The budget for a recent college grad can be really tight, especially as they go out into the world on the quest of landing the dream job they’ve spent their undergraduate years preparing for. But with students loans looming, the landlord knocking and bills piling up, the situation can get pretty desperate, as a recent study by SeekingArrangement.com revealed.
The online dating website said that it has seen an increase in the number of users who have signed up for the “sugar daddy” service in June, and according to unemployment numbers from a survey of prospective applicants looking to become members, recent graduates said they gave up looking for their dream jobs after just seven weeks — bringing their calendars to June.
“Every student exits college at the beginning of May full of hope and eager to start working,” Brandon Wade, founder of SeekingArrangement.com, told The Washington Examiner. “By June, graduates who have yet to land a job in their desired fields have very few options open to them: settle for less pay than they deserve or settle for a job they don’t want.”
Focusing on the feedback the website got specifically from recent college graduates, 10 cities in particular saw the biggest increase in new members as the summer months rolled in, demonstrating that it may be harder to survive in these urban areas without a sugar daddy on the side. And with unemployment among Millennials up to 11.6 percent in May and one in three recent college grads regretting their decision to get a degree in the first place, it’s a trend that’s unlikely to end anytime soon.
So if you’re not seeking an arrangement to help you live more comfortably, we recommend avoiding these cities:
1. Philadelphia
2. Sacramento
3. Detroit
4. Washington D.C.
5. New York
6. San Francisco
7. Seattle
8. Phoenix
9. Baltimore
10. Atlanta
