> It seems like the entire system is working against me. What do I have to do to get EQUAL treatment? 1) Take advantage of the peter principle [1]. Figure out

> It seems like the entire system is working against me. What do I have to do to get EQUAL treatment? 1) Take advantage of the peter principle [1]. Figure out what work you've done and interview for positions where that's just below the work expected. The economy doesn't allocate resources with a magic wand; you'll (unfortunately) have to take an active role with job searching if your current position isn't a good fit. 2) Recognize that politics is part of work. Just doing a good job isn't actually enough and you have to play office politics if you want patronage. Do understand that communism is just state control over resource allocation. Under a capitalistic system; if the capitalists control the government then you still really have communism (it's not like the soviets didn't have a currency ...). [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_principle