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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your son needs to get a job. Most people I know had part time jobs in college and still did well. I worked about 15-20 hours per week as an office assistant for a small CPA firm for my entire college career. I still took a full course load each semester, graduated on time and got a great job.

However, the fact that hour husband is so controlling that he won’t allow you to spend $100 at your own discretion is a separate problem. [/quote]

OMFG. People need to understand it’s a different world now. [/quote]

+1. All these Directional State alums and older gen X'ers / young boomers glorifying the bootstrap days really don't comprehend the modern landscape, nor the landscape at top colleges. You will not find 3.8-4.0 GPA [b]freshmen[/b] at elite colleges who work, because their parents understand that is an ignorant penny wise, pound foolish outlook. Smart kids join 1-2 selective clubs, attend all the networking events, and get a "research" position in later years. Nobody gives a s*** if you had a job all through college, they won't even look at your resume if you miss the cutoff GPA or don't know anyone (because you never attended networking events). [b]School[/b] year = school is work. Smart kids work in the summer.

Your husband is being a chauvinist power-tripping asshole. Find a way to [b]consistently[/b] send your son $100-200 per month and if he receives invitations for trips with new friends, help him go.[/quote]

Young boomers? I’m the person you’re responding to. I’m 38, not 60. And what you wrote is nonsense. My (large, international) employer does a lot of campus recruiting. Never have we rejected someone because they worked in college. [/quote]

Sure you hire the 2.8 GPA kid that worked cleaning houses over the 3.5 GPA student who did unpaid internships in the summer. NOT![/quote]

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