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Any body got retention offer from LTI?
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l am currently a rising junior in
college interning this summer at
Amazon as a Business Analyst. I
would really like to break into
product management and believe in
my 5 weeks so far I have shown skills
to back that up. Would it be
acceptable to ask my manager to
recommend me for a product
management internship next
summer? My midpoint meeting with
my manager (and his manager) is
next Friday
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Sounds like you're being too hard on yourself. $15k in debt is really not that crazy. Job market is awful right now but if you got a good paying job you could pay that off in no time. I would look into federal debt relief, and try to negotiate your hospital bills (these are not set in stone, you can negotiate outstanding medical bills). Seriously, people are often in a MUCH worse place than you. You're only 25, you have so much ahead of you. Don't give up on the job search, but possibly it's worth getting some kind of wage job to get on your feet. If I were you, I'd apply at Costco or Trader Joe's or something like that where they're known to pay people decent for hourly work. Then you can start applying again to higher salary jobs while you're working for an hourly wage. I know you don't wanna hear "you got this" but I promise people have come back from much worse places.
That’s like 2 months paycheck once you find a job lol don’t beat yourself up over that debt. You’re still young. Job markets just oversaturated right now
Get added to your parents health insurance.
For now….hopefully that’s not rolled back
Rising Star
Sperm donation can pay up to 10K for college graduates (you are time limited to early 30s). There are many ways to make money. But ultimately, your self esteem / worth should never wrapped in a job or profession. You need to accumulate small wins, accumulate skills, and experiment with other professions before you are too old. Time is on your side and you need to experiment and then pick a path.
Is your family ashamed of you? I doubt it. Out of everything I read here, that’s what stood out to me. I think your mental health here needs to be priority, not your job search. Because let me tell you as someone who also struggles with mental challenges and a layoff, getting a new job will not change much.
I suggest you seek professional mental health first and foremost before you even consider working a corporate again. And as someone said, you can work a smaller job at the grocery store in the meantime to earn income. Your debt is small, so be grateful. But, pay it off
I just came to say I am sorry to hear all this. I have only been looking for 6 months and it has been both frustrating and exhausting so I can only imagine how you are feeling.
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I was searching for 13 months, but I found something earlier this May. Don’t give up; there is light!