Excuse me but I'm going to vent
I'm being laid off (yet again) but this time, I have five months warning and the potential to move to the capital of Canada which is Ottawa to reapply for the same job I have now with the stipulation I learn written French and LSQ (French sign language).
The thing about being a minority is that you constantly have to work twice as hard to keep your job or to get certain respect from the majority. I have two Masters, I know three languages (two fluently, one passable) and then now I have to start picking up a fourth language to keep my pay grade which isn't that much anyway. The sad reality is this: If your first language has always been English, you've got it. Bonus if you're white, male and non-disabled. It doesn't matter how many languages you know as long as English is the first one.
It's not as easy for someone to say "Ah well, you can always find another job" but you know what? Fuck you, I can't. Statistics says the more disabled you are, the more broke you are and despite my accomplishments, it means jack shit when I'm competing with other hearing individuals who may not even be as qualified as I am. Invariably, the hearing peers get hired over me 100% of the time just so the company wouldn't have to deal with booking interpreters or learning about accommodations.
The moment I found out about the lay-off, I immediately thought about the economy and the asshole Stephen Harper and how fucked up and two-faced the Liberal party really was. Working in the non-profit sector is always a shady business because no matter what political party you support, either way you get fucked three way because people who pretend they don't use our service, end up using our service and then whine that they're not getting sufficient service.
The whole purpose of the non-profit sector is to provide a sense of comfort and security to those who may not have receive this from any government sponsored or money-making businesses. However, more and more non-profit agencies (including the one I work for) is becoming a fee services business and we're being forced to keep track of all the expenses and to possibly deny services to those who may not afford our services. This is problematic and goes against the basic decency and respect for people.
I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore.
The thing about being a minority is that you constantly have to work twice as hard to keep your job or to get certain respect from the majority. I have two Masters, I know three languages (two fluently, one passable) and then now I have to start picking up a fourth language to keep my pay grade which isn't that much anyway. The sad reality is this: If your first language has always been English, you've got it. Bonus if you're white, male and non-disabled. It doesn't matter how many languages you know as long as English is the first one.
It's not as easy for someone to say "Ah well, you can always find another job" but you know what? Fuck you, I can't. Statistics says the more disabled you are, the more broke you are and despite my accomplishments, it means jack shit when I'm competing with other hearing individuals who may not even be as qualified as I am. Invariably, the hearing peers get hired over me 100% of the time just so the company wouldn't have to deal with booking interpreters or learning about accommodations.
The moment I found out about the lay-off, I immediately thought about the economy and the asshole Stephen Harper and how fucked up and two-faced the Liberal party really was. Working in the non-profit sector is always a shady business because no matter what political party you support, either way you get fucked three way because people who pretend they don't use our service, end up using our service and then whine that they're not getting sufficient service.
The whole purpose of the non-profit sector is to provide a sense of comfort and security to those who may not have receive this from any government sponsored or money-making businesses. However, more and more non-profit agencies (including the one I work for) is becoming a fee services business and we're being forced to keep track of all the expenses and to possibly deny services to those who may not afford our services. This is problematic and goes against the basic decency and respect for people.
I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore.
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