Being more specific: people struggling to meet rent or support their families, people who don’t enjoy their jobs, people who have lived in the same small town since they were born. I’m not trying to bash or say I’m any better than anyone who matches these descriptions because of where I work. I just find it extremely hard to talk to these people without seeming like I’m bragging. I visit my hometown and see extended family and old friends, and they always talk about how great my life must be, and how smart I must be (lol) to be in my position, and how much better California must be compared to where they are. They treat me like some God with a perfect life. How do I respond to these things? And when they talk about money or work troubles, how am I supposed to relate? I will admit here that yes, I likely have a greater amount of security and satisfaction with my work than the majority of them, but I would never say anything like this out loud. (Again, I’m not better than them, I see myself as simply being very lucky.) In these situations I always feel super awkward and afraid to say anything because it might make me seem like an entitled prick. The same principle here can be applied to talking to the cleaning lady in my building, talking to my Uber driver, etc.
Yeah you are better than them. There’s a hierarchy and you’re nearer to the top. Someday I’ll get there.
Define talk
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People in the service industry arent really there for small talk so I'm just polite to them, don't have to make small talk I agree about talking in friends and family not in the tech industry though. The thing is you don't have to find solutions for them, just try to support them emotionally
I’m also in this boat. Find myself just being quiet...and still getting asked for money.
If you're in a boat you're not one of us. You mean a Yacht right ?
Tell them - You are rich because you are someone's Bitch.
Poor people are people’s bitch too...
Poor people are rich people's bitches Rich people are even richer people's bitches
lol yeah, and especially the ones that ask how much I make...I literally don't know how to respond to that. Either I don't tell them and they feel like I'm being a prick or I tell them and they feel bad (and that I'm bragging)
lie?
If I must, I just say six figures and let them assume the rest
I recommend reading books that are about the world. History, sociology, current affairs, etc. Our day-to-day in this bubble gives very little insight around the world.
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