Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoWas there ever a time where you were incredibly lucky?message-squaremessage-square77linkfedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down13
arrow-up180arrow-down1message-squareWas there ever a time where you were incredibly lucky?Daftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square77linkfedilink
minus-squareflamingo_pinyatalinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down2·11 months agoYes, the first half of my professional career. I went from nothing to working at the same level with the people on top of the system. Which I all then promptly lost and now I work a shit job for shit money. One of many reasons I’m socialist leaning these days.
minus-squareHuntressHimbo@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·11 months agoKinda speaks to the lie of the meritocracy when your merit remains even or grows, and the system can’t decide whether you should be on the top or bottom
Yes, the first half of my professional career. I went from nothing to working at the same level with the people on top of the system.
Which I all then promptly lost and now I work a shit job for shit money. One of many reasons I’m socialist leaning these days.
Kinda speaks to the lie of the meritocracy when your merit remains even or grows, and the system can’t decide whether you should be on the top or bottom