Do you have any evidence or case studies to back up your claim? That rich kids earn more than middle class kids on average?
How rich kids already won the career game
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Re: How rich kids already won the career game
#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
The bartender does that only until he gets busted by a police sting operation. A good friend of mine had his nascent teaching career destroyed when he some confident-looking 20 year old chick dropped a 6 pack of Bud Light on the counter of the store he managed part-time. He didn't bother asking for ID (which he was typically pretty strict about) and was led out in cuffs. He received a conditional dismissal after 3 ye…
I think things are a bit different in the US.
Clerks do get charged in the U.S. fairly regularly, depending on the state. In many states, it's a strict-liability offense to sell alcohol to a minor, without the prosecutor having to prove intent. Usually the clerk is exempted from liability if the minor showed a fake ID (that wasn't so bad as to be obviously fake), or if the minor looked clearly over 26 or 30, or whatever the state's threshhold must-ask-for-ID age is. If it's a 20-year-old who didn't clearly look 30+, though, and you didn't ask for ID, it's a criminal offense (in some states).
Re: How rich kids already won the career game
#83This was an whiny and awful post about "life isn't fair". The socially outgoing and confident worker will always outperform his socially awkward counterpart of equal intelligence. It doesn't matter that he came from a wealthy family, what matters is he has MORE skills. It isn't discrimination until you start hiring the less wealthy (with less skills) because of the fact that they're less wealthy.
"This was an whiny and awful post about 'life isn't fair'." It wasn't whiny at all. "The socially outgoing and confident worker will always outperform his socially awkward counterpart of equal intelligence. It doesn't matter that he came from a wealthy family, what matters is he has MORE skills." This was the author's point.
No, his point was that rich kids have better attitudes, skills and perceived work ethic which is simply not true.
"Middle-class kids generally fuck up their first few years of the career game in one of two ways." - really??
Re: How rich kids already won the career game
#84This was an whiny and awful post about "life isn't fair". The socially outgoing and confident worker will always outperform his socially awkward counterpart of equal intelligence. It doesn't matter that he came from a wealthy family, what matters is he has MORE skills. It isn't discrimination until you start hiring the less wealthy (with less skills) because of the fact that they're less wealthy.
"The socially outgoing and confident worker will always outperform his socially awkward counterpart of equal intelligence." I think you missed the point of the article.
Ok, how about:
"Show me statistics that say rich kids are socially outgoing and more confident than middle class kids."
Re: How rich kids already won the career game
#85Yes, being rich can make you confident which can do well for your career. But there are plenty of other unfair advantages that also bring confidence, like height or good looks. And then there are really horribly unfair things like intelligence.
Re: How rich kids already won the career game
#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
"The socially outgoing and confident worker will always outperform his socially awkward counterpart of equal intelligence." I think you missed the point of the article.
Ok, how about: "Show me statistics that say rich kids are socially outgoing and more confident than middle class kids."
That's a little better. Granted, it's difficult to quantify things like socially outgoing and confident. Also, that's still not quite what the author is arguing here.
Re: How rich kids already won the career game
#87Earlier quoted context omitted.
The bartender does that only until he gets busted by a police sting operation. A good friend of mine had his nascent teaching career destroyed when he some confident-looking 20 year old chick dropped a 6 pack of Bud Light on the counter of the store he managed part-time. He didn't bother asking for ID (which he was typically pretty strict about) and was led out in cuffs. He received a conditional dismissal after 3 ye…
Where the hell do you live, Singapore? That law is draconian.
New York State.
Re: How rich kids already won the career game
#88I think it's unfortunate that they mention rich, yet don't mention the advantage of coming from an entrepreneurial family. Whether rich or not, if your parent is self-employed or an entrepreneur it will have a huge impact on how you take on corporate jobs versus someone who's parents didn't start their own company.
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#89"I believe my generation will overthrow the arbitrary and brutal authority of corporate capitalism and bigoted conservatism in favor of rationalistic, libertarian socialism driven by a scientific approach and a concern for universal social justice." so, did you just take poli-sci to learn buzzwords and impress dumb chicks? I'm guessing you failed to comprehend any of the material. Before you call a fortune 500 compan…
I'm legitimately curious, which fucking books do you think the author of the blog should read?
For what it's worth, I initially dismissed your comment as a troll, but was motivated enough by your replies to click through to your profile and read some of your own blog, and was surprised to find that you are actually an intelligent and interesting person.
See how just one carelessly worded rant can tarnish a first impression? Give the blogger the benefit of the doubt -- he sounds young, but not stupid.
Re: How rich kids already won the career game
#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
"This was an whiny and awful post about 'life isn't fair'." It wasn't whiny at all. "The socially outgoing and confident worker will always outperform his socially awkward counterpart of equal intelligence. It doesn't matter that he came from a wealthy family, what matters is he has MORE skills." This was the author's point.
No, his point was that rich kids have better attitudes, skills and perceived work ethic which is simply not true. "Middle-class kids generally fuck up their first few years of the career game in one of two ways." - really??
"His point was that rich kids have better attitudes, skills and perceived work ethic which is simply not true."
I mean I can point you to any number of academic studies confirming this, e.g. Hart & Risley's Meaningful Differences book.
Or just go to any elite private university and compare the kids who are there during summer session with the kids who are there during the rest of the year. The only real difference is SES, as you can't apply financial aid to summer session classes, and you also can't be there if you need a job over the summer. And yet the kids are completely different than the ones who are there during the regular school year.