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Whoa, what? I don't think this comment meant anything negative to people from blue-collar backgrounds, and I think when it reads "deserve to be there" that--you
by kixiQu 9y ago
Whoa, what? I don't think this comment meant anything negative to people from blue-collar backgrounds, and I think when it reads "deserve to be there" that--you might be reading that as "don't deserve anything better than that", but I think the context implied that what was meant was "shouldn't feel like you're a fraud at box-lifting and thus don't deserve to be doing the work you're doing". My family's blue-collar AF, but I don't think there's anything offensive about noting that a field that widely requires college degrees (these days) is going to be populated largely by the classes of people who get college degrees (for whatever reasons such class divisions exist). "Wealthier" doesn't even necessarily mean anything above middle class, in context.
- droithomme 9y ago"deserve to be there" is very clear in its meaning.
- wheelerwj 9y agoyou're right, it is. and the meaning (especially in this context) isn't offensive.
- kaspiCZ 9y agoI can understand it might be a red flag for you. It's a clumsy choice of words. I do believe it's meant to say "and you are an asset to the company, in no risk of getting fired". Though if you could tickle my fancy and go back and read it again, the context is "doing as much work as others" (lifting 100 crates). Which is a positive thing. So you "deserve" to keep your job. I wonder what is it you'd do if they told you in person, that you can't do online?
- makapuf 9y agotry to read that sentence in the context of the Article, imposter syndrome. Deserving to be here means not feeling like an imposter, taking this job as something positive you need to merit, not some kind of curse.
- dang 9y agoWould you please stop posting rantily to Hacker News? That's not what this site is for.