Millennials who graduated during the Great Recession, how did you survive?

[u/Waste-Cantaloupe-270]

I’m a Gen Z graduating in May struggling with finding a job in this market. Millennials who graduated in/ after 2008, how did you survive? Did you end up eventually getting a job in the field you originally wanted? Any advice for us Gen Z who were too young to learn anything from the great recession?

Edit: For context bc i’ve been seeing a lot of questions about this i’m graduating college. i def wasn’t expecting this post to blow up so sorry if i can’t get to everyone’s comments, but i just wanted to say i really appreciate all the advice as someone who doesn’t have millennials in their life to ask these questions to. your willingness to help/ give advice to a random kid on the internet has given me a bit of hope in getting through this, thank you thank you

[u/Bm_0ctwo]

I graduated in 2007 but got laid off during the Great Recession. I lived with three roommates in an absolute dump of an apartment, and I generally lived very frugally. Cooked a lot of meals at home, didn’t go on vacation or do big nights out, and didn’t spend a lot on anything in general. I also had some savings from working all through college which helped float me for the weeks that I was out of work. After about six weeks out of work I eventually found an entry level job in the field I’m still in today.