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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
My daughter who is a gifted tennis player considered Rollins. My impression is that you were mild in your criticism. They think they are the Harvard of Florida with the top notch sorority shit to top it off. She went elsewhere and was happy she did.

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Originally posted by ss9961:
You had me at “Rollins”.

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Originally posted by Kevbo:
Be careful it doesn’t rub off on you

The most pompous thing I read in your story was “I have MBA after my last name....”

I get what you’re saying. But some of what you’re getting may be insecurity, which is magnified by working with someone a lot older and with a lot more experience

I went to law school under similar experiences to you...military, already a masters degree, much older than them”kids” right out of college. Some of those kids have become lifelong best friends.

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Originally posted by 0658:
I have been out to Rollins for my job and interacted with both students and administration. You are certainly right about the students but the administration seems to be more mature (although not less liberal).

With your background, I believe you should stick it out, especially if you are in the Hamilton-Holt Business School. A Masters Degree from there, especially in the Orlando area is highly thought of.

I have to interact with quite a number of these types you are experiencing. They are arrogant, rude, and most of all unknowledgeable about life and the way things really work.

Is it possible that you can bring a bit of sanity to the group or even mentor a right thinking dedicated fellow student? Even one makes a difference. I know these people exist although they are few.

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Originally posted by Edmond:
School is Rollins College in Winter Park, FL. It's a small, private school next to Orlando and seen by many as a good school. I completed my MBA in June but had 17 months left so I decided to pursue a masters in human resources.

There are about 30 of us in the cohort, 3 of us have advanced degrees. One student has an MBA and another has a MS from the local state school (UCF).

The most pompous two are ones that are in their mid-late 20's who work in healthcare, both are female with one of them being a recruiter. The recruiter said she could help me find work within her organization. I found a few postings and sent them to her along with some feedback and a resume. Only feedback I got was she wasn't the recruiter for those positions. I don't know, maybe it's just my mentality being that if something isn't my responsibility and not in my lane but told someone I would help them, I would forward the request to the appropriate person.

The one who is not a recruiter, for our Monday class, this dumbass suggested we use a Toy Story as the background on the slide deck. Yes, the fucking cartoon. I thought she was joking until I saw her use it on the shared document. I changed it and put in the title "this is not appropriate for graduate level work, change this to something professional."

The one who is a recruiter, for our Tuesday class, we did a 45 minute presentation. From what I've gathered in 8 weeks of knowing her, she likes the spotlight, lots of talking (not much information) on her parts. Tends to overthink things. Her attitude is pompous and arrogant, I guess she feels empowered since she's a recruiter and gets the opportunity to change people's lives?

I'm pretty quiet in class but the other day she said to me in a tone I didn't like, "is your part going to be okay? Are you comfortable?" I smirked and said, "I have MBA after my last name, I think I'll be okay."

The others in my Tuesday group are all female ages 23, 23, 27 and 28. I know the 23 year olds would've never gotten into the MBA program I did due to lack of work experience.

If I take shit for this here then so be it but I don't feel they are my peers. I'm 40 years old, have 11 years as a commissioned officer in the Army (8 of those years active duty), an MBA and generally more work and life experience than they do. Yet I don't go around them acting like I'm some sort of genius.

Maybe it's the school. Buddy of mine I met there in a different program, 11B, Army Ranger and all. He's dropping out after this semester because he gets the same arrogance and pompous attitude not only from his fellow students but his professors as well. He doesn't want to waste another semester of GI Bill on that place.

Is this normal for kids these days to act like this? My apologies but anyone under 30 is kid-like to me these days. I remember when I hadn't hit 30 yet. Maybe it's the old man in me but they come up with these ideas that don't seem relevant or practical. Our presentation was on Sears. They first proposed that compensation was too low and that Sears should pay more. I said Sears is in financial trouble and can't pay people more... They looked at me like I had a dick on my forehead.

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Originally posted by erj_pilot:
Hey...don't feel bad, Edmond. When you finish and get out in the work force, your next thread will be "Appears I work with a bunch of pompous, arrogant people [insert place of employement]"

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Originally posted by Flashlightboy:
At least Arc isn't in your class. Then you'd really have someone to complain about.

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Originally posted by bigdeal:
After getting to know this recruiter woman in your class, do you have any further questions why I hold these people in utter contempt, and classify them as the most worthless group in any corporation? And trust me, she's not unique, or the exception, in any way.

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Originally posted by CWR67:
However that paper you get from the place does have value compared to other institutions. The reputation of Rollins College opens up doors.

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Originally posted by Kevbo:
Be careful it doesn’t rub off on you

The most pompous thing I read in your story was “I have MBA after my last name....”

I get what you’re saying. But some of what you’re getting may be insecurity, which is magnified by working with someone a lot older and with a lot more experience

I went to law school under similar experiences to you...military, already a masters degree, much older than them”kids” right out of college. Some of those kids have become lifelong best friends.

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Originally posted by Flashlightboy:
At least Arc isn't in your class. Then you'd really have someone to complain about.

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Originally posted by Edmond:
This whole shit fest has me thinking if I really want to live in Orlando. There are obviously good jobs here because the prices of homes are insane, especially the ones I used to build for Lennar. Homes were starting at $400,000. I know not everyone can be a business owner, doctor or lawyer. So where are these good jobs at? But these days it's about "networking", can't just apply and let your resume do the talking.

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So I’m going to sound like an a-hole, but as a business owner/lawyer