Ten years ago when I first graduated game development with honours, there wasn’t any local jobs in my field or studios that would bring me over, so while working minimum wage full time for a few years I released a video game solo and several smaller projects that all made no money, and then I finally got hired… at a shit starter job with a 1.5 hour commute time by bus. Meanwhile I had friends with wealthy parents and connections who got hired immediately.

I released more projects, and was applying to other jobs during my lunch hours, and a year later I got a software job that doubled my salary and now I am doing well. I paid off all my loans and then bought a townhouse last year at 30. I don’t find recruiters now, they find me.

I do not like the idea of other people having to go through what I did. My early 20’s were a hellish grindfest that no one should have to do. Genz has it even worse and I have seen it in the workplace.

I don’t know what to tell you, other than you’re not alone. Most people have a huge reality check in their 20s and adulthood hits hard… because we’re not taxing the billionaires.

I have seen my family doctor many times since then. No worries.

Canadian here.

This one time 10 years ago I drove to my family doctor’s office without an appointment and got lucky that it was a walk in day.

I saw my doctor within an hour of arriving and it cost me nothing.

Here in Canada I’ve started ordering from the Canadian Tire app instead.