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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Then_Package_5451 on 2026-07-14 08:15:10+00:00.

First of all.... FUCK.

I should've seen this coming, but after a year of completing my masters, it turns out that as a foreigner in a certain Asian country that will remain nameless, this accreditation is not valid. I am 27, which is young, but for me it feels like I just wasted SO much time. I cant work without this masters, so now I find myself in the tight spot of riding it out trying to find a solution (which would increase my streak of 2 years of unemployment to... idk how long) or moving back to my home country. I've been here on a different visa, but that is putting a lot of financial pressure on my partner.

I have been unemployed for a while (since I don't have a master's) and I thought I was able to present online education (for which I worked stupidly hard) as a way to get a job. Since that's not possible, I find myself with a worthless piece of paper, sitting on the floor with two perfectly valid certifications in Economics (not here apparently) wondering what to do next, unable to work. Curse the day I decided to start this.

Ngl... I've had better days

TL;DR I fucked up by getting an online education that isn't recognized in the country I emigrated to 2 years ago.

Edit1: I might've explain my current situation wrong since there's confusion. I've been here on a spousal visa, so I am here legally and the requirements are minimal. Be alive and married basically. When I wanted to apply for a job, they said my undergrad wasn't enough and that I needed a master's. I foolishly thought that an online master's was enough since we were already established here and moving back would've been a huge financial strain. After a year of completing my online masters, it turns out online education is no longer valid. So this qualification means nothing here.