Having been caught in this same trap, and without the benefit of a college degree, I can empathize with the characters. Even now, after having been not-gainfully employed for going on two years, I get fed "Well, there's a gap in your employment history", to which I can only respond, yea but look at when it started. It doesn't matter that I've been employed consistently with the same company long enough to see more than one minimum wage increase. A gap is still a gap.
I may watch this movie just to chuckle in agreement as the actors go through the motions I went through, although I was never offered semen as refreshment.