Daughter ruining career prospects

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good for her for wanting to do something fun that will give her real skills instead of a BS internship at a BS company.

Well, I've looked at the internship, and it seems very legitimate. Their former interns have good placement into full-time roles in strategy and management consulting.

And please do tell -- what "real skills" does a summer camp counselor gain?

Hey mom, back off. It’s really none of your business what choices your daughter makes as she starts her career. She may have different interests and personality than you. Focus on your own work.

[Anonymous]

She will get a job after she graduates. Promise.

[Anonymous]

Please leave DCUM, lady. You are insane.

[Anonymous]

I can’t believe you think you even have a say in this. She’s an adult.

[Anonymous]

I've never had an internship and yet managed to get a job after graduating from college. It IS possible.

[Anonymous]

You are the problem here—not your daughter.

[Anonymous]

the more you push her, the more she will rebel. Your advice is fairly solid, but she has to find her own way. That may be painful for you to watch, but it is her life. The best thing you can do is be supportive (and mean it)!

I also promise you that history majors can get good jobs too. Last year, I hired a history major from undergrad into my consulting firm at $67k. He is doing very well and will likely be promoted in the spring. That promotion will come with a 12% raise that will put him at $80k before he is even 25!!!

[Anonymous]

OP, show your daughter the "squandered elite education thread." She will recognize the value of internships.

[Anonymous]

This poster actually makes me glad to be a Gen Xer whose parents barely noticed whether or not they even went to college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This poster actually makes me glad to be a Gen Xer whose parents barely noticed whether or not they even went to college.

But now these xers are taking the opposite approach with their kids!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This poster actually makes me glad to be a Gen Xer whose parents barely noticed whether or not they even went to college.

But now these xers are taking the opposite approach with their kids!

I know. I see it in my fellow GenX friends all the time. Their kids are nervous wrecks with eating disorders and anxiety galore. Totally puzzling...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not sure she's the immature one.

Nailed it. And OP is a frequent flier complaining about her daughter, which she will now deny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good for her for wanting to do something fun that will give her real skills instead of a BS internship at a BS company.

Well, I've looked at the internship, and it seems very legitimate. Their former interns have good placement into full-time roles in strategy and management consulting.

And please do tell -- what "real skills" does a summer camp counselor gain?

Bullshit jobs. What value do they add?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good for her for wanting to do something fun that will give her real skills instead of a BS internship at a BS company.

Well, I've looked at the internship, and it seems very legitimate. Their former interns have good placement into full-time roles in strategy and management consulting.

And please do tell -- what "real skills" does a summer camp counselor gain?

Bullshit jobs. What value do they add?

OP here -- I agree they are bullshit jobs, but they pay very well and set up the foundation for future lucrative (and hopefully non-bullshit) jobs. Besides, most jobs you can get with a BA in History are bullshit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:the more you push her, the more she will rebel. Your advice is fairly solid, but she has to find her own way. That may be painful for you to watch, but it is her life. The best thing you can do is be supportive (and mean it)!

I also promise you that history majors can get good jobs too. Last year, I hired a history major from undergrad into my consulting firm at $67k. He is doing very well and will likely be promoted in the spring. That promotion will come with a 12% raise that will put him at $80k before he is even 25!!!

1. I guarantee you that this kid you hired had a corporate internship his junior summer. Maybe not at the same consulting firm, but probably one that set him up for the job you hired.

2. $80k at 24 is really nothing. Some of the internships that DD interviewed for (and unfortunately got rejected from) pay way more than that for fresh college grads. I think Bridgewater was the highest at $150k for the first year out of college.