Economic separation prominent in relationships
Facing a world filled with social cliques is almost inevitable, and while some would like to believe there is nothing to worry about in the future, this stigma only gets worse as we get older.
When you are older and entering the job market, there is a sudden separation among people when it comes to income, economic class and careers. While it may be a great thing to socialize with people with similar views, interests and jobs, the use of belittling and discriminating against those different from us is unfair.
A clique is something we usually associate with high school, and my mother always told me people do not become any better in the job world — they are the same, sometimes worse, high school students we used to know. It’s a pity that just because someone makes similar amounts of money, that person must associate themselves with similar people, and anyone who makes more or less cannot possibly have the same interests.
People judge others too much based off these facts, and that is bothersome because life should not be all about how much money people are making. Just because someone decides to include themselves in a group of people with similar earnings and viewpoints does not mean they will necessarily enjoy themselves.
Despite its prevalence in how people form relationships, economic class shouldn’t create such a huge separation between people. Just because someone is wealthier does not make them any better than the middle wage earner. Making money should not determine what standards are better and who is a better person to become friends with.
I am a firm believer in judging people based on their personality, not by what they earn, how they dress or any other attribute. Diversity is something important to me, and it helps the world see eye-to-eye on different perspectives. Having these cliques form in the professional world is, of course, highly unprofessional in my book.
Wealth, or lack thereof, should not correlate with friendship even though it often does. Those who base relationships on superficial things like wealth need a reality check. Money isn’t everything.
