Irksome Family Members

[AdventureLover]

Just a quick little rant... My family is driving me CRAZY! Every single time I see any member of my family all they want to talk about is whether I have a job yet, or why I don't have a job yet. I can't even recall how many times I have told my family I WILL LET THEM KNOW if anything new comes up in the job world, but still, they must ask. I already feel like crap for still not having a job (including being turned down twice after interviews), being constantly bothered about it makes me feel even worse. I'm trying as hard as I can! I know they are well meaning, but it is getting to be a little too much to handle.

Does anyone else have this problem? Or know a solution for getting them off my back (besides the obvious solution of getting a job)?

[scaredsilly, BSN, RN]

Fortunately, I did not have that issue when I was looking for a job, but when I was studying for NCLEX, my mom drove me pretty crazy. I finally told her that if she didn't just stop it and support me in silence, I would stop speaking to her/not answer the phone/not respond to texts until after I passed. It worked, she left me alone on that front and celebrated with me after I passed.

Something like "look, I know you support me and you are only asking because you care, however I cannot handle the extra stress of all of the questions. You need to either stop asking me, or I will stop speaking to you until I can report something positive. I PROMISE to tell you the second I accept a job offer" and see if that will do it.

Best of luck!