Congratulations on creating jobs and hiring in these economically challenged times, Mr. Small Businessman!

Ah, my alma mater. Sadly, I know for a fact he is not the first to enlist a PA. Nor is he likely to be the last.

Insert Van Wilder joke here.

"He is a sophomore double-majoring in finance and management, and considering a career in either finance or entertainment."

In other words, he'll most likely end up being a $10-12/hour personal assistant for another rich, spoiled Georgetown douchebag after he graduates.

I saw this in the Post and had a difficult time retaining my breakfast. Apparently, this is for real. At least if you're going to be an elitist, use some discretion. The Post also reported that the student went to a local prep school whose tuition would probably be close to what his parents are paying for college.

@scootinger: Hahaha...

Isn't a double major in Finance and Management only a difference of a few classes? And he wants a career in Finance? I hope so, since he is a Finance major...

@scootinger: In two and a half years, I highly doubt he'll have an issue finding a job. Business, science, and engineering majors are much more recession-proof than most other majors, from what I can tell.

I did this two years ago when I was in college... is that really news?

If you're interested in how it actually works, you can read about it here:

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Let's face it, he's a huge elitist d-bag, who's daddy will get him a job with an investment bank or lobbyist firm, and he'll make more in a few years than most of us ever will.

He's a poster-boy for reinstating the inheritance tax.

@Paladin_11: i think you mean "Maj. Douche-bag"

@ARP: Oh, and I should add that I'm tempted to use a fake identity to apply, just to meet this guy and post his picture and ad from Adams Morgan to Foggy Bottom.

My unemployed spouse is my personal assistant :)

at least he is paying a living wage...... f-u walmart.

When his PA graduates, maybe he can be a houseboy for some rich industrialist.

Found him.

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To Do List October 23, 2009
1) Do Laundry. Make sure to check under the bed for smelly socks.
2) Karen called, she forgot her thong the other night. Locate and send back to her. Karen's is the red one, not the black one, that one is mine.
3) Go to finance class at 10:30
4) Can you take my Business midterm next week? There is a pencil convention I want to attend.

Aw, come on. You left out the fact that he's got a close family member with cancer. He could very well be struggling just to get through the day, and there are plenty of worse ways to cope than paying someone to help you.

Having worked as a psychologist and professor at universities for years, I know firsthand that many students who get overwhelmed end up giving up, acting out, abusing substances, developing eating issues, falling behind, failing out, or asking their professors for unreasonable accommodations. This student, instead, is doing what he can to avoid those paths. He's got a seriously sick family member is probably stressed and overwhelmed-- and yes, even college students are allowed to be stressed! Would we rather him take the usual path of boozing it up and letting his life fall apart?

He's trying to cope in a functional way and isn't hurting anyone in the process, and we're on his back? Wowzers.

spoiled rich kid. How, if he doesn't have time for a job, does he have the money to pay someone to be an assistant? Rich Daddy Warbucks giving him thousands a month in pocket money?

Cosumerist, are you really posting this?

I am surprised that people still haven't heard about Tim Ferriss's 4-hr workweek. This chores outsourcing trick is straight out of there. He pays someone to do his boring tasks while he gets to do something he wants and likes (even if it's partying).

Yeah, a 20-year-old college student outsourcing tasks he could have done himself is bizarre and obnoxious. But, heck, if he can afford it and pays honestly then what's the problem with yet another job being created in this crappy economy?

That's the best to-do list ever. I'd put the cookie at the top, though.
If I had to guess which University, Georgetown would definitely be my first guess.

@denb: There is also a difference between having someone send your mom flowers and pick up the dry cleaning vs. someone writing your papers and doing your research.

@denb: Speaking for myself, not for the site: if he were a 25-year-old entrepreneur rather than a college sophomore, I wouldn't find it nearly as entitled and douchey.

@bohemian: If you check out online freelance job sites, there are a lot of job postings for the latter.

@gStein_has joined the star bandwagon: Douchebag or not, he realizes how important his time is and is willing to pay someone to deal with his menial tasks. This guy is management material.

@B: Definitely. There are a lot of private unis that are filled with spoiled rich kids, but at least with schools like UVA or Villanova your last name will get you in the door but if you can't keep up you won't last a semester. At Georgetown your degree is truly tied to the depth of daddy's pockets.

@dohtem:
Absolutely. If you have the money and your time is stretched too thin, why not create a job and delegate? Nothing wrong with that.

@denb: Honestly, I didn't see anything wrong with it either.

@Ronin-Democrat: You call $10/hr a living wage? I know several people that work at Wal-Mart. All make at least $10/hr, and they all have a hell of a time living on it.

Anyone have any idea of how much it would place an ad for that guy that broke Nancy Kerrigan's kneecap with that telescoping metal club thingie?
I'm quite certain:

1) We'll find more than enough people willing to contribute

2) Mr Popped Collar will scream more like a girl than Nancy*.

* Who, let me be 110% clear on this, handled it 1,000% more manlier that I would ever dream I would do.

@WraithSama: @dohtem: I agree. If someone has a problem being this guy's personal assistant it's because of ageism and not wanting to work under someone your own age.

@wrjohnston19283: That's what I thought of when I read the story. He doesn't have a golf cart (yet) though.

@WraithSama: Because if you can't run your own sh*t as an measly undergrad, you'll never learn to run it when you've got direct reports.

@Ursus Maritimus: For a college student, $10 is pretty good for spending money without putting on a blue apron and having to get things for people.

@blueneon: It's quite certain Mr Popped Collar is incapable of marrying someone, so that avenue's closed to him.
Well, outside of a drunken Vegas weekend (the bride having to be the very, VERY VERY drunk one), of course.

@Alarm Bell: He does have a job. That's part of why he doesn't have time to do some basic upkeep. He works part time for a financial company. Consumerist did fail to mention as well that another reason is that a family member has a chronic illness and has checked into the Georgetown Hospital - so he has to take on time spent there as well.

@Trai_Dep: You really want to compare girlfriends with a privileged upper class kid like him?

@TinkishDelight: It's not Snowflake's fault, but it IS his parents.
I'm willing to bet William and Harry didn't have personal assistants until they undertook official responsibilities. And if they don't rate, neither does Snowflake.

It's good to teach young 'ens, even supremely wealthy ones, to perform and think independently.

Sorry, but if you are a college student in need of an assistant, you are doing something wrong. Or, more likely, you have a lot of money and want to spend more time partying. Either way, a personal assistant while in college is utter self-indulgent nonsense.

It's like when I see stay-at-home-parents with housekeepers. I guess it's good to keep people employed, but it's also incredibly lazy. Especially if your kids are in school all day.

I suppose I'm just bitter, having spent years working for brain-dead layabouts. But the point stands. You simply do not need an assistant to make your way through college. Ever. I think it defeats the purpose. A bachelor's degree seems to mean less and less every day.

There were days during college I wish I had an assistant. I don't blame this guy for at least recognizing that he can't completely handle everything going on. A job, school, family illness -who has time to sit in the laundry room (and you do have to sit with it if you want to keep your clothes).

@bohemian: If he pays $12/hr to do research & write papers, he's a cheap-skate douchebag. Not that I approve of paying someone to perform academic tasks - one's education is their own.

@bohemian: He definitely doesn't have any academic tasks on his job description. He just needs someone to run errands, shop for food, do the laundry.

My graduate alma mater - it was bad enough seeing a crucifix in every classroom, but to read about spoiled jerks like Cooper, it's no wonder I don't participate in any alumni functions.

Why not just use an agency? Explain the details of the job to the agency and let them handle the logistics. The PA, from the job description is not a 1099 type employee and I am going to drop a dime on him to the IRS.

Not real good in management or finance I would assume.

@H3ion: Nah, Landon's *only* $30,000/year.

I'll actually applaud this guy for paying someone else to do it for him. I went to summer camp for a few years with these prep-school types (Phillips Exeter, Milton, Holderness, Deerfield, etc.) and they all just had their parents coming in and doing everything. They also tended to move their entire bedrooms with them for a 5-week stay. One girl had her mom doing her laundry every week via FedEx. It blew my mind.

@luftmenschPhil: a JESUIT university. You knew that was a religion, right? What do you expect?

@feckingmorons: He would probably have to pay a fee to the agency for finding him someone. He's not hiring out of Georgetown. He wants to hire a fellow student who is familiar with the city. Why create a middle man when you know what you're looking for.

@pecan 3.14159265: Outside of Georgetown I mean.

He seems to be proactive about his schooling, I just see a bunch of haterade in the comment section...wah wah wah I have no money and neither should he...wah wah wah.

I saw the Facebook photo...his collar was NOT popped.