u/Mediocre-Lack-9137

I recently started a BCom in Economics because I genuinely enjoyed economics at school , and I find it interesting, but now I'm having second thoughts. Am I setting myself up to be unemployed after graduating? Is this actually a degree that leads to decent jobs in South Africa, or do most people end up struggling to find work?

I'm also wondering if a postgraduate degree is basically required before employers take you seriously. I'd appreciate honest answers from people who studied economics or work with economics graduates. I don't want to spend three years on a degree if the job prospects are poor.

I’m 21, at college, and not really part of any big social circle, so I decided to just try talking to someone new.

I walked up to a girl I didn’t know on campus, did some normal small talk for a bit, then asked for her number. She said no. I asked for her Instagram and she said she doesn’t have one (she has insta by the way). I asked roughly how long she’d want to know a person before giving her number, and she said she prefers talking in person first.

The whole time she looked a bit scared/uncomfortable even though we were in a public campus area with many people around and I wasn’t being aggressive or anything , in fact I was overcoming my social anxiety, so I was more scared of having the conversation in the first place than anything else .

I never saw her again, so no hard feelings, but it left me wondering:

How do most women actually feel when a guy they don’t know approaches them for conversation or asks for their socials , nowadays?

Is it generally seen as weird, creepy, or just normal but high-risk depending on the guy’s vibe?

Would appreciate honest answers from women, especially if you’re around college age.