Numbers...

I just had an interview today with a Financial Services company and right away I pretty much knew that I wanted to walk out when I saw a conference room full of other candidates. I'm not scared of group interviews by any means, but based off past experiences with similar situations, I knew this was going to be some b.s. Minus the vulgar language, it felt exactly like the first video clip that's posted below. Seriously.

If you read my other blogs, you'll see a recurring theme about my views on Corporate America. I'm not saying all of those people are evil and they should all go to hell, but there's a lot of them out there. I've been in that corporate environment before and after a while it literally felt like the soul was being sucked out of me -- or maybe I felt like I was actually selling my soul. Who knows? For those of you who haven't stepped foot in that world, there's one word that describes the mentality: "Numbers."

YOU are just a number to them. I'M just a number to them. WE are just a number to them. I had a couple jobs where I went into it because I wanted to be put in a position to genuinely help other people, but no matter how hard I tried to resist it, I eventually stopped seeing People and started seeing Dollar Signs (like they show in cartoons). Is that an environment that's good for me and my soul? Will the "unlimited earning potential" be worth sacrificing my values and my true essence?

Again, I have to give the disclaimer that I'm not against all Corporate people or think I'm any better than them. If I started thinking I'm more superior then I'd be just as guilty. I've got good friends who are in Corporate positions but they break the mold. Yeah, they're in it to make money (who doesn't want it?), but they're also not egotistical jackasses.

You might think that the clips below are an exaggeration, but this shit is real son! If you don't think like they do, then you're less of a person. Someone can be a complete asshole but it doesn't matter b/c they justify their behavior with money and material possessions.

"They try to put us in a box without room to move
Gotta play by their rules, not the ones we choose
Corporate America playin' us for a fool"
- ReVision, "Breakdown" from the Forward Progress Mixtape

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