>>7481988Ditto, I have the S in STEM and it's completely worthless without a PhD because governments have stopped funding research, and I hate the precariousness of winning grant round applications.
Shit sucks.
>>7482345>>7486043My social skills have improved significantly since I finished college, but you can still tell I'm slightly 'off' and that scares recruiters. The only reason I had my previous job (not even in the same field as my degree) is they were desperate for staff and I'm the dumbass that stuck around.
Don't think I've ever actually passed a merit-based, competitive interview process.
As it is I'm about to turn 30 without a job and I don't even have a field/sector locked down as a general career direction, let alone moving up in a career like I should be at my age.
Sorry, I know this isn't the place to whinge but I feel like I've been stabbed in the back and Marine's comments are so blind to her privilege (looks and social skills, as you said) it kinda twisted the knife.
