How long have you been a neet for? What made you become one? If you're not a neet...

How long have you been a neet for? What made you become one? If you're not a neet, have you been one or will you become one?

For the reddit refugees, neet means you're not in education, employment, or training.

I've only been a NEET for 1 month, that was right after I graduated uni. Looking back, it was the best moment in my life.

8 years now. My mom made me leave school when I was 16 and made me sign on to disabilty. I have a pretty confortable life, I used to hate being NEET and thought about killing myself a lot. Then I just came to terms with it and realised how lucky I was, I have been happy for the last 5 years, I know I would not be this happy if I was slaving away for 9 hours a day.

>My mom made me leave school when I was 16 and made me sign on to disabilty

At least 6 months.
I really need to find a job, but when you obtain most of your diplomas with low marks, you understand you can be a burden on any company.
I'll still try to send some cover letters today

I enjoyed only 4 months 11 years ago.
Watched trillions of movies and animu.
Playing video games all night.
waking up at 1pm.
Draw whatever I liked

it was so good because it was freedom. but I still prefer what I have now.
I value my freetime better.

3-5 years after uni. Got a job and worked there for 4 years, but I quit 5 months ago. Draining my savings for now.

Don't romanticize being a NEET. It sucks.

13 years and I wanna die everyday.

I both want and not want to know what that trash can is used for.

I've always been "in education" so technically I dont classify as a NEET but I live essentially like one.
>never had a job
>live with parents
>spend most of free time playing vidya
And I suspect this will be the case after I graduate this godforsaken university as well. Its not like I lile being a pseudoNEET, I'd like to have a job and all, but it does not tie in with me going to the uni at all and I dont need the money at all

I was a NEET for about 3½ years

It's been 2 years since I got out of it and I'm still feeling the effects of that lifestyle.

I'm technically employed but have no coworkers and work so little that I'm basically a NEET. I tried finding a real job after college but after hundreds of cover letters and applications I kinda gave up. Trying one more thing this year and if that doesn't work I'm either killing myself, going to be a scumbag English teacher overseas, or trying Starbucks or table waiting and then killing myself.

4 years and a little over 2 months.

Wouldn't trade this for anything. Will probably sudoku once my money runs out.

That seems normal, to be in that position after finishing college/university
Paid to be a neet, living the dream
Start now and reply to thread when you're done, I'll be there to congratulate you. (unless you take too long)
what do you have now?
why did you quit?
That's fucking impressive, 13 years. How have you gotten away with it?
Why do you suspect? Without school your parents might end up forcing you to work just like they might force you to keep on chugging away at the university.

all mah life
im late 30's
my case worker pays my rent directly and i get like 400$ a month for myself
90$ for internetfucking leaf
40$ a week for grocerys(dont always spend that amount)
100$ into savings
rest do with as i please

been in this apartment for like 9 years nowalone
its like prison but i can still do what i want when i want

not a neet. i want nothing more than to become one. work kills me emotionally. i know thats how its supposed to work and youre supposed to just get over it but im 26 and i still feel like im dying mentally at work. and i dont even work in the shittiest job sectors (fast food, retail, factory drone).

My parents don't care if I don't get education or a job, they're just too nice to the point it ruined my life because I'm a failure and can't do anything on my own.

>tfw all on the right except for the lunch thing
During lunch I used to just ride my bike in a random direction until I found a nice spot to sit down in & eat, was pretty nice

meant to

>people say being a neet sucks
>they don't give any compelling reasons as to why it sucks other than worrying about money
>money has nothing to do with being a NEET and if they had the money they wouldn't have any problem with it

From 17 to 20 I neeted it up with 16 hour a day gaming and anime. Got forced into a job by my parents from 20 to 22. Walked off that job and thought about killing myself that day but remembered how great being a neet was so I went back to that. Now I’m 24 living at home doing what I did before, mom recently told me to kill myself which was depressing but besides that neet life is so comfortable. How do I qualify for neetbux like some of you guys? I do have anxiety problems and am socially retarded.

There's no winning in this world.
You can either be a neet, and watch your life slowly decompose over time to point where you wind up a bitter hermit, or you can be a faggot ass wagenigger who enjoys taking shekelstein's cock up his ass.

>Late 30's.

Wow, mid 20s here that gives me hope at least that if I can't sort my shit out I can live as a social recluse.

Hope you can sort your shit out user, but if not, don't stress too much about what others think. It's only useful if it motivates you, if it does you harm it's better to not care, though it's easier said than done.

I've had a job ever since I was old enough to have one. What's it like to be a NEET?

7 years suicide soon probably

>free $100 a week

How does he do it? Fuck that I would never get to travel, own and maintain a car or do all the drinking I do with mates on $100 a week.

it's real simple to explain
you know the things you do in your free time?
well now you do them all the time

I think there is, but it requires letting go of winning or losing. So I suppose in a sense it's not winning so much as not playing, but I think it's a better way to live. Hard to do and tricky to balance against harmful apathy.

I wouldn't be able to do the things I do on my free time without having a job to pay for all of it.

14 years a neet. my autism bux sustain me but it's a surviving wage, it's not as if I can afford anything nice. if it wasn't for piracy i'd really have nothing to do with my day.

not permanent NEET, but I only work 3-4 months a year
been like this for the last 3 years

well that's not a direct consequence of being a NEET, that's a consequence of being a NEET in your position, refer to

If you had more money you'd do different things.

You don't honestly want to sit in front of a shitty computer playing games at 20 FPS while eating the cheapest garbage you can find.

I doubt it's money that's the limiting factor.

how easy is it to commit suicide btw? Torn between either drowing or throwing myself in front of a train. both of which are going to leave a right mess to clean up/

After university I was NEET for roughly a year and a half if we don't count temp voluntary stuff. Worked a proper job for roughly a year after that and then I quit. It's been several months now and the suicidal thoughts have sort of worn off so I may attempt to find a job again.

Are you still a NEET if you're making shekels from commissions?

>You don't honestly want to sit in front of a shitty computer playing games at 20 FPS while eating the cheapest garbage you can find.
Life was so much simpler back then

Drowning is painful and jumping into a train is messy. Find another solution.

Been a neet for a month after school, got a job since my father said he would kick me out if i didn‘t work.

exit bag is EZ PZ

>be neet
>made 30k with sports betting
>everything is still the same
>just have a better battle station and some savings for the future
Nah money isn't the problem

>mom recently told me to kill myself
woof, that's rough

I've lost count but it's something in the region of 4-6 years. I really want to get a job but nobody will employ me, so I've given up. Once money runs out I'll probably kill myself.

Shit can change user. I used to be like you guys, but after so many months of planning on killing myself I got help. Don't buy into the strength means doing everything without help meme, it's bullshit, if anything it's the opposite. Shit can get better.

Hope shit gets better for you.

money is the only limiting factor if you're a neet, since the only other limiting factor is time, which you have a basically infinite amount of as a neet

the objectively best way to live is as a neet with unlimited money, because you can do whatever you want. A lot of people say if they won the lottery they'd still go to their job to have a sense of accomplishment, but you can do that on your own. You can learn to draw purely for your own entertainment. You can learn to play an instrument and compose your own songs. You can learn to program and make your own programs or games. You could travel the world, learn new languages and learn new people

There's a lot of things people would do if they either had more time, more money or both. A lot of those would give a sense of accomplishment. But for some reason, people think if you win the lottery, all there would be to do if you don't go to work is watch more tv

killing yourself is easy
killing yourself in a good way is hard

if i had unlimited funds id have better/more living space, fill that space with whatever i want and eat whatever i want (regardless of quality)
i still wouldnt do anything and i hate being around people

im just waiting for my body to giveup in my sleep someday
i dont see the point in living if we are just gonna die
i dont see any advances in our species at all(thanks to religions and corrupt people in power)

im just waiting to witness the next world war

Ever since I finished college. Physical disability. I plan on working to save up money so that I could move to a different country and work there, making even more money, getting myself a house and retiring as quickly as possible.

After college I was technically a NEET for approximately 2 months before I went on my honeymoon and went to job training. Haven't been NEET since and I'm blessed to have a job that I love.

Around 6 years, military vet, for some reason people just wouldn't hire me, so that gap in my resume just grew and it became even harder, now I'm making my own video game because that's the only way out for me.

Look up feelium.

Helium tank. Just make sure that it's not been mixed with oxygen. Plenty of places that rent out tanks do that to both cut costs and reduce the ability of their tanks to be used in assisted dying.

How did you get cured? Or at least suppress it?
What are you trying to find work in? Maybe you need to do something more physical rather than just using cover letters. I wouldnt really know.
Whats your daily meal(s)?
>case worker
do you have actual cancer user? Why do you have a case worker?
what dont you like about work?
Yeah, my dad is the same description of "too nice" which did me in. I would keep asking him to hold my hand in bettering my life but he simply told me "Just do it" so here I am, not doing it
it sucks because when the mario and hentai is turned off and you realize you're not actually happy, just content. Usually depends how long you've been a neet.
Why'd you walk off? Also maybe your mom is playing some psychological game with you and maybe didnt mean it. Like when people say kys.
Why after making it this far do you want it to end? Out of tendies?

Exit bag. Drowning is a horrible way to go and throwing yourself in front of a train is not guaranteed death, neither is jumping off a building, but that is a viable alternative, just get heavily drunk first.

What game my dude?

>all there would be to do if you don't go to work is watch more tv

Most people are stupid and lack imagination.

eh if I had money I'd would end up making a smell concrete cell about 30 foot into the ground and wall myself in there so I can sleep forever. I'm just tired of staying awake.

>it sucks because when the mario and hentai is turned off and you realize you're not actually happy, just content. Usually depends how long you've been a neet.
see

>money is the only limiting factor if you're a neet, since the only other limiting factor is time, which you have a basically infinite amount of as a neet

In my experience the limiting factor was more lack of confidence and desire to help myself or socialize when I was a neet. Money was sometimes a problem, and I probably would've done more expensive stuff if I'd had more money, but there are lots of things you can do with friends that aren't super expensive.

there was a 2 month ish period between high school and college, then like a 6-month period when i got laid off and was on unemployment but outside that, ive kept a job for a little less than 3 years now.

i work during summer and sit on my ass the rest of the year, getting about 600 every 2 weeks from unemployment

been doing this for a decade or so. pretty fun.

Until the demo is out I'm not really going to talk about the game itself.

>you're not actually happy, just content
Had this kind of talk with my last partner when we were breaking up. I'm not a NEET but I can see some of the appeal, in that for me I live moment to moment and yeah, being content like that does make me happy. I don't need a big long term goal or anything.

So you're a parasite then?

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How do you manage to get a job that only wants you half a year?

if I had more money, I would have flown over the world & visited my online friends, I've known some of them for over 5 years, so I wouldn't have to deal with the awkwardness of starting a friendship

how do you get away with that shit?
over here you have to go to like weekly meetings and have proof you're actively searching for jobs and show proof you've contacted workplaces. Not to mention they can just give you a job

autism

"case worker" or "key worker" can be used to describe social workers who liaise with people with mental health issues and their psychologist/treatment team(s). Takes some of the burden off of the doctors etc.

I was a neet for a year after getting out of the military. Had a ton of cash saved and unemployment checks and parents were cool because I was going to school. Got a job once the unemployment ran out

maybe he works a shitshow that always hires and you can quit basically whenever?

Rude. Just for that I will outlive you, and I will be a parasite for the next 60 years.

>neither is jumping off a building
Jumping off a really high cliff by the sea will almost always kill you. Buildings are usually too low.

Lawn-care services are a big one and your work season varies based on where you live. A buddy of mine is laid off from november to late february and gets unemployment while doing odd jobs.

i live in a place that gets funding for summer work so i just get hired for some forestry work then get laid off, its a pretty sweet deal

also i have free housing and just pay internet and electric

case worker cause im on welfare(simplist term)
and on disability(mental and physical) if i wanted to volunteer or better myself i can call them to get into stuff like that but why bother

due to the genetic lottery i lost and ive tried getting a job like 15 years ago but no one wants to give jobs to ugly people, no job means no skill learning means you cant do anything

Fulltime hiki-neet 10 years, I'm now moving out to the countryside to work on a farm because autism bux alone won't let me sustain living in the city. If it wasn't for my fucking pets I would of went to gensokyo years ago, this farm place has no internet and is out of range of any signal so I won't be able to procrastinate anymore. Cold turkey prob the best solution although is gonna be weird adapting to society after hiding away so long, even walking to shops and simply buying groceries took me years to be able to do again. If your gonna neet make sure you don't go full hiki and keep a basic level of social confidence. I regret alot but was my time wasted that regardless of mental issues or circumstances I chose and have only my self to blame

/Blog

>free housing
Well that's a key factor, yeah. Still living with mummy and daddy?

the government wont allow us to yet the have they audacity to complain there are people on assistance(who would rather FUCKING DIE)

Safeway hires retards and I used to see ooglies at many jobs when I used to go outside.

no im native american, its literally a free house

mad?

A lot of eggs, rice, and potatoes. Once a month I'll buy a gallon of cheap ice cream to satisfy any sweet cravings I get but besides that it's a very basic diet.
I've never been the type of person to eat for any more than subsistence so I don't mind.

>Still living with mummy and daddy?
Not him but even when you work moving out is a dumb idea unless you've got a ton of money saved up and really high pay.

Not currently a NEET, but have gone through 6 month phases twice before. The first three months are pretty great, you get to catch up on shit that you've missed out on or didn't have the time for when you were working. The part that I miss the most wasn't necessarily the free time, it was just having my own schedule and waking up whenever I wanted. The anxiety after a few months started to claw at me though, and financially things start to get rough.

Now that I'm gainfully employed I'm an idort with tons of disposable income, but I never get to enjoy any of that shit. I have the money to buy whatever I want but it just piles up around me. I'm just trying to wake up before another day at the office and I would gladly trade any of you guys to go back to sleep and fuck around all day .

I've though about doing what you're describing, as a way to get me off the internet and to do some work and reading.

>have only my self to blame

This isn't really true. The idea that we're solely responsible for what we do and have done is an extreme view. It's as dumb as thinking we have no free will and therefore aren't responsible at all. It's nuanced, but basically, only blame yourself as much as it helps you to change and improve. If you're doing it to the point it de-motivates you then it's pointless and/or harmful.

Godspeed user, good luck.

how unjust is that two normies have sex and then your consciousness is ripped from the void into a
vulnerable meat bag

you keep telling yourself that virgin lmao

>Now that I'm gainfully employed I'm an idort with tons of disposable income, but I never get to enjoy any of that shit. I have the money to buy whatever I want but it just piles up around me. I'm just trying to wake up before another day at the office and I would gladly trade any of you guys to go back to sleep and fuck around all day .

Sums the transition up pretty well.

NEETlife sucks because you feel nothing but anxiety and guilt after a while

Work life sucks because once you've tasted that sweet, sweet 24 hours a day freetime you will never feel like you have enough again

but you don't actually want to see them there do you
Hitler was trying to better the world and prevent uglys

Keep paying someone elses mortgage for them you retard.

some anons I've heard talk about switching between the two
they work for a period, then neet for a period to spend the money they saved up

>have shitty job
>life is shit
>have no job
>life is shit
>don't like anything so can never get a job I like
>life will always be shit
Just fucking kill me senpai

That's a really bad idea in the long term because your working track record will only grow increasingly unattractive to employers

Nobody will want to employ you if you show that you quit jobs a couple months in every time

Have fun losing all that money just to please some 3DPD while I'll have a house to myself in a few years :^)