Success is for everyone

Another thing is I cant catch a cab in my own city. It used to be funny when comedians said it and I thought hahaha black people, cabs, hilarious. But its fucked up when you are running late for work.

For the same reason I hate filling out the EOE (Equal Opportunity Employer) info on job applications. It says it wont be used in hiring you but i don't believe that. I got a phone call from 4 jobs since I stopped filling that crap out.

I was always used to think that all the crap about people being treated unfairly was just people looking for easy money by winning lawsuits. The "because I'm black" phrase was just an easy way out. But I think a lot differently now. I'm not saying that every incidence is because the person is a minority, not even majority maybe. But it is gets hard sometimes to figure out why you are being treated differently.

I was hired for my job as a temp, and I was a little green, but I came to work on time or early every day. I worked hard and did my job pretty well. I was told that if everything worked out within 6 months I would be offered a full time position. In this 6 month period 3 people were hired, all white. Maybe Its just cause my resume wasn't good enough, but two of the hired people had just about 6 months more experience than me.

I'm not saying I wasn't hired because of my race (though I have forced myself to push the thought out of my mind) but I can understand how people in some situations can feel that they are being treated unfairly. Sometimes you just cant figure out why you didn't get what you deserve.

The only reason I don't believe I am being treated unfairly because of race is because I refuse to believe that I am forced to fail due to reasons beyond my control. I believe every person gets what they want. They just have to want it enough. This is how I will succeed.