Two Years, Five Jobs

From Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People by Chris Gethard

April 14, 2026 · 1h 17m · Episode 525

About this episode

The episode discusses the struggles of a recent NYU graduate navigating a challenging job market and the instability of temp jobs.

Our caller talks with Gethard about graduating from NYU into a job market that's getting worse by the minute, bouncing between temp jobs, losing health insurance, and the exhaustion of trying to build a future when nothing feels stable. Plus, mutual aid, dating apps as networking tools, and a lot of justified rage about the state of things. Sign up for Beautiful/Anonymous+ to get ad free episodes and access to exclusive audio including 5 Random Questions with this week's caller. Leave us a voicemail at (973) 306-4676 Text BEAUTIFUL to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products, plus FREE shipping. Message and data rates may apply. Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/BEAUTIFUL and use promo code BEAUTIFUL at checkout. Ready to reach your goals? Visit forhers.com/beautiful to get personalized, affordable care that gets you. If you like your money, Mint Mobile is for you. Shop plans at MINTMOBILE.com/BEAUTIFUL . Get twenty percent of your first purchase at FastGrowingTrees.com using the code BEAUTIFUL at checkout.

People in this episode

Host: Chris Gethard

Topics covered

job market
temp jobs
health insurance
mutual aid
dating apps
exhaustion
rage

Keywords

job market
temp jobs
health insurance
mutual aid
dating apps
exhaustion
rage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NYU