<prompt> Human: Can someone please explain to me how on earth a recent college graduate is supposed to have a life that isnt shit? Ive been out of college for a few months. Every job that I have access to right now is not related to what I studied and Im not a minority in regards to this. Sure it is awfully entitled to think you deserve a good job out of college but if I get a job like a night time custodian or a restaurant job how the fuck am I capable of parlaying that into any other job other than another version of that job? Doing a job that is minimum wage and demands 8 or more doesnt allow me to actually leave that job. Its like a prison. Once you accept that you will have that as a career its pretty much impossible to get out. Im not even going to make any money to be able to invest in other pursuits because of student loans. So what is the motivation of a majority of young college graduates? Most of us have debt, no prospect at bettering our employment and no time to improve upon ourselves. How do you get out of this? Assistant: Have you tried to get a internship? My husband couldnt find a job in his field for 5 months after graduation so he searched high and low for any internships or jobs related to his field. His school had a listing for a internship for a small company and the pay was only min wage and 40 hours a weekhe was lucky it was even paid some dont. He didnt care he took it and also kept his serving fri night, Saturday and Sundayreally the only days you make money serving anyways. He did that for 6 months before they hired him on at a mere 27k a year. Stayed working both jobs until he got another job in his fieldabout 8 months later after that then his pay went up to 40k but we had to move to a different cityours didnt have any great jobs. Anyways its been 8 years and hes been at 4 different jobs now he makes about 130k a year in the Midwestlow cost of living area. He also has switched fields of workwent from graphic designer, to ux designer and now software engineer just by learning on his free time. He only has a associates in visual communications from itt tech! You have to really work hard for what you want a degree is only a stepping stone. Apply for all jobs, network and never think that jobs below you! Human: Thats part of my problem. I got an internship and I get payed with them a little bit every now and then but they keep not giving me a reference. I really need that reference to actually find work in my field and build more references.  <response>: Add the internship to your resume - reference or not. It will be extremely important to have some real-world work experience going in to the field. 