On the other hand, others played down the controversy, stressing the importance of adaptability and describing young people who are still reluctant to accept jobs which do not match their expectations. On the blog of the youth organisation RENA, Irene Borin shared her experiences in France, where she started out working as a babysitter only to become, thanks to a fortunate encounter in this job, communications manager for a banking group, the profession for which she was trained in Italy and in France:
Ich verstehe, warum eine Ministerin oder ganz einfach ein Erwachsener mit gesundem Menschenverstand jungen Menschen rät, nicht "choosy" zu sein, sondern die Ärmel hochzukrempeln und einfach irgendwo anzufangen.