Jobless Bronx Grad Sues College for Refund

The NY Post found this one.  Trina Thompson gave it the old college try, but couldn’t find work. So she’s suing her alma mater for her money back. The Monroe College grad wants the $70,000 she spent on tuition because she hasn’t found gainful employment since earning her bachelor’s degree in April, according to a suit filed in Bronx Supreme Court on July 24.

The 27-year-old alleges the business-oriented Bronx school hasn’t lived up to its end of the bargain, and has not done enough to find her a job.  The information-technology student blames Monroe’s Office of Career Advancement for not providing her with the leads and career advice it promised.

Are you kidding me?  She’s suing the school because “they” haven’t found her a job yet.  We don’t know all the details but this just seems frivolous.  With unemployment at record levels, I don’t know of anyone, recent grad or professional that can just sit and wait for a job to come to them.  Every school says that they’ll help their graduates find a job, but mostly it consists of networking with alumni and going to career fairs.  They don’t usually gift wrap a job for you upon graduation.

“They have not tried hard enough to help me,” the frustrated Bronx resident wrote about the school in her lawsuit.

“She’s angry,” said Thompson’s mother, Carol. “She’s very angry at her situation. She put all her faith in them, and so did I. They’re not making an effort.”

Hmmm, who else could be sued because, “they’re not making the effort.”  How about:

• Season ticket holders of the Orlando Magic could sue the team for losing in the NBA Finals.

• Teenage boys should sue the makers of AXE Body Spray, because their product isn’t catnip and women don’t assault them.

• Average and unattractive women could sue Revlon and Estee Lauder, because the makeup isn’t turning them into supermodels.

• Users of Viagra could sue because even though they can get it up, they haven’t been able to start a garage band like in the ads.

“The lawsuit is completely without merit,” school spokesman Gary Axelbank said. “The college prides itself on the excellent career-development support that we provide to each of our students, and this case does not deserve further consideration.”

The college’s Office of Career Advancement advertises lifetime free service for graduates, and boasts
on the school’s Web site: “We have many resources available for students at any stage of their college career, and even after graduation.”