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Hello Fishes, I am new here and would like your inputs on the Grade, Designation & Basic salary in TCS. 1. Is the Grade - 'C3B' & Designation - 'ASC - Associate Consultant' correct for 11 years and 6 months of experience ? 2. And is the Basic salary offered in TCS very less than the Market standard? Thanks in Advance 🙏🏼
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The answer to this is very circumstantial. For instance, if a working professional decides to return back to school and forgo income for the next couple of years, then it might make sense for someone in their 30s to find a roommate to make this endeavor financially manageable
Totally agree with this. Right now I'm working full time and am a busy professional... I do not want to come home to sharing my house. But, if I decide to go back to school halftime, having a roommate could alleviate so much stress financially. Sure it would not be as great coming home, but, definitely worth it.
I don’t think there is a cut off time. Have whatever living situation works for you. We have enough rules to follow in pretty much all other areas of our lives anyway — why invent rules about living situations? 🤷🏻♀️
Chief
Some people just enjoy having roommates because they don't like living alone. It depends on the person, their finances and what their preferred living arrangements are.
Enthusiast
If you live in the Bay Area you have a free pass to have roommates well into your 30s and no one will really bat an eye
Enthusiast
This goes for NYC as well
Enthusiast
No cutoff. You do you.
Enthusiast
For me, it was 25 but I start to wonder about people around 28. Whatever the case, do what’s best for you and don’t feel like you have to justify your choices to other people.
Whenever you want/can afford.
At 25 I had enough money to comfortable live alone and decided to as I just feel much more relaxed being on my own. If you’re more social, living in a HCOL city, saving for a large purchase like a home, you might prefer to live with some one well into your late 20s or 30s, maybe longer.
I have 2 room mates and our house isn’t huge - but I love feeling financially stable for once in my life. My only concern is dating but my gf has a large house to herself.
I used to live in a house with 3 other guys who ranged from early to late thirties and i was in my late 20s. So no there isn’t a cutoff. Just depends on your financial and personal situation.
Conversation Starter
There is no cut off time, it’s a personal preference. Anyone who thinks otherwise needs to reevaluate within.
Enthusiast
25, for me it was hard even to have a flatmate at 27 though the house was huge and we had our own decent sized rooms.
Chief
It depends. Personally at 30 I really don’t want to date anyone with roommates unless it’s a weird circumstance. That being said my bf is 32 and has a roommate so he can live in a house with a garage bc he really loves working on cars so that’s more important to him . I haven’t had roommates since I was 24. I think it just depends how important it is to you. I paid the same amount of rent then as I do now making more than 4x the salary I made when I first lived by myself.
I moved in with my then boyfriend now fiancé when I was 22 and starting law school. We both needed a place to live at the same time so it made sense. We’ve rented a 1 bed together for 4 years and we’ve never had roommates. Life circumstances had me living alone for 4 months and that was quite the adjustment so I would suggest evaluating your habits and make sure you have a plan to stay connected if you decide to live solo. Personally, I wouldn’t stress about the “right time” based on some objective timeline and focus on what feels right to you.
I moved to NYC at 33 (from another country) and lived with room mates. It was a great way to meet people and not just be friends with work colleagues. I was 36 when I moved out to a 1 bedroom on my own. Some may think that’s crazy but was awesome for me
Yeah it depends.
For me , as soon as I graduated.
I think it’s all just preference. For me it was 22.
Chief
It was 20 years old for me, but I probably should have given it another go. I had two really terrible roommates my freshman year that scarred me for life.
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Everyone saying it depends (it does) on your life situation. I’ll add another item - depends on what the living arrangement itself is. I’ve friends who share houses with roommates. It works great because they can hang out when they feel like it, but also have enough personal space. Some live on different floors even.
In contrast, if you’re in a tiny apartment sharing a bathroom and a bedroom wall with another person, I think that gets old past 25.