re: Post College Blues

Sounds like you need to pursue something that interests you.

Find a job you can tolerate and be good at..that makes Monday through Friday easier to handle then go hard on the weekends.


I've loved post college life so far...and I work 6 days a week and sometimes a few hours on Sunday too. It's hard work (catfish farming) but there's parts i love about it. I'm my own boss, I get to be outdoors most of the day, the job requires different skill sets like mechanic work, electric work, equipment operation, fish disease diagnosis and management so it keeps me on my feet. One day I could be breaking down the engine on a tractor, the next dissecting a fish to determine why the pond is dying, we make hybrid catfish where we artificially cross a blue cat with a channel catfish. I love the diversity in the job..it's never the same thing every day. And every evening I can just ride around in the truck,on the farm smoke a cig and drink a whiskey drink then go home and cook on the grill.

We have an industrial league mens softball team made up of guys who work here, we play twice a week. Friday nights I go out to the bar, do the same on Saturday night. Sunday afternoon I'll take the ski boat out to the lake with friends.

You need to find a job you're proud of, one that you enjoy and people you enjoy being around. Life can be as good as you want to make it..and it's too short to be miserable. I was miserable in college (except for partying) I was studying something I didn't enjoy so I quit and now I'm doing what I love to do. I started out working for another farmer and quickly worked my way to management. I've started my own farm which if everything keeps going smooth I will have operational by next summer and be completely independent.

Point is, you can accomplish anything and be happy as long as you're pursuing what you love to do.