Stop Asking Me For Money

I am a college graduate. Based on my writing abilities, you might not believe that, but its true.  I have a degree in Broadcasting from Georgia Southern University. Not only that, but I am technically working in the field of Broadcasting. I've found than not many people can say they actually work in the same field as their major, so I'm doing pretty well. Well, in the working in my field sense. Not in the I make a lot of money in my field sense.

Moving on.


Now that I've graduated, I get to look forward to getting a phone call at least once a year from one of the students at Georgia Southern. Not because I know anyone there anymore or because I am some kind of celebrity that went there. No, none of that. They're calling me for money.

I got my semi-yearly call just about an hour ago. It went something like this:

GIRL: Can I speak to David Montero please?
ME: That's me.
GIRL: Hi, I'm <random girl whose name I didn't care to remember> and I'm a sophomore at Georgia Southern University and I just wanted to call and tell you how things have been going here on campus...<random crap happening at the school I graduated from 5 years ago>
ME: uh huh...uh huh...uh huh...oh that's nice...uh huh...oh wow...uh huh...
GIRL: What was your major while you were here?
ME: Broadcasting
GIRL: Oh cool. I'm actually in Broadcasting too.

Now I'd like to stop and address something right here. This girl just flat out lied to me. I can't really convey how she said that last statement here in text. But just know that the way she said it told me that she wasn't even in the same department as Broadcasting, much less in the actual major. This is just one of those tactics used to try to make me more comfortable with what is to come later in the conversation. It didn't work.

GIRL:So do you have any advice for someone like me going into broadcasting?
ME: Yeah, don't. There's no money in it.
GIRL: Oh, ha ha (She actually said the words ha ha. Again: FAKE) Don't tell me that.
ME: Its true.

She quickly moved on.


GIRL: OK. So I just wanted to confirm your address for our records. Do you still live at <my address>?
ME: Yes.
GIRL: <something about how the money from alumni is helping to fund different things at the school>
ME: Let me stop you right there. I can see that you're about to start asking me for money. I'd like to go ahead and tell you that I don't have any. I can barely make my rent so I certainly don't have any to give to you guys. I'm not trying to be rude, I just don't want to waste your time or mine.
GIRL: Oh...Ok...well...thanks...um...have a good day.
ME: You too!

This is not the first or likely the last time I've had this conversation. Those of you who have graduated from college have probably also had calls like this from time to time. The point is, just because I graduated from there, doesn't mean I want to give them money.  Even if I had the money I doubt I'd give them any. I enjoyed going to school there and I hope that they have many more great years, but I have more pressing things to pay for. Sorry. Guess you'll have to find someone that actually makes money.