La declaració, en un moment particularment dramàtic per la desocupació, sobretot juvenil, va ser immediatament motiu de polèmica, perquè es va interpretar com una acusació als joves, que es cansarien de buscar feina perquè "és pesat".
Her statement, which was made at a particularly dramatic moment on the unemployment front, especially among young people, immediately provoked controversy, as it was interpreted as an accusation against young people that they struggle to find employment because they are "picky".