I am so glad my mother and I both sawed off my umbilical cord long before I turned 18 so she never mortified me with this kind of behavior.
A tipster sent us this post from an ambitious parent posting in a PwC employees and alumni group:
Aren't those groups, I dunno, specifically for current employees and alumni? And shouldn't this kid, I dunno, do his own reaching out?
There isn't enough facepalm on the entire planet for this.
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