This woman is suing her alma mater because she hasn’t been able to find gainful employment. I’m not even sure what to say.
Thanks to La for the tip.
UPDATE: The Atlantic is on to this story too. Daniel Indiviglio gets all over the plaintiff:
Who wouldn’t hire a 2.7 GPA (B- average) from the renowned Monroe College? Especially when those credentials include the attitude of someone who would sue her college. [...] This story illuminates a larger problem in the generation of instant gratification. Many young people in their 20s today are having trouble in employment due to short attention spans and the need for immediate recognition and advancement. Unfortunately, that’s not how the real world works.
Meanwhile, one of Andrew Sullivan’s readers is sympathetic to her plight:
If you read the actual court filing, it says: “[T]he Office of Career Advancement Information Technology Couselor [sic] did not make sure their Monroe e-recruiting clients call [sic] the graduates that recently finished college for a [sic] interview to get a job placement.” This is a very specific allegation. If the school promised to do something to assist graduates such as her in finding a job and they didn’t do the things they promised to do, they are in breach of the agreement. Now, she might not win the case, and she almost certainly won’t get the $2,000 she is looking for related to her stress. But she could easily have a valid claim and she doesn’t deserve to be mocked for asserting it.
Regardless of the validity of her claim or the reasons behind it, it would seem that she could be spending her time in infinitely more productive ways.
