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I got a job after graduating 3 months ago and looking non-stop.  My girlfriend was in the same boat, also an education major and also spent all day applying at the same cafes as me.  Only I just got a job offer and think I am going to take it and she has yet to get an interview.  It is really strange because she has better grades than me but she just hasn't gotten any traction.  I think she wants to leave me because it's driving her crazy as it closer to my first day of work.  I don't want to lose her but I don't want to decline the job offer either, especially in this economy.  Any suggestions?

Hey Bscroggs-

Yeah I wish I had listened to you.  I didn't end up taking it because it was so crazy with my girlfriend and now we both wish I had done exactly what you said.  Here's hoping I get another chance not to make that mistake SOON!

Sarah you don't need to be calling Jonny's decision making "dumb" maybe if you knew him you would know there were complicated reasons..Jonny add me as a friend and send me a personal message if you want to talk about it ever.  Allison~

When my boyfriend got his job offer after only three months of graduating, I was also a little jaded. I graduated a semester before him, and I had yet to find a stable job despite all the interviews I had gone on. Yes, I was jealous! Even so, I thought it was good that at least one of us was working. I even lent him my car to use since his is out of commission.

As someone who is in a committed long-term relationship, I understand what you did. If only all couples could find jobs together! I suppose, like me, your girlfriend discovered that job envy is not cool and makes everyone involved feel bad.

Agreed mason, well spoken brother.  Get your job and help your girl/guy later, dont sacrifice ops in these econ climes.

My husband got a two job offers RIGHT BEFORE our wedding, seriously...lol He graduated in May with a degree in education and was able to find a job as high school history/economics/government teacher for a charter school in Arizona. We got married, had our Honeymoon, then moved 2,200 miles from Michigan to Lake Havasu City, Arizona.

I still don't have a job and I graduated in December, months before him (but I have an Associate's Degree in Legal Administration). He wasn't sure about taking either job because they were so far away, but one employed is better than two unemployed! Yes, money is very tight but we're in a beautiful location and he's doing a job he loves doing. Unfortunately it's just in the county with the highest unemployment rate in Arizona!

I have to say the whole not having a job thing has been very rough on me. I actually just had a little "mental breakdown" before I found this forum..lol It's hard not to feel like you're a looser and made all the wrong decisions when you've been unemployed for a year. I'm thinking of going back to school and working towards a Bachelor's in SOMETHING, but seeing everyone on here who HAS a Bachelor's and is still unemployed kind of makes me feel like it would be a waste of time too. I'm going to start volunteering at our local Humane Society to try to get active and make me feel like I'm contributing again. I also have an interview tomorrow with the DES for an application I put in to receive food stamps. I never would have thought in a million years I'd be here, it's tough. I wasn't raised on food stamps and never would have thought I would be applying for them. I don't think we will really qualify though because my husband's pay is "so good." They don't take into account bills because of student loans which they should, because they're a fixture in life just as much as rent and electricity! I guess they figure poor people shouldn't have student loans...lol