NEW YORK (CNN) -- A recent college graduate is suing her alma mater for $72,000 -- the full cost of her tuition and then some -- because she cannot find a job.
"It doesn't make any sense: They went to school for four years, and then they come out working at McDonald's and Payless. That's not what they planned."
Just too funny.
As Thompson sees it, any reasonable employer would pounce on an applicant with her academic credentials, which include a 2.7 grade-point average and a solid attendance record.
Combine the low GPA and her lack of common sense about the real world, and it's really no surprise that she hasn't found a job. Even in a good economy, I wouldn't hire her.
Yes doctor, I am sick. Sick of those who are spineless. Sick of those who feel self-entitled. Sick of those who are hypocrites. Yes doctor, an army is forming. Yes doctor, there will be a war. Yes doctor, there will be blood.....
Who gives a crap about her GPA or attendance? Has anyone ever actually had an employer ask what their GPA was in college or looked at their attendance record? That piece of paper is all most employers care about.
Metroid wrote:Who gives a crap about her GPA or attendance? Has anyone ever actually had an employer ask what their GPA was in college or looked at their attendance record? That piece of paper is all most employers care about.
Anyway she's an idiot.
some employers care about GPA when looking at a recent grad. when you have little or no experience in your field, what else do they have to judge you on to compare you to your peers? i know a lot of engineering companies wouldnt give you an interview unless you had a 3.0+
Metroid wrote:Who gives a crap about her GPA or attendance? Has anyone ever actually had an employer ask what their GPA was in college or looked at their attendance record? That piece of paper is all most employers care about.
Anyway she's an idiot.
GPA is asked for on most job applications (even going the resume route still leaves the interview and sometimes a questionnaire). Not sure I can recall ever filling one out that didn't ask for both high school and college GPA's. And right now especially, due to the economy, employers can be (and are being) more selective with their hiring since they have plenty of qualified people applying for most positions, so I'm sure her GPA is coming into play and at least part of why she hasn't landed a job yet. Generally a degree is better than no degree, but a 4.0 is always better than a 2.7.
Agreed that atttendance is usually irrelevant though.
Yes doctor, I am sick. Sick of those who are spineless. Sick of those who feel self-entitled. Sick of those who are hypocrites. Yes doctor, an army is forming. Yes doctor, there will be a war. Yes doctor, there will be blood.....
ayebatter wrote:She's not an idiot if she graduated from law school.
Whooooooooaaaaa. I speak to idiots with law degrees every day. I got a charge form sent back to me for correction a few weeks ago from an attorney because I I wrote something like, "...I was discriminated against on the bases of ________ and _________...." She said I had spelled basis wrong. The plural of basis is bases.
Madison wrote:GPA is asked for on most job applications (even going the resume route still leaves the interview and sometimes a questionnaire).
I can't recall the last time I got new hire docs that contained GPA questions, including interview questions. Don't underestimate the laziness of employers out there. This is not a common thing in my neck of the woods.
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