So I work as a chemical engineer at this chemical factory. We have a warehouse department and it’s mostly physical labour with poor pay and high staff turnover. Majority of the staff there are young black men, mostly from 21-28. One thing I noticed talking to most of them( we all have lunch in the same canteen, warehouse and non warehouse) is that most of these young nikkas have kids. One started on Monday, only 21 and he’s got 2 kids, one is 6months
This job they do is very hard and the pay is rubbish. i was talking to the 21yr old yesterday and I said to him at your age you should be focusing on yourself, enjoying life, saving money and having kids when you’re actually ready. He wouldn’t have it, telling me the kids are a blessing
funny thing most of my engineering colleagues at the company, majority white and around my age, early 30s none of us have kids. We talk about video games, travelling, movies, women etc. And we wonder why the white- black wealth gap keeps growing.
None of these nikkas are going to build any wealth, and their kids will grow up in poverty, go to poor schools and in 20yrs time they would be working at the warehouse again. Why?