So this is a little bit from the heart. So this weekend I came home from work defeated and feeling sorry for myself. After 9 years with the same company I make the same base pay as a new person starting the job. To throw more salt on the wound a new person has taken over my pay and my guaranteed minimum pay is no longer happening. Instead of focusing on that I just want to say my heart has softened a little. I used to be the person who said you do anything and everything to take care of your family but after this experience I wish I could help people like me. People who are just trying to get by with big dreams yet they never happen. People who downgrade their life for a better future only to be downgraded even lower because of work or health situations. I feel for you and wish I could help.
Let me make this clear though. This does not mean I feel sorry for the couple who chose a vacation over financial obligations. I don't feel sorry for the family with a 40k vehicle and are at risk of foreclosure. I still don't feel sorry for anyone who had a week long honeymoon on a cruise Hawaii or Alaska. I don't feel sorry for the young couple going to college and having babies paid for through state funding. Those are financial choices that they did not have to make but if you are working hard and just trying to make a living but are still getting kicked to the ground let me offer you my condolences and tell you keep it up. Better things should be coming..
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