<p>To Brooklynborndad - I’m sure my d’s bedroom is quite small, but her bedroom in my house is also very small. I don’t have to see my d’s apartment to know that she is happy with the situation. Her idea of comfy might be different than mine-- but its more likely that we both have a different view than yours. </p>
<p>I didn’t say that living at home was bad for someone who WANTS that. Certainly if the parental home is ample and the individual expects to look for work within an easy commute distance of the home, it makes as much sense as looking to live elsewhere. It also certainly makes sense for unemployed grads to park themselves there while looking for work elsewhere.</p>
<p>But I was responding to the poster’s poor-me attitude: I will have a BA Econ(useless) … I probably won’t make above $40,000 a year… I am depressed about … the fact that I took college and my coursework seriously and … am no better off than the people who did not … if you have a BA then this means most employers think you less productive than the students with BS/Engineering degrees. </p>
<p>There is a difference between a kid who expects to come home from college for a few weeks while diligently looking for employment, expecting to move out of the family home as soon as the job is lined up. And I think a kid who decides from the outset that their degree is “useless” or scoffs at the idea of a $40K starting salary is hampered by their own attitude-- that person has given up before they even started. In other words, while that kid is bemoaning their wasted degree … some other kid with a less “marketable” degree and less impressive GPA has already leaped ahead on the job-hunting front, sending out resumes & interviewing, networking, etc. – in the end the go-getter will be the one who ends up with the job, not the person who demeans their own credentials and doesn’t make an effort because of an attitude of, “I probably won’t get the job anyway, so why bother.”</p>