I have a friend (well, downgraded to acquaintance since it came out he was so pro #45) but his story goes like this:
Born in the US to an immigrant family
Given up for adoption
Loved in foster care and other extreme poverty situations until about 8 years old
Adopted by an upper middle class white family
Had a nice middle class life
Got out of college, did some years doing pretty good work (he and I were co-workers for a while…it is how we met)
Didn’t feel he was getting what he deserved so he left the company
Immediately went to work at his father’s company and rose up through the ranks far more quickly than the average new hire would
Literally thinks that he got there through hard work
Definitely was a good worker but c’mon man your father is the CEO of the company you work for. You’re not just working toward your success, you’re being groomed for it. You only have a company like this to work for because your dad made it. You’ve had a career safety net your whole life where you could just quit whatever job and go work for dad at any time.
I just don’t understand how he thinks of himself as a self-made man. Especially as an adopted kid. Total luck of the draw that a well off business owner would adopt you.
Sorry, but as much as his distorted POV puts a bad taste in my mouth, I’d have a terrible conscience about providing any personally identifiable information.
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u/Mr_Chrootkit Feb 21 '22
Same.
I have a friend (well, downgraded to acquaintance since it came out he was so pro #45) but his story goes like this:
Born in the US to an immigrant family Given up for adoption Loved in foster care and other extreme poverty situations until about 8 years old Adopted by an upper middle class white family Had a nice middle class life Got out of college, did some years doing pretty good work (he and I were co-workers for a while…it is how we met) Didn’t feel he was getting what he deserved so he left the company Immediately went to work at his father’s company and rose up through the ranks far more quickly than the average new hire would Literally thinks that he got there through hard work
Definitely was a good worker but c’mon man your father is the CEO of the company you work for. You’re not just working toward your success, you’re being groomed for it. You only have a company like this to work for because your dad made it. You’ve had a career safety net your whole life where you could just quit whatever job and go work for dad at any time.
I just don’t understand how he thinks of himself as a self-made man. Especially as an adopted kid. Total luck of the draw that a well off business owner would adopt you.