[nicola68]

Originally Posted by blazey

YOU are faceless statistics.

How many of you have actually been in my position? This is today, not your day. The youth of today don't go out and work in the local shops and consider that hard work, that's the easy option these days. I know students who hold down full time jobs alongside their studies, I'm just fortunate enough to have a flexible job where I get to do a lot of meaningful work with young people, many of which are from this town and those close by.

WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE????

You are not the only one who is full time University education you know!!

You seem to think because you are at university studying Law that you are in some way above the rest of the population of this town.

I am in full time university education at BSc level, I also have one of the hardest jobs in the world, I am a MUM. (1 preschool child and a 5 year old) At the same time I am committed to attending a clinic to help those who are suffering. I do not bleat on about it, I don't have to, I am happy with the knowledge that I am helping others. I do not have to tell the world how successful I am......

The youth of today with which you say you class yourself, do not actually know what hard work is!!
Have you ever worked in a factory environment for a 14hr shift stood on your feet all day? Or in a shop? where you have to stand all day and be PLEASANT to to people..... I really can not envisage you doing this with the attitiude that you are demonstrating on this forum...

You have no idea what hard work is... yes it is hard being a student and the work can be difficult, but actually working for a living is different... You work part time which you say yourself is flexible this obviously makes it easier for you to fit around your studies.

You mention that some of your fellow students work full time and are full time students... when and how do they manage to fit in the work that they have to do for uni, the reading, the assignments and do their personal tutors know that they are working full time? I know that on my course you CANNOT work full time, if you are found to be working more than 14hrs a week you are put on to the course as a part time student!!!

Finally, I am NOT a faceless statistic, you have absolutley no idea what political affliations I have and how active I am within them....