Grumpy, grumpy moogledragon.

[raisedbymoogles]

Why is it that I feel so irritated whenever Kaplan (the company that owns the college I graduated from) Career Services calls me going 'Hay, got a real job yet? :D?'

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[mommimus_prime]

I graduated from my university in 1980. I didn't work in my major for nearly 10 years and then only for a few years. They still call me and ask if I work in my major. Not sure what that means except that you might have to get use to the phone calls. They're down to once a year and only after asking for money first.

[rosieknight]

I still get calls and e-mails from the University I attended, too.

Have you tried asking the person who calls to make a note in your file that you live in Virginia? Offer to wait while they make the note. It should help a little.

Or, ask to be put on a "do not call" list. That should give you a year's break.

(Although, I mostly get "Have you heard about our new stadium? Isn't it great?" calls from my school. I find the "Yes, I know about the stadium. It messes up traffic to my neighborhood every game day and is a big eyesore," reply in a frustrated or tired tone works well to get the person off the line.)

[princess_kessie]

Hubby graduated from his alma mater in 1992.

He still, to this day, gets advertising materials, requests for updated information and requests for money sent to his mother's address - despite having moved twice since leaving home, and never having actually lived at the address they send the details to (and never once advising them of ANY change of address - what made them think he lived there, and how did they get the details anyway???). This is a massive invasion of privacy - and despite repeated requests in writing it hasn't stopped, even after 17 years

[roundtuit]

All UMBC wants from its alumni are donations of large amounts of money to the school. I get both phone calls and mail asking for money. My question is "Where is MY money?". I spent a bunch on an education that turned out to be completely useless.

[seryan]

My father got alumni newsletters/money requests from his university for over twenty years. What they want to know is "Do you have a job, and can you send us cash yet".