{"id":23141,"date":"2012-03-02T15:09:43","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T20:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artofmanliness.com\/?p=23141"},"modified":"2021-09-27T18:11:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T23:11:10","slug":"dim-dash-making-the-grade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/etiquette\/dim-dash-making-the-grade\/","title":{"rendered":"Dim &#038; Dash: Making the Grade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23142 size-full\" title=\"09 SCHOOL 2\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2012\/03\/09-SCHOOL-2.jpg\" alt=\"College student grades etiquette illustration.\" width=\"900\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2012\/03\/09-SCHOOL-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2012\/03\/09-SCHOOL-2-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2012\/03\/09-SCHOOL-2-320x218.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2012\/03\/09-SCHOOL-2-640x437.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dim and Dash&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Making the grade<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dim has his mom berate his professor about his grade.<\/li>\n<li>Dash takes responsibility for how he does in his classes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/02\/06\/146464665\/helicopter-parents-hover-in-the-workplace\">See Also-Dim in the Workplace<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Michigan State University surveyed more than 700 employers seeking to hire recent college graduates. Nearly one-third said parents had submitted resumes on their child&#8217;s behalf, some without even informing the child. One-quarter reported hearing from parents urging the employer to hire their son or daughter for a position. Four percent of respondents reported that a parent actually showed up for the candidate&#8217;s job interview.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dim and Dash&nbsp; Making the grade Dim has his mom berate his professor about his grade. Dash takes responsibility for how he does in his classes. See Also-Dim in the Workplace: &#8220;Michigan State University surveyed more than 700 employers seeking to hire recent college graduates. 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