13 Things Rich People Will Never Understand Because They Didn’t Grow Up Poor

4.

“Your socioeconomic status can and will affect who you grow up to be.”

—Super-Cod-4336

“At a job early in my career, there was a large group of us who were low-level and all had the same manager.

One woman would refuse to do the simpler tasks because they were ‘below her.’ Sometimes this would piss off the manager, but most of the time, the manager was impressed and ‘loved the initiative.’ However, this manager was the type who, if you pissed her off at the wrong time, you were fucked.

My colleagues and I were discussing whether we should do the same, but we all decided that it wasn’t worth risking our jobs if we pissed off the manager on a bad day.

Then I found out that this woman was from a very wealthy and well-connected family. So she had the attitude of ‘if I take this risk, it may help grow my career. And if I get fired, daddy will get me a new job.’ But everyone else thought, ‘Yes, taking a risk may grow my career, but it could also get me fired, and then I’m fucked. I’ll play it safe.’

Guess who grew in her career?

It really showed how being rich helps.”

—gouwbadgers