Interesting letter from the Irish Times letters page

Her Facebook profile lists "Being absolutely shít at making decisions" as one of her interests (not messing).

Brain Stroking wrote: »

To be honest, if she is experiencing burnout at the end of college then she is in no way suited to being a Barrister or Solicitor. It's only after college that the real stuff starts

This.

Anyone who thinks they're finished learning when they graduate from college is an idiot.

Too many grads are like this IMO.

Poor girl is probably only about 22, feeling really down about her situation and, in a moment that she will probably regret, wrote a letter to express this.
People always use the term "sense of entitlement" in a negative way - I think many of the current generation of young people are losing a sense of entitlement that they should have - people should not have to spend long periods of time working for free in the hope someone will eventually take them on paid.

The letter may be melodramatic but I think it probably sums up how many people in Ireland feel today -very down about the prospect of emigrating but see no other choice.

westendgirlie wrote: »

+1 Sala

I have no idea what "sense of entitlement" actually means

This girl has been through law in college, so she's not stupid. She knows that currently there are several hundred thousand people unemployed in this country, many with families to support and many with lots of work experience. She appears to be able to put all that aside and feel it is outrageous that someone such as herself is not finding it easy to get a job in which she has no experience and which is unrelated to what she trained in. She appears to think that because she has been to college she is entitled to one, despite the numbers of experienced people unemployed that are portrayed in news coverage every day. That is a sense of entitlement. The "woe is me" air about the letter does not help her cause either.

Someone posted above that she will probably regret sending the letter in. I agree, I expect there'll be some unsympatethic responses to it, possibly from some people who are in far worse situations that she is.

@Pedant and WEG

I've read the letter a number of times now and I cannot see how ye are getting that she doesn't want to work in law because she couldn't find work. Pedant you even admitted it was speculation. I know you said your friend had that experience but I see no reason to believe that is the case here.