He nodded, following alongside her. "The hard part about getting a job back in the real world isn't having those skills, though, it's having the ability to convince anyone that you do have those skills when all you have to explain yourself are a cover letter and resume. I don't know, I think losing my career would be worse."

That might be because back home he was too socially awkward to have friends, and he hadn't expected to check back with his family too much after he moved out, anyway.