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re: Angry Graduate Just Wrote This Letter To His University.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:46 am to HornsLife
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:46 am to HornsLife
setting aside the entitlement emanating from this screed, the actual arguments are mostly pretty good
i for one feel no ounce of sympathy for budget-strapped universities, having worked in one (LSU) as an undergrad and having seen the stupid minor shite they waste money on. with dozens of departments pissing money away like they do it's no wonder they're in trouble
i for one feel no ounce of sympathy for budget-strapped universities, having worked in one (LSU) as an undergrad and having seen the stupid minor shite they waste money on. with dozens of departments pissing money away like they do it's no wonder they're in trouble
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Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:47 am to Murray
well some butthurt pussy downvoted it. I bet he downvoted it from his mom's basement with 80k in student loans hanging around his neck
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:51 am to boosiebadazz
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well some butthurt pussy downvoted it
frick em all. I used to be a self entitled little shite myself. One time at an interview for a great job, I even went so far as to blame a previous employer for my lack of success in the field I was in at the time. Boy did I get a well deserved arse chewing/life lesson from the interviewer.
I walked out without the job,embarrassed as hell and better for it.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:52 am to Murray
I'm assuming this guy can scratch off "professor" as an employment possibility now.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:53 am to Murray
Man, that sounds awkward.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:53 am to HornsLife
Maybe if the fellow had gotten a marketable degree like accounting or engineering, he wouldn't be unemployed and $40K in debt. I laugh at these rubes who get worthless degrees then whine when they can't get a job.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:53 am to lsutothetop
Where do they use that amount of money? Yeah, a new school building can be expensive, but they spread that cost out over the course of the project, and it becomes completely affordable for a school making a billion a year. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how a school goes in the red when they are taking in $200 million to a billion a year
I understand that they are always gonna get overcharged for everything they buy, but that's a hell of a lot of new projectors
I understand that they are always gonna get overcharged for everything they buy, but that's a hell of a lot of new projectors
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:54 am to Pettifogger
What I would tell this kid:
80% of a university's cost is people.
Printing costs are a spit in the ocean for a university's budget. You can't fault a college for asking for money. They are supposed to ask for money. You can say yes or no.
If you want to demand accountability for spending and suggest where the cutting can begin, direct your anger at administrative costs. You can cut people and run a tighter ship, but just realize that your university will not be "bigger and better" than before for every successive generation.
If you and your university community are okay with that, go for it. But I expect that neither is okay with that. Everyone wants their alma mater to grow by leaps and bounds with every new generation, but they sweep the bloat that comes with it under the rug. Someone has to step up and say you can cut my university first. So far, no one has.
80% of a university's cost is people.
Printing costs are a spit in the ocean for a university's budget. You can't fault a college for asking for money. They are supposed to ask for money. You can say yes or no.
If you want to demand accountability for spending and suggest where the cutting can begin, direct your anger at administrative costs. You can cut people and run a tighter ship, but just realize that your university will not be "bigger and better" than before for every successive generation.
If you and your university community are okay with that, go for it. But I expect that neither is okay with that. Everyone wants their alma mater to grow by leaps and bounds with every new generation, but they sweep the bloat that comes with it under the rug. Someone has to step up and say you can cut my university first. So far, no one has.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:55 am to Hammertime
I think Optometry is the new way to go.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:56 am to Hammertime
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Where do they use that amount of money? Yeah, a new school building can be expensive, but they spread that cost out over the course of the project, and it becomes completely affordable for a school making a billion a year. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how a school goes in the red when they are taking in $200 million to a billion a year
I understand that they are always gonna get overcharged for everything they buy, but that's a hell of a lot of new projectors
Well for one they pay administrators and professors more than the industry leaders(who are actually contributing to the economy) in the field that they are teaching.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:56 am to Traffic Circle
I can't wait to see the first optometrist advertise his surgical skills on TV.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:56 am to boosiebadazz
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Man, that sounds awkward.
It happened 10 years ago and I'm heating up and getting redfaced right now thinking about it. I had to interview with two other partners after him too. I was a stuttering, sweaty mess.
In other words, it was awesome. I should write them a thank you note for giving me the kick in the arse that I may have gotten much later or never at all without them.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:57 am to boosiebadazz
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I can't wait to see the first optometrist advertise his surgical skills on TV.
"Welcome to Wal Mart. We have specials on toilet paper, onions, and surgery today."
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:58 am to Murray
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I should write them a thank you note for giving me the kick in the arse that I may have gotten much later or never at all without them.
and that is why you are currently employed and the dipshit in the OP isn't.
Those dudes would likely read your letter and offer you a job.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 8:59 am to Traffic Circle
...and not minor surgery to remove a hangnail. Eye surgery. On your motherfricking EYES. Them shits you see out of.
This post was edited on 5/22/14 at 9:00 am
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:00 am to HornsLife
While I'm all for universities shutting the frick up on nagging recent grads for money, this guy just seems like a loser. It's been 2 years since you've gotten your Masters and you still can't find a job? Really? Maybe you should start looking more inward at the problem (which is you) instead of blaming everyone else for your problems. This is many of the members of my generation personified.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:02 am to Tigerlaff
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Entitlement mentality. Never ceases to amaze me how people think they are immune to market demands.
I agree with your overall point, but here he's responding to the University's request for a donation.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:03 am to Traffic Circle
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I think Optometry is the new way to go.
This seems like a great value degree.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:03 am to boosiebadazz
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well some butthurt pussy downvoted it.
Probably because you can't spell millennial.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:03 am to OMLandshark
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While I'm all for universities shutting the frick up on nagging recent grads for money, this guy just seems like a loser. It's been 2 years since you've gotten your Masters and you still can't find a job? Really? Maybe you should start looking more inward at the problem (which is you) instead of blaming everyone else for your problems. This is many of the members of my generation personified.
This guy sounds a lot like a fellow I know; he's convinced he can't get a job because people just don't understand his brilliance.
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