Thread: This is what we've come to

Girl sues her alma mater because she hasn't found a job

I can't fathom the upbringing required to foster such an intense self-entitlement complex. I wonder if other countries out there have this problem...

Why wouldn't you hire her? She had good attendance after all, and that's what's important...

Originally Posted by bithub

I wonder if other countries out there have this problem...

Not here. But not for any legal reasons. Theoretically you can fill those type of suits, and many students aren't happy with how universities and other institutions seem to work on this regard. There's accounts of favoritism, corruption or too few activities that contrast to the advertised commitment before enrollment.

But the reason it doesn't happen here is that if even if you have a signed statement saying they will give you a job on Exxon Mobil, you will have to go through years and years in court, because justice in here is slow. So, you have very few cases in here were people actually fight for their rights... or what they perceive is their rights, as it seems to be the case.

a bachelor of business administration degree in information technology

I hope she never gets a job. People who want to be managers from the get go should walk the plank before the party starts IMO.

Thompson says she has not hired an attorney to represent her because she cannot afford one.

Well maybe she should have gotten a law degree instead; then she'd be an expert in suing people!

2.7 GPA! LOL! Do you want fries with that?

She suggested that Monroe's Office of Career Advancement shows preferential treatment to students with excellent grades. "They favor more toward students that got a 4.0. They help them more out with the job placement," she said.

This is ridiculous... why promote the students that got good grades? They don't need any help getting jobs... If they're so Smmmmamaaarrrtt, they can get the jobs on their own. Help me. My attendance is fantastic!

Sigh, it seems most business/IT students think they're awesome

Now she's done that, she'll never, ever find a job. Not to mention a 2.7 GPA isn't exactly worth mentioning, nor what I'd call "all right".

I wouldn't hire her because her "me" ego is far too vast to be of any use to anyone.
- Firstly, she would obviously be far more interested in pushing her own agenda rather than furthering the interests of the employer.
- Second, if she were ever made redundant (or more likely, sacked), no doubt she would sue them for not doing enough to help her keep the job.
- Third, as MK27 has mentioned, she would no doubt blame EVERYONE else before looking in the mirror for the cause of the problem.

The judge, should this come to trial, needs to dismiss the case right at the start and slap her with costs. Otherwise, she'll just continue to be a serial leech on society, blaming others for things going wrong in her miserable existence.

But then she'll probably sue her lawyer for not doing enough to help her win the case!

> But in her case "bachelor of business administration degree in information technology" certainly sounds like there ought to be openings. Even in this economy.
Pfft, she has a 2.7 GPA (perhaps that's why her attendance is so good, she had to do some units twice ), and doesn't sound like she could work in any sort of team. Hardly what I'd call "hire-able". When considering more likely than not her fellow graduates have found work with or without a better GPA.

Originally Posted by nonoob

underwater basket weaving [...] bachelor of business administration degree in information technology

Not sure what the difference between these too things is, actually. The first one is probably more challenging.

My bet is within 3 years we will be seeing this person listed in The Darwin Awards

Originally Posted by robwhit

Apparently, the claim is that the school didn't help enough, not that she didn't get a job. The latter would be ridiculous, sure, but the prior might or might not.

Except that as long as she doesn't get a job, she will claim that the school isn't helping enough. So in essence, they are the same thing.