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No more PAWGs, PLEASE??!!!??
In most jobs whether blue collar or white collar, it's about who you know rather than your skill set. You could be the most talented artist in your field and because no one can vouch for you, you will be left out in the cold. Where do people on your field hang out? What forums do they visit?White collar jobs are hard to get if you aren't a cac. I have a bachelors degree but never worked a white collar office job in my life. I don't have any tats. I grew up in the 90's when even killers didn't have tats. I don't have a long rap sheet or any felonies. I can pass a drug test because I quit smoking weed and haven't even had a drink in almost three years. I went on a lot of job interviews for white collar jobs when I graduated from college back in 09-10', but the stuffy passive aggressive closet racist cacs basically laughed in my face. Not to mention most "entry level" office jobs want 2-5 years experience. I went to school for graphic design. But blue collar jobs actually are willing to train you these days. White collar jobs won't train you for shyt. This is key. They want a made man, preferably a cac'd out Stabucks sipping MLB watching Black music black people don't listen to anymore white man.
And it seems most white collar environments are white as fukk. And it seems you have to really know and abide by white culture to pass there. Like you can't break a key tenant of white culture... like wearing a jersey, fitted cap or snapback of a team "you're not a fan of". Like when is the last time you met a breh who actually watched baseball or fukking hockey? You can't express contempt for white racism in a white ass white collar environment. You can't be like Dave Chappelle barking Wu Tang in a threatening manner at these Office Space crackers saying they couldn't walk around your way in the era you grew up in. I'm also guessing that black men in the white collar world are more likely to be gay because gay black men are seen as much less threatening to cacs.
But all of this is theoretical for me because I always end up in blue collar jobs that are black majority. And not all blue collar jobs are low paying or dead end. But I would like to work in an air conditioned office and sit all day for once. Maybe prove to my folks that going to college wasn't a waste of time or money for me. But college didn't change me into a bougiefied sellout like it was supposed to, I guess. So am I wrong that you have to have an understanding of mayo culture to be a part of the white collar world?
When you get a job make sure that they pay you properly. It is widely known that white people with less experience get paid more than black people with experience. You don't have to be chummy with any of them. Do a good job and KIM. As long as you command respect they won't try none of that