept saying.....

[Lindz928]

All I can say is WOW. I could not have found this thread at a better time! At the risk of sounding redundant, I have been feeling exactly like almost every one of you. And, like all of you, I thought I was the only one! My two very best friends are settled down into their lives and jobs and relationships. I just found out that my best friend in the whole world got engaged last weekend! I am beyond happy for her, but it raises that nagging voice in the back of my mind saying that I should be settled with someone right now. Even though I know for sure that I am not ready for that yet, it is still a little bit scary.
I've been out of college since December, and I'm still working retail part time while I look for a "real" job (no offense to anyone who works retail full time ).
The main thing I did that has kept me from going crazy is that I took the risk and moved to a big new city instead of staying in my college town or moving home. I moved to Austin 3 weeks ago and I only had one friend here. It was very scary, but just being in this city makes me happy, and that makes such a difference. I know that I would have been miserable if I had not made this decision.
I guess my point is that we are very lucky to be in this place in our lives... we can do whatever we want and go wherever we want. Every decision I make is only because of ME, and I LOVE that! Ok, there's enough rambling for me for now. lol.

So, as for the Quarter Life Crisis Club- I'm in! haha

Lindsey