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Subject: NY Woman sues her College as she cant find a job!!!!!
ArtyEngineer    8/3/2009 12:17:41 PM
Just saw this over on teh BBCwebsite. Link and copy past of story in next post.
 
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ArtyEngineer       8/3/2009 12:24:31 PM
Here is copy past of story:
 
Jobless graduate sues her college
Monroe College (image from college website)
Monroe College was founded in 1933
A New York woman who says she cannot find a job is suing the college where she obtained a bachelor's degree, the New York Post reports.
Trina Thompson, 27, filed a lawsuit last week against Monroe College in Bronx Supreme Court.
She is seeking to recover $70,000 (£42,000) she spent on tuition to get her information technology degree.
Monroe College spokesman Gary Axelbank said Ms Thompson's lawsuit was "completely without merit".
 
This case does not deserve further consideration
Gary Axelbank
Monroe College spokesman
The ex-student, who received her degree in April, says the college's Office of Career Advancement did not provide her with the leads and career advice it had promised.
"They have not tried hard enough to help me," she wrote about the college in her lawsuit.
Her mother, Carol, said her daughter was "very angry at her situation" having "put all her faith" in her college.
With her student loans coming due, the family would be saddled with more debt, the graduate's mother added.
Monroe insists it helps its graduates find jobs.
"The college prides itself on the excellent career-development support that we provide to each of our students, and this case does not deserve further consideration," its spokesman said.

Crazy huh?  What is happening to our society where people refuse to take responsibilty for ANYTHING!!!  It always has to be someone elses fault!!!
 
Here is link:
 
 
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FJV       8/3/2009 1:23:01 PM
There may be a point to it.
 
Colleges regularly lie through their teeth about the job prospects for their degrees in the subjects they teach.

Imagine that after working your #$% off and getting yourself in debt for that degree, you suddenly find out that the job prospects for your degree were crap. And it's not because the job prospects for your degree declined recently, but the job prospects have been crap for more than a decade.
 
Basically you find out that the person telling you that getting this degree will have good job prospects has just cost you 4 years of your live and $70.000. That's faulty advertising and a crap stunt to pull on anyone IMHO.
 
If colleges and universities can be honest about job prospects for sociology, gender studies, art, history, then I see no reason why they should also be honest about job prospects for information technology.
 
As for:
"The college prides itself on the excellent career-development support that we provide to each of our students, and this case does not deserve further consideration,"
(Sarcasm) I bet when you ask the college, they don't have problems with drugs too. (every college has).


 
 
 
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Le Zookeeper    Hmmm FInd a job in which country?   8/3/2009 8:08:04 PM
I have been fired several times recently- last thanksgiving 2008 I lost my job got new job in Feb 2009, got laid off 3 weeks ago got new job starting Aug 17 2009. If she wants an entry level job next year in Bangalore India , I can refer her. Ask her to contact me.
 
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Le Zookeeper    oddly enuff i have    8/3/2009 8:13:59 PM
no problems finding jobs in silicon valley even today!!!!!
 
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EvilFishy       8/3/2009 8:15:57 PM


Crazy huh?  What is happening to our society where people refuse to take responsibilty for ANYTHING!!!  It always has to be someone elses fault!!!

 
 

Personal responsibility eh?

Does this mean you now support a person?s God-given right to own a firearm?



 
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Le Zookeeper    yes Evil fishy I do - I am gonna buy a CZ 9mm-also i wanna a 300 winchester   8/3/2009 8:22:40 PM






Crazy huh?  What is happening to our society where people refuse to take responsibilty for ANYTHING!!!  It always has to be someone elses fault!!!



 

 





Personal responsibility eh?


Does this mean you now support a person?s God-given right to own a firearm?








 
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ArtyEngineer    EvilFishy   8/3/2009 9:17:41 PM






Crazy huh?  What is happening to our society where people refuse to take responsibilty for ANYTHING!!!  It always has to be someone elses fault!!!



 

 





Personal responsibility eh?


Does this mean you now support a person?s God-given right to own a firearm?







Umm, I think you have me confused with someone else, where have I ever stated an opposition to the publics right to bear arms.....curious?
 
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Le Zookeeper    So Arty r u on the East coast???   8/3/2009 9:37:42 PM
He has u confused with me.
 
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ArtyEngineer    Le Zookeeper   8/3/2009 9:42:02 PM

He has u confused with me.
Apologies LZ, I totally forgot about my geographical location puzzle, Yes indeed, my current location is indeed the CONUS East Coast bouncing around various locations (Ft Bragg ad Camp Lejeune)
 
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Le Zookeeper    Artyy gottcaha   8/3/2009 10:01:44 PM
-77 and 35 close enuff--?? You owe me a treat!!!
 
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