I am 34 years old, have 12 years sales
experience, live in relatively comfortable surrounds, am I in a stable
relationship and can just about get by; however, it wasn’t always this way. I
didn’t have the upbringing most people would deem as orthodox, I never made it
at college, didn’t go on to university or get a degree and my home life was
hellish, with undiagnosed Aspergers’ plus depression and a dependence on
alcohol to get by just to rub it in somewhat.
My parents, whom I am no longer in
contact with (good) were less than sympathetic to my plight but somehow I
bumbled on through life drifting from job to job but always getting by,
surviving, this survival that has taught me a massive number of even bigger
lessons in life to the extent I believe my mindset to be that of a degree of
wisdom that money for education just can’t buy.
So how come I’m not a Managing Director
of some multi-national conglomerate firm? Why do I not drive around in a top of
the range Lexus or BMW? Why do I not live in the house with 2 bathrooms, 6
bedrooms and a crystal chandelier in every room?
Why do the ones who are 15 years young
than me destined to have all the above, in about ten years from now who never
ever lived through what I did?
The answer to that last question lies in
the mindset of the modern way of industry, that it seemingly is a vision of the
future that the Millennial Generation Y vs X widens the gap between us ever
more; that if you developed within a very fortunate environment, had lots of
money, education was paid for and supported unerringly, degree under the belt
via unparalleled encouragement and now drive around d in a nice car that Mummy
& Daddy paid for, then your guaranteed to go everywhere in life as
employers will snap you up in seconds and why? Because they love you because
you were loved and spoiled, had your ass wiped and everything else done for
you.
So what about people like me? People
like me whom have had to work at it that little bit harder, had a shed load
less and had to find a way, people like me who had to labour for hours of a day
to make ends meet and to prove we are worth it, yet even now are seen as less
despite conquering brick wall challenges in life.
For example, recently I had a job which was good money in my books, but I got over-enthusiastic, admitted I had Aspergers, told of some of the difficulties I've faced in life and tried install some wisdom I'd learnt over the years; just ten weeks in and two days later after that fateful admittance, I was fired. When I got my reference they had lied saying it was a short term contract and in this "glowing reference" that they promised there was no mention of all the hard work, all the ideas I had, the 12-13 hour days, giving up my weekends at no extra pay to try and make a difference, nothing!
Over the years I’ve noticed a steady
trend in the mindset of human kind, that if you had it all at the start you’ll
have a much greater guarantee to have it all throughout your life despite being
so ignorant of the way of that life and more than likely, a darn site lazier.
Go here to back up what I am saying...
Generations ago, age and years of hard
laboured work was seen as a congressional medal of honour, nowadays, it seems
you do less and get more, assuming your below the age of 25 and have had a
third party to wipe your ass for you.
I feel that in the interview, on the CV,
in the face of opportunity, I am seen as a second rate citizen because I got
off on a bad start which wasn’t my fault but I fought through it, which
seemingly in the eyes of most I am the unorthodox human being that no one has
time for in terms of employment and advancement. It is wrong, it is prejudice
and people like us to have to again try harder and harder to be recognised.
Go here and you’ll see what I mean...
I must say I feel bloody sorry for the
elder generation and the people whom can identify with what I am saying; Maybe
we should all standout on the street’s and wave our placards and body boards
with the statement of our lives printed on it for all to see; is this really
the world we live in that the “have alls” are seen and treated like royalty yet
the “Have Less Work Harder’s” are seen as second rate and never given the
chance? The gap widens ever further.
This isn’t about the gap between rich
and poor, this is the gap between fortune and misfortune, love and the
loveless, laboured hard-working vs the already fortunate lazy, those who go with
the herd vs those who face mental health conditions, those that have it so easy
vs those who have to try that bit harder and so it goes on...
We all know there is no such thing as an
“equal opportunities employer” but when we are faced with the idea that hard
work and survival takes second place to spoiled brats and the beautiful rich,
then, we all can conclude we have a serious social and economic problem that’s
getting worse, every single day!
Thank you for reading
VisionGhost
