My dad(now 40) got his master's in history when he was 24. Soon afterwards he got a job as a cable man and abandoned hope for ever finding where him having his master's would be applicable. 12 years later he works for a slightly better wage, but hates his job, everyone is telling him he should look a better job, but he never does anything about it. Finally he gets fired because he's burnt out. Since then he's been rotating between shitty jobs and unemployment. The other day I told him that he should really consider becoming a teacher for the tenth time, and he replies that he has an interview for being a sales associate. I tell him that being a teacher has got to be better than what he's been doing for the last 15 years and would provide some stability and an opportunity for a decent salary. He replies it's not what he wants  to do and I say "at this point it's not about what you want to do, it's about not losing your house" he called me an asshole, but I don't see a better path forward for him. He says all the jobs he should qualify for don't call him back, and he doesn't want to search for a job that he would have to move for. I don't know what he is expecting to happen, but meanwhile he is going nowhere.