This
week I recalled a situation of microagression that I encountered about
different economic/educational class. I
was having a conversation with this guy and he was discussing the difference of
our salaries, jobs, and educational backgrounds.
He
asked me how long I attended college. I
told him and then we discussed my profession.
He then told me how much he made per year and about his job. He said, “I
make almost double your salary and I have not went to college for one day.” We
went into a deep debate about our jobs and our different working conditions.
His
job is quite different from mine. He is
only home two weeks out of the month, so he usually misses most all of the major
holidays. I reminded him that I am able
to come home every day after 8 hours of working and I am off on weekends. Money is important, but I would rather have
my job and schedule. I enjoy having my
evenings with my family and having weekends off. His job is more strenuous than mine, so he is
basically getting paid for the time and work that he is doing.
I
did become a little offended and he tried to tell me that he did not mean to be
offensive. He was only trying to make a point.
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