Tragically, it turns out that the college-aged resilience you have now has an expiration date. You will eventually no longer be able to scarf down three slices of pizza at three in the morning after you have guzzled gallons upon gallons of beer moments prior and not feel it for the rest of your life. As a fellow college student, let me tell you, that we get away with a lot more things than we should be able to. In fact, a lot of our behaviors would probably land us in the hospital on a regular basis or even fired if we took them into “the real world.”
1. Doing your laundry once a month
Sure, your M and R people don’t know your T, W, F life, but I guarantee your coworkers will start noticing if you have been wearing the same outfit for the past four days.
2. Having $3 in your account
Turns out that your landlord doesn’t find this quite as funny as your college roommate did.
3. Napping every day
It turns out that most workplaces do not have a nap room. If you take this behavior into “the real world,” you’ll find yourself napping on the unemployment line.
4. Eating unhealthy at bad hours
It turns out that all of that oil is probably going to clog your arteries and pack on some serious pounds. Consider your life expectancy to be shorted by a good 10 years if you keep this up past graduation.
5. Skipping class
Skip class and no one cares. Skip work and find yourself kicked to the curb by your former employer.
6. Hitting the snooze button
It turns out if you continue to snooze your alarm, you probably won’t get to work on time and you’ll probably be fired.
7. Wearing leggings everyday
It turns out that wearing yoga pants and leggings every day isn’t business professional and is generally frowned upon past the age of 22.
8. Staying up late
Staying up till 3 am then going to work the next day may not work out so well
9. Claiming to be "Beer Pong Champion"
Once you toss that graduation cap up in the air, being the best at getting a ball into a beer-filled cup no longer seems particularly resume worthy.
10. Not having dishes or proper silverware
When coworkers come over for that important dinner, it may look bad
11. Going out ALL weekend
Monday is not going to feel good.
