Me still working as a barista with a bachelors in engineering 😩 like damn should have just partied and had fun like everyone else 😂
2026-06-02 21:24:20
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fan21 :
I was valedictorian and now I work at a gas station 😭✌🏻
2026-06-03 01:10:33
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noemi :
thank God i was a loser nobody in HS and college because it’s truly only up from here! 😭
2026-06-02 18:26:44
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deb | home life :
Adult burnout after a childhood of over performing is very real.
2026-06-03 12:28:30
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toasterstrudelheirress :
Life humbles us all
2026-06-02 13:36:09
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rigo :
My fall off must be studied by science
2026-06-03 01:41:54
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ChiotJack :
This is me but I’m happy about it because I truly did need to be humbled in order to grow as a person
2026-06-02 23:51:56
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Whiskey :
All of us high achieving, adhd standouts from high school who did too much back then are just trying to manage our burnout cycle now.
2026-06-03 10:32:14
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Kereali :
me, because I chose teaching so now I’m poor
2026-06-02 17:24:25
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olivia 🇵🇸🔻 :
High achieving to high asf all the time
2026-06-03 22:34:25
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Page33 :
Could have been in the back of the room cracking jokes with me
2026-06-03 03:38:32
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Lili :
My plan was to go to med school and be a doctor, I graduated with a bachelors in Biology and now I clean toilets (I own a cleaning company)
2026-06-02 23:39:57
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- :
i had a very good job lined up but i hated what i was doing and now im an amusement park janitor and i love it 😭😭
2026-06-02 19:35:57
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Kirbywirby :
Honestly I just wanted the praise I never had plans of being in the big leagues 😂
2026-06-03 12:43:42
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luvlainey :
like sorry guys i know i was rocking that 4.6 gpa back then but i’m actually kind of a bum mess now LMAO
2026-06-03 02:54:05
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V. :
I always say I’m definitely the lowest earner in my gpa bracket 😭😭
2026-06-03 03:21:06
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samairahscythe // 莎美雅 :
AP was basically for nothing i wish i had done dual credit instead
2026-06-08 14:19:45
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💗 :
finished uni at 19 to he a barista forever back in my hometown 💪🏽
2026-06-02 18:42:59
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FancySweatpants76 :
The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long. It is important to get good grades in high school and college, but we have to pace ourselves and maintain a balanced life. So many high-achievers are just burnt tf out by 24, it’s scary.
2026-06-03 11:58:20
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HedgehogPenguinCat :
Yeah. Valedictorian -> graduated college with honors -> worked in a coffee shop making $11/hr for 4 years -> finally decide to lock back in and became a CPA. Life takes its twists and turns. I’m 15 years into my career and about to become a partner at my CPA firm. It’s okay to fall down and get back up. It’s okay to realize you don’t want to have a crazy intense lifestyle. It’s okay to recover from burnout. It’s okay to realize you were a pretentious jerk in the past and that having a humbling experience is actually part of growth. Life is long. If you’re happy where you are, that’s great! If you’re not, there is still plenty of time to make a change. 🥰
2026-06-03 14:29:35
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fruitthroat :
Dude ngl the longer I’m in school the more I just want to live in my car and surf all day working some random minimum wage job 😪
2026-06-02 23:32:52
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paige :
The comments making me feel so seen as a gifted kid turned janitor
2026-06-03 11:00:03
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OnceUponMaria :
It takes a bit, but things do get better after rock bottom.
2026-06-02 21:44:35
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kornrenae :
5s on my ap exams for what.
2026-06-03 00:18:30
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Bagel B. Bagel :
We all just trying to get by
2026-06-03 15:08:01
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