A Degree of Entitlement

I read Jennifer Krimm's Feb. 10 piece, "Want Fries With That Frustration?" [Close to Home], with sympathy tempered by a degree of irritation. On the side of sympathy, I, too, spent several months searching for a job while having what I believed were excellent credentials.

Having a high-quality education and years of local and international experience in my field gave me what I believed was an edge over other candidates. I knew from experience, however, that finding a niche job in Washington takes time and many rejections. My advice to Ms. Krimm is to keep her nose to the grindstone.

With that in mind, I was annoyed by what seemed to be her sense of entitlement stemming from an oft-mentioned Ivy League education.

Ms. Krimm obviously worked long and hard to obtain an excellent education. Yet it should not have to be pointed out that a Dartmouth degree does not guarantee a job. Nor is it appropriate to blame the economy; niche jobs are always hard to come by, and they tend to be fairly recession-resistant. Lastly, during my job hunt, I never disparaged the prospect of having to temporarily work a "lower" job, such as one at Borders or Starbucks.

Ms. Krimm will probably get her dream job, but the sense of entitlement won't help.

JOHN GOLDEN

Arlington