jesse3638
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Lol. So many assumptions.
My dad put himself through Stanford. He had/has a great job and did pretty well. Nonetheless, he still works 5-6 days a week at 83 years old instead of wandering around society as a retiree who adds zero value to the world. I have two brothers, one is a doctor and the other is a teacher with a master's degree in biology; I'm an attorney. I got my first real job running a hot dog stand and bussing tables at 13. My next job (at 15) was working in the Circus Circus Midway which, if you have ever been there, you know is probably the worst place on earth (especially back when smoking was allowed.) I have had many jobs before becoming an attorney, including working as a laborer and ultimately a carpenter. Pretty sure there has been plenty of hard work, dedication and determination across the board in my family...luck had nothing to do with it.
The absence or presence of a work ethic, or of elitism, is not dictated by whether a kid works to buy a hooptie or gets a decent ride from their parents...it is dictated by the morals by which the parents live and by extension instill into the children.
Not taking anything away from your hard work, but just being born in America means you are luckier than most on the planet.
If only this were the mindset of the American majority.
I have a government job and while the pay is good the little amount of work I could do and still get paid is mind boggling. Don't even get me started on the office staff. It really tries my own values and work ethic. I constantly wrestle with my need to support my family and my need to be productive. If I can make it another 9 years (I've got close to 16 years in) I'll be eligible for retirement at 46 1/2. I don't care what is going on I'm getting the fuck out as I'll have plenty of life left to do something else.