I welcome you to my blog and another wonderful edition of the Hive Learners' featured post. We all wish to be nepo babies because we have seen the advantages that come with nepotism. The advantages are too numerous to mention; there are offices and places that your peers cannot enter, but at the mention of a name or at a single phone call, the doors of the entire building are widely opened for you, and then maximum respect is given to you until you leave because they have seen that you are not alone and not somebody they can mess with. Until you have experienced it firsthand, you will not understand that joy and feeling when at first they did not want to grant you access, but a single phone call caused them to open the entire building for you.
We all admire and want the type of power and advantage that comes with nepotism; nobody likes to suffer, and nobody likes to be at a disadvantage or have their chances of securing a job or something they need reduced by a certain percentage instead of increased, which is exactly what nepotism offers one. Once you are a nepo baby, your chances of getting things increase, if not by a hundred percent, then by a percentage good enough to ensure that the thing you are looking for gets to you. I have been to an interview before, and someone who was there before was moved to the front of the queue just because he mentioned the name of the person that sent him, and he was interviewed before the rest of us.
Seeing that only broke our spirit because at that point we already knew he was going to get the job and the rest of us were still just going to be interviewed, so it did not look like the interview was cancelled; the interview continued just for formalities. If not, it was obvious they had already gotten the person for the job, whether qualified or not. Lately, so many people don't even want to apply for jobs because they do not have the backings needed to help them secure the job, so instead of wasting their time and raising hopes high, they just ignore it and don't even try.
I really don't have a problem with nepotism; it gives you an advantage and puts you ahead of your peers or age mates. In short, nepotism makes life a lot easier and less stressful, which is what I think everyone wants. There is nobody out there that wants a hard life, a life where you have to fight and struggle for everything, even the smallest of things. Nepotism paves the way, even in places where there is no way; if you are connected enough, there will be a way for you even when there is none for others. I have seen things play out, and I tell you that nepotism is a life I think we all deserve because it will take you places and give you access others lack.
Where I think we should draw the line on nepotism is when people use it wrongly, which has now become the order of the day; people use their nepo power to secure jobs for their family, friends, and even their unborn whether qualified or not, whereas there are many qualified and capable candidates roaming the streets hoping that the opportunity to prove themselves will come their way. There are many positions occupied by unqualified people, but they are there because they have the backing, not what it takes to be there. If you are qualified and you have the Nepo advantage, use it, but if you are not qualified, then don't take it away from those who are qualified.
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