At what point do you pick up and go

[synch22]

... i have been out of work for several months now, I have looked and networked my ass off till no end but the bottom line is people cant just make up a job. I have faced the reality that there is no openings for an entry level position here in the state i am in. I am thinking about picking up and going back home to CA, back around the family .. possible connections and at the worst i get into contracting with my pops. Thing is i have BS in Business Finance and i have even applied for teller jobs. i have no experience so i am open to gaining some, and i can not even get a bottom level job. My gf has a very good job and i hate to leave her the decision of picking up and moving but at what point is enough enough. I also figure that she will have many more opportunities with her experience and job title. The deal is i pick up and go for a few months ( we have been apart for as long as 5 in the past) we visit once or twice a month and see what i can get going. Does anyone have experience of picking up and leaving, starting over?? I feel a bit like i am taking a step back going back home, i have been on my own since i was 18.. i am now 24, but sometimes you have to swallow the pride. Also another worry about CA is the damn housing prices, wtf do people do to afford homes??One way of making money down the line is My pops is a contractor and my bro has a rental under his belt already where him and my dad worked on it.. 40k equity in 1 year on a house with a little bit of fixing up, the thought of doing some things like that down the line excite me. I know most live at home and save, my pops is cool about all that.. i just dont know. I have been frustrated for quite sometime and something needs to change.

 

[onebigab]

Sounds like you have a lot of decisions to make. Good luck with whatever you decide to do and hope everything works out.

 

[Gambino]

I only read about the first two sentences but I think that women get lonely real quick...moving to cal=girlfriend tagging the neighborhood guy, 'cause you ain't around...

 

[samoth]

Go to night school and get an advanced degree. A BS is worth about as much today as a high school diploma was worth in our parent's era.

I personally don't plan on leaving school until I have at least a MS. Even then, jobs are scarce.

 

[vertigo]

tough decisions good luck

 

[glennds]

you sound a little lonely and worried. go back home and be around your family. be near people who love you. you are only 24, and single. i bet they will be thrilled to have you back. it would be so terrible to work with your dad?

yes home prices are ridiculous but you do not have to buy a house right away. you can rent for a while and save up for a house. noone will think you are a failure if you want to be closer to your family.