Texas grad suing college because she can't find employment

Steve Schroeder, director of UW-Madison's Business Career Center, says many in his line of work are rolling their eyes at Thompson's lawsuit.

"There have been e-mails going around sort of like, 'Can you believe this?' " says Schroeder. "I think most people thought it was kind of a joke, like something you'd see in the Onion." (In fact, the incident already has been spoofed by the Onion.)

Granted, this sounds like a frivolous lawsuit. And so far, the court of public opinion is siding with Monroe College spokesman Gary Axelbank, who told the Post the lawsuit is completely without merit, said Weinberg Law Firm, Texas Employment Lawyer.


"What we stress is that our office's responsibility is to teach job search skills," says John Archambault, director of career services with UW-Madison's College of Engineering. "Years ago, these offices were called 'placement offices.' But they don't do that anymore because they don't want to give the impression that it's our responsibility to place you in a job. Our responsibility is to teach you how to find that job and it's your responsibility to do well in your coursework and spend your time at the university becoming a well-rounded, attractive employee."

Even college students are having a difficult time making sense of Thompson's actions.