A university student writes...
Kids
are pretty stupid. It's not their fault, in fact were al brimming with
energy and creativity until society violently beats it out of us and
tells us to get a job.
Remember when you realized Santa Clause wasn't
real? *sobs*.
If we knew the state of affairs from the get go, then
it would be a lot less painful when we go out into the real world.
It's the fault of our oh so wise 'elders' filling our minds with
rubbish that hurts us the most.
Here's some of the biggest lies in
history fed to you by your one and only capitalistic society. Don't
worry, this article won't be too depressing...
I mean yeah we've
started out pretty negative... Flicking through on the proofread and
I see nothing but misery... Hey I tell you what! Just for you, I'll
make sure to stick in a little positive conclusion right now, just to
avoid any unnecessary suicides. Wow that was dark... Onwards!
1) Employers
look at your High School Grades
Scenario
time...
”Yep,
we'd love to have you as part of our marketing team Mr Smith... Oh
hang on a minute, it's says hear you got a D in Geography fifteen years
ago. I think your talents may be better suited in the town center singing Wonderwall repeatedly for two pence's. Someone who doesn't
know the intricacies of erosion could hardly complete a task that they're trained to do.”
Really
though! Does anybody else remember being told that their GCSE's (High school exams in the UK) actually matter. Once you hit a certain point, employers stop caring.
It will even happen with your degree one day. Once you've had years
of experience in a field, is anyone really going to care about them
three years you spent 'finding yourself.'
2) You have to study and work hard to do well in life
You
know what sucks. Seeing your friends who dropped out of college in
20k+ jobs, whilst your still in uni struggling to get together £20
for a book that you'll probably never read.
Everyone goes to
university for different reasons, but if it's to earn a better living
than people who spent them three years in employment, then forget
about it. You'll still have to get them three years of experience
behind you too.
You know who got that sweet internship too? Yeah,
that guy who used to wander into lectures an hour late and sit on
Instagram the whole duration of the session. You know why? Because
while you were hitting the books he was making contacts and figuring
out illusive ways to worm his way into the system.
I'm not saying
don't study, just remember the bigger picture. University is a place
for learning, you need to go into the outside world and do stuff too.
3) Just Be Yourself
I
can't count the amount of times I've heard this one. I'm all for
being true to yourself, but unless your going out on your own
free-lance, then the world of work won't take to kindly to your
“weekend self.
”Hello Mr Employer! I'm late most of time, I can't
get out of bed in the morning and I spend most of the week in a state
of crippling depression due to the excessive hedonism and debauchery.
I've engaged in over the course of the weekend. No, it just doesn't
work! Interviews are all about lying! Were do you see yourself in
three years? Hopefully not here.
4) There's somewhere out there for everyone
In
order for us to look at this one logically, I would like for you to
refer to the graph above. As you can see males are vastly
outnumbered.
It doesn't matter how many warm fuzzy feeling you get
from that person you stalk on Facebook (yeah we know), holding onto
the idea of love (a chemical reaction in you brain by the way), will
just make you more miserable. Sorry guys! the numbers just don't add
up.
The truth hurts, your probably going to spend a large part of
your life alone and you should feel sad about it. Next!
5) A high income will make you happy
Hey
look, you could have the most well paid job in the world, but if you
don't enjoy what you do then your going to be miserable. I recently
turned down a very well-paid sales job so I could come back to uni
and be broke for two more years.
Why? Because the thought of sitting
in an office making phone calls all day makes me physically sick.
Pursue what you love and if you do it with complete determination
then the money will come later. Don't settle for less for the sake of
'security' now. Long-term happiness is much more fulfilling then a
“quick-fix.”
Obligatory positive conclusion that actually turned out relatively deep
Nah,
life isn't nearly as grim as I've made it out to be here. You life is
your life, you don't have to live it within the constituencies of
what society deems acceptable.
This is more of a reality-check for
the sad state of adult life. I'm a firm believer in the fact that
your never going to lead a happy and fulfilling life by following the
rules As with anything though, you need to learn the rules before you
can break them. Peace!
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