One of my colleagues once made the company five grand in one month
And you know what he got
An e-mail, a £20 discount voucher, and a complimentary lunch.
And you think you're safe because your job is commission-based
Until you've been working there for three years
And a secretary with the short skirt gets a promotion
Because her and her boss went for dinner real late
I'm sure you can relate, but wait
Are we still happy, with an extra week holiday
And a raise in the salary
Perhaps, we need more clarity, let's look at the "statistics".
Because the industrial revolution was beneficial technologically
But it coerced a lot of people into factories
For ridiculous salaries to benefit their families
And that shaped people's mentalities exponentially
And essentially it became the norm
To work for someone else by the turn of the century
And I could have regurgitated facts and figures to support this
But I choose not to boast
Plus, that would give them nothing to write about in the Huffington Post
Now in three years, I've had six jobs
And that made me think that long-term, I could never be happy
Working one of these jobs
And I used to have a rich uncle called Steve
And they say the apple don't fall far from the tree
So, maybe subconsciously I was trying to get one of Steve's jobs
I understand more than anyone
That job allows you to pay the bills, make ends meet, and survive
But that's exactly what it is, surviving not living
I hope you are aware of the difference
It's like when you hear, but don't listen
Because you can hear good advice, but if you don't heed it
It does no benefit to your system
The same way; only knowledge with application is wisdom
I hope you're creating the distinction
Shawn Corey Carter said it best
"9 to 5 is how you survive, and I'm not trying to survive"
So he strived hard for his dream and look where it took him
So bear that in mind next time
You drive pass the arena in Brooklyn
But then again, survival is the only trait that every human being has in common
And do not take this as a reason to quit your job,
Go back home and stare at a computer screen
Because a government check plus idleness does not equal success,
Success will not fall in your lap.
In my family, we have a saying, it says
"If you really want to grow trees pray for rain
But don't neglect to water your seeds"
Chase your dreams, because I wrote this
On the back of the payslip on a late shift
The grave shift, a slave shift for makeshift wages
Google the term corporate sharecropping
And you'll understand what I'm talking about
If somebody wants, if somebody wants to do these jobs then let them
And from the bottom of my heart, I respect them
Because I once met garbage man
Who was the happiest man that I've ever met
But don't become a slave to a paycheck
Because a job is a safe net
The condom which the system uses to screw you
And none of us would be here if everyone practiced safe sex
Stand Tall
And if you're not sure if you're building someone else's dream
Maybe this will help
Jerry Gillies said, "you will recognize your own path when you come upon it"
Because you will suddenly have all the energy and imagination you will ever need
And don't be afraid to innovate
Because it's not about how much change you make
But rather about how much change you make
Because a business that makes nothing but money
Is a poor business
So you decide what your life is worth
Your passion or your paycheck
Because your "playing small" does not serve the world
Because what is our deepest fear - it's not that we are inadequate
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure
Confucius, "choose a job you love
And you will never have to work a day in your life"
The American't Dream
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