No one has mentioned considering the military. An MIT grad could be an excellent candidate for an officer. Joining the military has been the way many young men and now women have got out on their own.
It’s less than ideal if you do want to be a technical IC later as it’s typically a multi-year technical career gap. I never saw another ex-(US-)officer SWE/SEM appear in the veterans@google ERG. And tbh I didn’t really count either because I had a post-service PhD.
But to be sure I served with two amazing MIT NROTC grads in my sea tour. You do what you have to do.
Makes sense, though I mention since I'm reading the OP not wanting to move back home to bad situation, others suggesting working at fast food, etc. Both of those seem really drastic compared to considering military (unless OP is holding out for a top-paying, high-status position, in which case they need to pick their priorities imho, especially in this market)
