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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The threats of "ending the gravy train" ... "make him pay for things" ... and "the party is over after graduation, bud!" get you nowhere with kids like this. Unmotivated loafers have no future orientation and little impulse control. They simply do not give a $%!#, it's like talking to a brick wall.

And expecting someone like this to become a sales ace merely because they have a social life is comical. The best sales careers are hyper-competitive (read: personality PLUS great grades PLUS great internships PLUS great club involvement) with a deep, aggressive and sharp candidate pool.[/quote]

You really know nothing about the world of sales, do you? Grades is the least important part of it. But it is besides the point, OP describes her kid as likeable but not an active person. [/quote]

I worked at LLY for over 10 years (until we had children). Our sales interns were extremely polished, very aggressive, great grades and great recs -- in contrast to what OP described, which is a lazy dimwit (who I assume is a marijuana addict). I never understood why people think being social is so rare that it will smooth every red flag -- I guess it's a coping mechanism for people with bad marks or parents with lazy kids.

Now if OP said her boy was a D1 tennis player and had crummy grades, a different story -- or gorgeous ACC sorority girl with crummy grades, a little different.[/quote]

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