This person was a geologist and surveyor in the middle of the desert 3 years ago. They struggled to find a job that didn't require 2 years of experience as they were unemployed or underemployed for 1.5 years. During that time, they accrued $10,000 in tuition costs and applied to 50-100 jobs while sending aggressive emails to strangers and doing lots of googling to find work. Once they finally got a job, they were then established in that field of work.