Trina Thompson – This is a Joke Right?

Ryan    Uncategorized     Trina Thompson

Recently, thanks to a Facebook wall post made by one of my good friends, I stumbled upon this great article in regards to a recent alumna who is suing her school because she has not yet found a job. I’ll let you go and read the story… did you read it? Alright, good.

After reading the article I went about and did a Google search for Trina Thompson. After finding a few more news article results, I decided to take my search efforts to Facebook. Yeah I know what you’re thinking… but lo and behold, I found the ‘Support Trina Thompson’ Facebook Group Page!  Oh shit, this is going to be good. Take a gander below….

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Alright, so don’t get me wrong, I am supportive of people in need. Everyone deserves a chance at success and happiness. The way you individually measure success and happiness… you can decide upon yourself. But this to me just boggles my mind. Let me first explain a few of my first thoughts:

• Going to college does not guarantee a job, especially with a GPA of 2.7.
• Going to college offers you an education… and a degree.
• If she wants to sue a college for the total cost of her degree.. well that is one thing.. if she succeeds in winning the case, well then she better come out of there with absolutely no degree and no college credits to her name. Do you think that would change her mind? Maybe not, she’s not a smart person.
• The economy.
• If going to college was such a burden on your life, maybe you should have taken a broader look at the severity of your education at the time. Yes it is a major expense, albeit important one, but your livelihood in the here and now is possibly a little more important.

Okay, so those are just a few of my first thoughts on the whole thing. Now in regards to the Facebook group… did you look at the image? Did you happen to see the ‘Related Groups’ section?

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Okay, so am I out of line in saying this is a little hilarious? When bands of Mafia Wars players get together… shit is going to hit the fan. Oh and Cathy Perez?…. ‘I AM GOING THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEM…’ really? Well damnit… lets get you an attorney! Cathy then goes on to say ‘I WANT TO SUE THIS SCHOOL, AND I HOPE IT CLOSES ITS DOORS FOREVER…’ Can these people be serious? Oh man… it really makes me want to cry!

I understand these are hard times. The economy has tanked… hopefully not any more, and unemployment rates are high. But also realize, its not just you, its everyone. So while you might think you are qualified with no experience, and a 2.6 GPA, chances are there are others out there who are just as if not more experienced. Sometimes you need to bite the bullet, take a job you are over qualified for for the time being while you search for your career. It is not the easiest path to follow, but it is better then making yourself look like a fool.

Disclaimer. All information taken from open sources. All oppinions expressed are mine.

Peace