u/Alternative-Beat-705

I finished a uselsss masters in 2024. I was totally misled on the scope of what I could study so the whole experience was totally miserable. I have applied to well over 1000 jobs at this point and I rarely get interviews. Every time I do, employers either dig up my MS info online or try to push me to apply for MS related jobs instead of interviewing me for what I apply to.

Long story short, i have a food & agriculture background for my BS (2022), but got really sick and had several family members die all in 22', the grad school had great insurance and was ok with where my interests fell, so I agreed to go. I moved there, had a lease, and was then told I was being immature and ny interests in agriculture were due to me being naive. I was stuck doing dev bio work. I hated it so much, but finished anyway. I did not have biomed training, so it was a massive struggle. I felt like I had no idea what was going on most the time.

I took a biomed internship post grad. I was awful and really confused, the company said they didnt think they had to give me training because I had an MS and asked me to quit. I found a new job in another biomed lab, hated it and felt so lost. They also were shocked I needed training and mentorship and fired me 1 month in.

I worked retail for 2 months then the store closed.

I was then unemployed again until June 2025. I found a cannabis supply chain purchasing role but the company was in bankruptcy. It was a mess but a lot more interesting than biomedical or dev bio.i lied about having the MS and when they found out, they laughed and said its smart you lied because we would have never hired you if we knew.

The company was purchased out of bankruptcy and the new owners hated my background. They kept saying how I was inexperienced and meant to do biomedical work despite me saying otherwise. They fired me, my boss, and about 45 others in Jan 2026.

I worked another retail job April 2026 to Sep 2026. They had to cut someone and said they found my masters information online and felt like I didn't fit the vibe and needed to use my education and move on.

I am now working in a kitchen but I have several health problems. I strongly prefer not having to talk to people in the public, but I have been sick several times since starting and have already injured myself multiple times. Its a seasonal kitchen and they warned me my next layoff will be coming soon.

I really strongly dislike retail, even after 7 months, talking to people never got easier. I felt so drained after every shift and my anxiety around the social piece only grew.

I have applied to well over 1000 jobs in the following areas- supply chain, adnin, order entry, sales admin, inside sales, logistics, leasing agent, food safety, food r&d, food compliance, cannabis testing labs, environmental health, accounting, data entry, marketing, cannabis compliance, operations, mortgage loan processing, call centers, inventory, purcbasing, demand planning, admin assistant, project coordinator. And probably lots of others.

Every staffing agency or temp job I apply to has rejected me and says I am too hard to place.

I rarely ever get interviews. When I do, theyre always people asking about my masters and what must be wrong with me if I "graduated from a top school and still dont have a job". Others ask me why did I waste 6 years. Others go the motivational route and try to tell me how I am so inspirational and need to "use my gifts to inspire others" or how they feel like "theyre taking me away from the medical field". I did teach, struggled sooo much when I did have no interest in trying it again. And i never had education or medical career aspirations or training.

I tried ny school career center and they just said "but what about medical things like pharma or devices". Its not in my area and I wouldn't relocate for it. I passed out several times working in the hospital lab I was fired from out of being grossed out.

I am iffy on relocating, if the monry was high and the opoortubity was good maybe, but definitely not for medical or pharna. I live in Metro Detroit.

I feel like I majorly fucked up my life and Im not sure what to even do. Would going back to school help? Idk what even to study. I just want an office job.

Edit- if isnt clear sorry the masters was in Dev Biology. I pray I never have to do anything related to this degree again 🙏

I am originally from the Waterford/White Lake/Clarkston area. I enjoyed growing up there, it was a beautiful area. I loved all the lakes, parks, and trails there were to explore.

I am in my mid 20s. I just got a job offer for a position in Auburn Hills. I've spent the last 8 years in Lansing, Jackson, and Ann Arbor. While I have visited, I do feel a little disconnected from the area.

I liked the rustic and outdoorsy scenes in Lansing and Jackson. Currently in Ann Arbor and while the food here is pretty good, I am excited to leave. The parks and trails felt more urban than what I prefer. Shopping here is decent, but its overall just way too expensive for day to day living.

I have a medical condition that makes me get very sick if I drink alcohol, so I never figured out how to enjoy nightlife. I have another medical condition as well that limits my depth perception and makes sports extremely challenging. I can drive, but am also limited in where I can drive due to my vision. Ex- I can't parallel park or drive in places like downtown AA.

I do wanna meet people and date, not sure what my options are for activities to do or what the best community would be. Budget, I'd like to stay under $1400 if I can.

S23U user here. Love this phone. Bought it in July 2023.

Been a great ride but lately the phone will go from 95% to 2% usually what happens is the keybord or camera stop working and so I restart the phone and it decides its at a whole new percentage. It's gone from 65 to 0. 45 to 0. 15 to 0.

I have also noticed it will take a very long time to charge. Sometimes 3 to 4 hours on a fast charger even. Other times it will stay stuck at something say 38% charged, I reset it. And its will then say a whole new number like 76%

I went to try to get the battery replaced and they told me my battery was actually fine, but a chip on the motherboard that monitors its percentage is compromised and that I should just buy another phone. This was a Batteries Plus store.

Would a new battery be worth it? Or is it time to retire?