I was flipping through the normal rants of the internet and ran across this NYT article discussing a kid who recently graduated from college and his tough post-baccalaureate life. He cant seem to find a job in his area of interest, but he is offered a $40k/year job in an unrelated field which he turns down in hopes of getting something more in line with his career aspirations while he lives at home with mom and dad. Fortunately, he had his college paid for by his grandparents so he really doesnt have all that much to worry about in terms of fiscal obligations. The comments section of the NYT article pretty much sums up my thoughts on it all: I can't believe that he refused a job for $40k/year in this crappy economy where very few are even hired at all.

I understand that it's not related to his ideal job track, but he can always change jobs after getting some work experience and when better opportunities arise around him rather than sitting at home and stagnating while younger talent is chomping at the bit for the same future positions. Not the best initial decision, but let's hope that he realizes his mistake and at least signs on with someone rather than rotting in free agency.

On a somewhat related note, I found the following diagrams here and here to be humorously(to me at least) helpful in career choices.

(Thanks to my fellow resident who sent this out to us)