u/One-Cap-3934

Hiya, I graduated from UChicago last year (Class of 2025) with a B.A. in Psychology. I quit my first full-time job after 5 months because I had difficulties handling the stress (special education through TFA). I've since been working at a warehouse, and I'm at a place where I've been able to think long-term. I majored in psychology mainly because I enjoyed studying it, not because I had any particular job in mind. People online keep saying decent jobs using a Psych degree need a Masters. My first job taught me I have extreme difficulty handling high stress jobs. At the same time, even if I start applying for a Master's, I don't know what career I'm trying to get, and since I'm low-income, I've been wanting to prioritize making income.

I've been applying to be a Research Assistant in different nearby universities and hospitals but haven't had a hit yet. Also been applying for 'regular' labor jobs like cashiering.Talking with the Alumni career counselors was little help tbh, they essentially said "yeah the market sucks, keep applying, a warehouse job is still a job." I'm a bit lost and feeling defeated over time.

I guess I'm reaching out because I'd like to know if there's an obvious path out of this warehouse job? Would I be wasting my time applying to Masters programs? Are there other lower-stress-than-teaching jobs that are actually hiring? Are there job websites I'm forgetting about? I would appreciate any help, thanks!!

[I've been applying on university/hospital sites through their links mainly on Indeed and LinkedIn, with occasional Handshake applications.]

I'm a 23 year-old female and recently moved out of living with my mom because of toxicity and lack of space/privacy (I lived in the living room). I now live with my dad and pay rent (legal tenant). Today, I came back from a 10-hour shift at the warehouse I work at and went directly to sleep. Well, I woke up to him unlocking my door with keys and saying "oh found her, she was just sleeping." Even though the assumption is he was just worried about where I was, I felt my privacy entirely violated in the moment, especially since I was sleeping in a vulnerable position. I genuinely cried a bit because I felt that my boundary was obvious (don't unlock my door when I lock it). I'm especially worried because I'm an adult and sometimes I sleep naked and since he was not always present in my life, I still have trust issues. I'm considering talking to him about how a locked door means don't enter, but I'm overall just a mess trying to figure out if he unlocked it because he was truly worried or because he thinks he has the right to barge in and check whenever he wants. I'm considering buying manual door locks again but I'm just so upset because I don't have the funds to live alone at the moment (there are a few other red flags). I'm also spiraling into "what if he's done this before when I was naked." I'd appreciate any help in whether buying locks again is paranoia when I should just talk it out, or if I'm not making up that this felt like a huge boundary violation.