Outrage of the day - put your anger boots on

[Swordpoker]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8180806.stm

Student sues college coz she can't get a job.

[Rod Paradise]

That's daft, but it'll probably depend on what the prospectus etc said.

Although I think all the trainee teachers who listened to the Govt ads in the last few years saying how desperate we were for them & are now unemployed should be able to sue for their costs though.

[Swordpoker]

That's daft, but it'll probably depend on what the prospectus etc said.

Although I think all the trainee teachers who listened to the Govt ads in the last few years saying how desperate we were for them & are now unemployed should be able to sue for their costs though.

You're joking right?

Unless the government were guaranteeing jobs why should they be able to sue? They are just as subject to market forces as anyone else and they can use their qualification for other jobs, like corporate training.

[gatso]

I'm with rod

highly unlikely the whole story has been reported here. IT courses have a tendancy to advertise guaranteed jobs on completion and I'd imagine that's what's happened here or very similar

[StuartHopkin]

Lol

Never been so unoutraged

a) she hasnt won anything yet
b) its in america
c) i sure care

How did u finish last night Gatso?

[gatso]

whooaa, chill hopkin, take your anger boots off, it's not that important

finished 151st. lost 2 huuuuuuge fml flips inside 7 hands, cl if I win both, 4xbb left when I lost both

[Rod Paradise]

That's daft, but it'll probably depend on what the prospectus etc said.

Although I think all the trainee teachers who listened to the Govt ads in the last few years saying how desperate we were for them & are now unemployed should be able to sue for their costs though.

You're joking right?

Unless the government were guaranteeing jobs why should they be able to sue? They are just as subject to market forces as anyone else and they can use their qualification for other jobs, like corporate training.

Not in the slightest - the Government mounted a huge campaign for people to train as teachers. If no campaign then the market forces argument applies, but, as the Government are the market as well, they should take responsibility. The adverts were even encouraging people to leave other proffessions, quoting the salaries that the new teachers would get, misleading the people to that extent should have some comeback IMO.

[thetank]

Probs had one of these peeps as career advisor and was traumatized by spooky smile

http://www.monroecollege.edu/careerservices/counselorstaff

[G1BTW]

Megalol @ universities in general. Think of another enterprise in life where you can take 5 grand plus off a 'customer' and then treat the whole affair like you're doing them a 'favour'.

[ ] University has to get you a job and is normally to blame for you not getting one.

[X] University is in breach of contract if they took your money and failed to deliver on their promises where these promises
possibly included teaching, provision of careers advice and supply of job introductions.

Universities largely employ very clever people and get away with not paying them very much money. Wonder why....

University of Life FTW, BSc in Hard Knocks.

[bolt pp]

what price during proceedings the following is said: "it's not our fault she cant get a job, she's a thicko".

[StuartHopkin]

what price during proceedings the following is said: "it's not our fault she cant get a job, she's a thicko".

I assume the USA uni's are the same as here and if so.......

'its not our fault that she got smashed out her face none stop missed her lectures spent her money on cheap wine got herpies lived in a hovel and will probably never contribute to the world in anyway even though she did manage to get a 2-2 in media studies by giving the lecturer sexual favours and the football team but that had nothing to do with the 2-2 apart from there being 4 of them'

[bobAlike]

Has any one thought that perhaps she's just crap and nobody wants to employ her? 

[thetank]

University of Life FTW, BSc in Hard Knocks.

The advantage of a traditional University education in so far as I can see from observing peeps is that people who have been through the University system know that they really don't know anything at all in the grand scheme of things whereas graduates from the "University of Life" are more likely to believe that they know it all and act accordingly.