[toomuchtodo]

If you have projects that show you can produce, why waste your time with an employer? You used to be most vulnerable right out of college when you had to find an employer to take you. Now, with how difficult it is to find employment straight out of school, it becomes an easier choice to freelance, do your own startup, etc.

[derefr]

Usually "I needed the money" is the common justification. Those other options can't guarantee to start supplying you an income in time to not lose your apartment.

[toomuchtodo]

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/02/heres-ex...

45 percent of college grads move back in with their parents, and I'd argue have more time to get their cash flow together vs having an apartment.