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NameNathan Brin
Age28
Works inUnemployed
Studied atLyndon State, New England Tech
Lives inWoonsocket, RI
FromWoonsocket, RI
Makes$15,000-$25,000
Current jobUnemployed
Jobs since graduationCustomer support, APC; temp positions, Brown University, CVS Business Integration Center, ING, Victory Productions, Becker College
Living arrangementLiving with family
How a paycheck
is spent		After about $600 of it goes to student loans, the remainder goes to paying for the necessities — food, electricity, etc.
InterestsTechnology mostly, hacking, British culture, standup comedy, DIY
Favorite
creative work		Papercut by Linkin Park
Personal motto"Honesty is the only policy you need."
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Have you moved back in with your parents since college?

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Have you taken a job requiring a lower skill level or less education than you have?

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Do you feel you are less far along in your career than you had imagined for this age?

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Do you feel you are less far along in most other aspects of your life than you imagined at this age (saving money, starting a family, buying a home, et cetera)?

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Have you experienced significant emotional distress as a result of your economic situation?

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Are you receiving financial support?

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Are you optimistic about your future?

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Responses from Nathan

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“I just wanted to get a job and be independent.”

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“I don’t get how anyone in this type of situation can seem positive.”

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“Entitled, hardly.”

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“If I could tell my younger self that I would go over nine months without a job, I would have thought twice about signing that paperwork.”

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“Do I regret going? Not at all. Would I do it differently? Absolutely.”

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“I was laid off two weeks before Christmas ’08. Since then, I’ve taken many jobs in the field that I got my degree in, but none of them last for more than four months.”

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“I became a statistic … living on unemployment without medical benefits — which is kind of big as I’m a diabetic — and over $60,000 in student debt.”

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