alt Hacker NewsI've known a few college graduates who have come up in this market. From what I see, the common pattern is to try and get a position in your field for 3-10 months. Somewhere in that time range, they burn out. Then they apply for something field related for a few months. Then anything. Once they've exhausted all options they usually give up.
We will likely have a similar concept in our country as China's "lying flat" movement unless we make a big shift.
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>as China's "lying flat" movement
No, you miss that "lying flat" is only possible when cost of food/living is low and housing is abundant.
Hah, I speed ran that process when I graduated with a useless degree back in the dotcom days. I graduated and gave up any hope within 3 months. I was working at the shopping mall selling suits after that. I've since told anyone who will listen that college degrees are worthless and school loan debts are the kiss of death. Not many will listen, but I try.
American parents on average may be less willing and financially able to support deadbeat adult children than their Chinese peers.
This isn’t really new. When I graduated in 2013 the barista with a college degree was a trope for a reason. Maybe 50% of my graduating CS class had a CS job within 6 months of graduating. Friends with other degrees spent years trying to find something in their field.