A RANT: I'm being bullied because I'm rich
"Okay, I'm not rich. I'm just upper middle class(?). I'm at the bracket where I get to buy clothing and accessories that are worth 5-digits. (Kind of typical for us Taft kids, if you ask me)
I've been out of Taft for a while now, and decided that I wanted to pursue what I feel like doing. Even though I have a degree in management, I've decided to work in the ""service"" industry. For us, it's a no-brainer to be around brands like Röllies, LuiVeeton, etc. You walk around the campus and you see them all around. Whole Taft even..
In my current workplace, there are a lot of us that have money, but we're still outnumbered by outsiders that're not in that ""may pera""bracket.
My training's currently ongoing and never in my life that I would think that ""wealth-shaming"" would actually exist. Don't get me wrong, I don't judge people by their background, but I do judge them by what they bring to the table.
My job requires us to pass a series of exams. Just like all others, we're required to go through training. I'm currently at that stage. Imagine this in a classroom setting. Just like any other first days, we're all here to introduce ourselves. ""Hi, I'm _____. I am a graduate of DLSU..."" Right after when I said: ""DLSU"", someone immediately had a side comment of ""yaman"". I was stopped in shock, and struggled to keep my train of thought as I look for that imbecile in the crowd. After we introduced ourselves, our trainer spoke up and told us that he's also a graduate from DLSU. He's a fellow full-blooded Lasallian, in fact. So I'm like: ""YES! F you, you insecure C!"" (Just kidding.. Referring to that imbecile). But that's just in my head, of course. -Having people commenting ""yaman"" because you're from rada rada school, is annoying. It's not flattering. It's aggravating.
My job requires us to pass a series of exams. Just like all others, we're required to go through training. I'm currently at that stage. Imagine this in a classroom setting. Just like any other first days, we're all here to introduce ourselves. ""Hi, I'm _____. I am a graduate of DLSU..."" Right after when I said: ""DLSU"", someone immediately had a side comment of ""yaman"". I was stopped in shock, and struggled to keep my train of thought as I look for that imbecile in the crowd. After we introduced ourselves, our trainer spoke up and told us that he's also a graduate from DLSU. He's a fellow full-blooded Lasallian, in fact. So I'm like: ""YES! F you, you insecure C!"" (Just kidding.. Referring to that imbecile). But that's just in my head, of course. -Having people commenting ""yaman"" because you're from rada rada school, is annoying. It's not flattering. It's aggravating.
A few weeks had gone by and the class would actually corner us (figuratively). There were instances that they would stab us at the back AND the front;
1. They make fun of how we talk. In our defense, we're not at all Conyo. We speak straight English. (It's just not that easy to get rid of the ""Conyo"" accent, especially after you grew up to it).
2. The whole class goes out and they have not once invited any of us from Taft.
3. There were just so much stories alike, and it all boils down to one thing. They're doing these things to purposely isolate us Lasallians.. We had a short story telling, where most of them had vented out: them having problems about money. Then right about when it was our turn, one from the group of imbeciles said: ""Hindi kayo makakarelate dito, mga mayaman kasi kayo.""
1. They make fun of how we talk. In our defense, we're not at all Conyo. We speak straight English. (It's just not that easy to get rid of the ""Conyo"" accent, especially after you grew up to it).
2. The whole class goes out and they have not once invited any of us from Taft.
3. There were just so much stories alike, and it all boils down to one thing. They're doing these things to purposely isolate us Lasallians.. We had a short story telling, where most of them had vented out: them having problems about money. Then right about when it was our turn, one from the group of imbeciles said: ""Hindi kayo makakarelate dito, mga mayaman kasi kayo.""
NEVER HAVE I EVER thought that I would get Wealth-shamed. We've all heard about Fat-shaming and slut-shaming. But WEALTH-SHAMING? IS THIS REALLY A THING NOW? Is it our fault that we're born to be more privileged than you are? Just because we use brands of luxury, doesn't automatically mean that we're slapping money to your faces! We're only halfway through this and when that day comes, you'll all be out of our lives.
I've never felt so ashamed of having money till I was exposed to a more ""public"" crowd. As of now, we're stepping into our offices to the extent of not wearing/using anything branded so that *hopefully* these people will just leave us alone. We even have to rethink what we're going to say, so that we wouldn't get to offend or inferiorate anybody. It's THAT bad.
We're not even Maarte, AT ALL. Is it because of the way we talk? We even speak in Tagalog, for heavens sake! We talk about brands. We talk about the countries that we've been to. The countries that we want to go to. Is it the topics? Why is it that if these came out from the mouth of a none Lasallian, it's okay?
But if it came from any of us, they automatically assume that we're flaunting.
I can't even wear anything off the shade of green. (guess why)
But if it came from any of us, they automatically assume that we're flaunting.
I can't even wear anything off the shade of green. (guess why)
Why is it that when you say that you're from La Salle, you're automatically dubbed as spoiled at mayaman? Maarte, even! Don't these people think that we're all just average Filipinos trying to get through life, without having to use the safety net of our parents? Yes, we do have privilege, but it's not only limited to La Salle. There's UP, ADMU, UST, UA&P? Enderun? How about Harvard? Cambridge? University of Zimbabwe? Privileged citizens are everywhere. Not just La Salle.
Yes, some of us can be* maarte, but we're good people. None of us has committed fault to any you. Bakit kami? Kami nalang parati? Because of this phase that I'm going through, I think (just like the others) I'm starting to turn into an"
Elitista
COB 1XX
COB 1XX
5/11/2018 18:57:46
