u/Odd-Paramedic-3826

22m, uk, live in a little rural village. this place is suffocating me. There's no other young adults here, there's no public transport so I have no personal agency, I can't get a decent job because there's no employment, I'll never end up dating anyone since there's no one TO date. And worst of all I'm living with my parents in a room barely bigger than a cupboard. I don't even have a proper bed since it wouldn't fit.

I've wasted away a year of my life trying to get out the normal way (applying for jobs, making enough money to move to a city). That isn't working, I've got no money, no life, and i'm beginning to lose my mind.

I made a post on this subreddit talking about this earlier this year and somebody said "when it gets bad enough you'll pack your car and just leave" I. Don't. Have. A. Car. I can't afford one, not the car itself, not the insurance, not the fuel. that is a complete non starter. If I did I'd be able to drive wherever I wanted and just sleep out of it. But currently, not an option. I work part time and barely make above what I'd be getting if I was on welfare, even after saving up for a year a car still isn't an option.

But that thought stuck with me, and I think I'm closely approaching the point where taking a leap into the unknown regardless of circumstances is preferable to continuing to rot in this shithole. There is nothing holding me back except financial circumstance. and sleeping rough seems more and more preferable to spending another unbearable day here with every week that passes.

I've had the thought to just buy a one way train ticket to london and hope for the best, find someone to couch surf on, apply for jobs in person instead of online, schmooze my way into a good life. I don't know how i'd go about any of that. It's stupid and short sighted but what other choice do I have? Keep spamming applications at the wall and hoping someone will take pity on me? All I know is I probably won't be able to hold myself together much longer if I keep living here.

Anyone else here been in a similar situation? maybe offer some insight into what you chose to do?

I'm 22, currently live in cheshire, trying to move out of my parents house. liverpool is my #1 city I'm hoping to live in. nearby to family, cheaper than manchester but cleaner and friendlier, by the water, decent transport, good music scene, everything i want in a city basically

I've been working part time in retail for the past year since I graduated and the grind of applying for jobs traditionally has been very unsuccessful and I want to be moving out of this town as soon as I can so I'm considering using a recruitment agency to hop between temp positions before I can find something I permanent.

I've only ever rented as a student before but they were super uptight about income and had to run through a bunch of forms and get a guarantor and stuff. So I'm not sure how easy it would be to get a place to stay if I'm not in a permanent position.

Any thoughts on this?

(for context I'm in the uk)

22. graduate (video game design bsc, yes i know, I should've done my undergrad in something more employable, not much I can do about that now though), no formal work experience.

I graduated last year. I've been living with my parents and working part time in my dads shop for the last year now. We live in a small town and I've got no friends in the area so my routine has just been wake up > shift > gym > sleep > repeat. I've managed to put about a grand in an isa but other than that no real accomplishments.

I applied to about 100 jobs and grad schemes before I graduated and went to a bunch of careers events. Then after I graduated I was applying to about 15-20 jobs a week (which slowed to about 4-5. I try to apply to at least one job every working day). When it got to September I gave up on jobs/grad schemes relevant to my undergrad. Then after Christmas I gave up on grad jobs entirely and shifted to any entry level office role, focusing on the civil service and NHS.

A year later and I've only had one 2nd stage interview, which was in June, and I just now got a rejection email from it. Which felt like a nail in the coffin.

I've followed every bit of advice I've been given and chased every lead I could and NONE of it worked. I've tailored CVs to every job and written cover letters and researched the companies. I've posted on linkedin and went to networking events handing out cards. I've spoken to careers advisers and even the job centre and they all just told me to keep doing what I'm doing.

I've done about 5 interviews total and they all went really well only to result in unceremonious rejection emails before I even got home.

Because I live kinda in the middle of nowhere my life stinks. I can't go on nights out or to social events without leaving early to grab the last train home or coughing up £40-60 for a taxi home. I've not been on any dates, and I only see my friends once a month if that. Not to mention I still sleep in my childhood bedroom which isn't even big enough for a proper bed (I sleep on a futon).

I feel like my life can't really start until I can get a full time job and finally move out. I want to live in the biggest city I can afford. But for all my efforts I can't make this happen.

If there's ANY stone left unturned I'd really like to know. I don't know how long I can keep doing this. All I want is for my life to properly begin. I'm going to go insane if i'm stuck here for another year.

22. graduate (video game design bsc, yes i know, I should've done my degree in something more employable, not much I can do about that now though), no formal work experience.

I graduated last year. I've been living with my parents and working part time in my dads shop for the last year now. We live in a small town and I've got no friends in the area so my routine has just been wake up > shift > gym > sleep > repeat. I've managed to put about a grand in an isa but other than that no real accomplishments.

I applied to about 100 jobs and grad schemes before I graduated and went to a bunch of careers events. Then after I graduated I was applying to about 15-20 jobs a week (which slowed to about 4-5. I try to apply to at least one job every working day). When it got to September I gave up on jobs/grad schemes relevant to my undergrad. Then after Christmas I gave up on grad jobs entirely and shifted to any entry level office role, focusing on the civil service and NHS.

A year later and I've only had one 2nd stage interview, which was in June, and I just now got a rejection email from it. Which felt like a nail in the coffin.

I've followed every bit of advice I've been given and chased every lead I could and NONE of it worked. I've tailored CVs to every job and written cover letters and researched the companies. I've posted on linkedin and went to networking events handing out cards. I've spoken to careers advisers and even the job centre and they all just told me to keep doing what I'm doing.

I've done about 5 interviews total and they all went really well only to result in unceremonious rejection emails before I even got home.

Because I live kinda in the middle of nowhere my life stinks. I can't go on nights out or to social events without leaving early to grab the last train home or coughing up £40-60 for a taxi home. I've not been on any dates, and I only see my friends once a month if that. Not to mention I still sleep in my childhood bedroom which isn't even big enough for a proper bed (I sleep on a futon).

I feel like my life can't really start until I can get a full time job and finally move out. I want to live in the biggest city I can afford. But for all my efforts I can't make this happen.

If there's ANY stone left unturned I'd really like to know. I don't know how long I can keep doing this. All I want is for my life to properly begin. I'm going to go insane if i'm stuck here for another year.

22. graduate (video game design bsc, yes i know, I should've done my undergrad in something more employable, not much I can do about that now though), no formal work experience.

I graduated last year. I've been living with my parents and working part time in my dads shop for the last year now. We live in a small town and I've got no friends in the area so my routine has just been wake up > shift > gym > sleep > repeat. I've managed to put about a grand in an isa but other than that no real accomplishments.

I applied to about 100 jobs and grad schemes before I graduated and went to a bunch of careers events. Then after I graduated I was applying to about 15-20 jobs a week (which slowed to about 4-5. I try to apply to at least one job every working day). When it got to September I gave up on jobs/grad schemes relevant to my undergrad. Then after Christmas I gave up on grad jobs entirely and shifted to any entry level office role, focusing on the civil service and NHS.

A year later and I've only had one 2nd stage interview, which was in June, and I just now got a rejection email from it. Which felt like a nail in the coffin.

I've followed every bit of advice I've been given and chased every lead I could and NONE of it worked. I've tailored CVs to every job and written cover letters and researched the companies. I've posted on linkedin and went to networking events handing out cards. I've spoken to careers advisers and even the job centre and they all just told me to keep doing what I'm doing.

I've done about 5 interviews total and they all went really well only to result in unceremonious rejection emails before I even got home.

Because I live kinda in the middle of nowhere my life stinks. I can't go on nights out or to social events without leaving early to grab the last train home or coughing up £40-60 for a taxi home. I've not been on any dates, and I only see my friends once a month if that. Not to mention I still sleep in my childhood bedroom which isn't even big enough for a proper bed (I sleep on a futon).

I feel like my life can't really start until I can get a full time job and finally move out. I want to live in the biggest city I can afford. But for all my efforts I can't make this happen.

If there's ANY stone left unturned I'd really like to know. I don't know how long I can keep doing this. All I want is for my life to properly begin. I'm going to go insane if i'm stuck here for another year.

Since I graduated last year (degree in video game design, useless but I had fun doing it) I've been working part time for my dad while figuring out what to do next. He runs a small online print shop that sells things like keyrings, stickers, fridge magnets, etc etc. I've been working as a general assistant as well as learning the inner workings of the business and a bit of graphic design and market research.

I'm enjoying the work but its only part time and it keeps me tied down to this shitty little town that we live in so I'd like to take my skills and move to a city. What kind of jobs should I be applying to where this experience could be relevant?

Skills I've learnt from this include: Excel + office scripts, online marketing, web design, graphic design, customer support, inventory and buying, market research

Skills I got from my degree: UI/UX design, 3d modelling/texturing, video editing, data analysis, blueprint (unreal engine programming language), fundamentals in c#

I'm in the uk

any thoughts?

Disclaimer: not sure if this is the right sub. didn't get a good answer on the main angry birds sub and the algorithm told me i should post here. thought i'd give it a shot

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Anyone here had any experience with clear protein, maybe brands you could recommend?

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I'm considering switching to clear drinks (either clear whey or beef isolate), my protein goal is pretty high and I had a hard time trying to hit it without supplements so I'll still need them in my diet.

Anyone else experienced this?

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That place used to be my 2nd home basically, i spent all of first and second year finishing off my final projects on the top floor where the big window was. I barely used the new library after they switched last year since it felt cold and labyrinthian on the inside and didn't have the view the old one did.

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