Hey guys,

I find myself in a shitty spot in life and wanted to reach out for help from fellow RPers because I expect a certain amount of truth from the community.

Personally, I fancy myself an intellectually curious person. I know a lot about history, politics, economics, and current events. I take care of myself and have been lifting regularly for the last 5 years. I’m single and I’m what some of you would call purple pill. I still date but it’s very unlikely I will ever get married or have children.

A little background. I grew up in Pittsburgh and joined the Marine Corps shortly after graduation. I did 4 years as an aviation ordnance man and completed my contract with an honorable discharge. I also did a tour in Iraq. After college, I attended Penn State University on the GI Bill and received 2 B.A.s. One in Political Science and one in Economics. I ended up graduating with a 3.25 GPA and completed a summer internship with the Pennsylvania Governor’s office. So then came graduation. I went on about 10 interviews for various positions and no offers. The positions varied. Some claims adjusting positions for insurance companies. Some various positions in the banking industry. I got rejected from all of them. I ended up getting a job as an office temp making $12.00 an hour with no benefits. This whole experience has been a huge bitch slap to the face. I’ve never felt like I was entitled to anything but I was expecting at least something after putting this work in.

Anyways, my point of this post isn’t to whine, but to ask for advice going forward. I don’t see too much room for advancement where I’m at now. I am currently enrolled for classes in Cyber Security at the local community college. This is the best move forward I could think of at this time. However, my past decisions have got me to where I am now. So I just wanted to reach out to the community and entertain some better moves forward.

Please answer only if you have ideas on moving forward as opposed to ridiculing past decisions. Thanks in advance.