Why do college graduates in America feel like they are entitled to so much?

[john]

Just because you got a Bachelor's Degree, doesn't mean you're instantly going to find a job with a $100k+ annual salary.

I see so many people who go to college and don't take their education seriously. They barely pass their subjects and don't seem to care about their GPA. They go out and get drunk, rather than doing volunteer work and applying for internships.

Once they are finally in the job market with an entry-level position, they don't take any extra steps to move up. They refuse to show up to work early or stay a little bit later. They refuse to do anything more than their job entails, instead choosing to waste time texting or checking Facebook on their phones. They treat their job like something they are entitled to, rather than something precious that supplies them with their primary source of income.

Why do college graduates in America hold this arrogant sense of entitlement?

[dd k]

I see this type of entitlement among the educated and uneducated.

[A]

Because you can't get a job without going to college in America, which means a lot of the people in college don't really want to be there but they kind of have to. If you want to have a job making more than minimum wage that is. Also, have you ever been to America? Because I think you have a skewed perception of college graduates here. In fact about 90% of what you said is not even true. lol

[JesAguy]

College graduates in America are the way they are because unless you the paper saying that you have a degree you can't get a job above minimum wage. A lot of graduates simply want to work. Not be head of the company. Going in early or staying late really does not have a lot of weight in how far you advance in your career. Quality of the job you do is what is important. Not how many hours you spend doing it. The attitude about work is not limited to college graduates and most are very dedicated to their jobs.

[Mike]

my sister told me jobs in america are abundant even with the crisis.... the problem is american grads especially the white ones refuse to do anything that is hard work.....