Undocumented and Awkward: Episode 4
Many “lucky” undocumented folks happen to score office jobs. Finally, a crappy job that doesn’t involve the possibility of stabbing yourself with a kitchen knife or accidently breathing poison. Sure, it might involve serving coffee to a cruel boss or doing mind-numbing data entry, but if you’ve ever had to wash dishes for a living or done some construction work, it seems like a “step up.”
But having said job it’s very rare so you have to be really careful about the way you deal with your immigration status. There are times that you encounter “political” talk and you have to think twice about the right thing to say without outing yourself.
From cleaning toilets to working at an office, a job is a job. But you know that as an undocumented person your options are very limited so you find yourself holding on to a really crappy job because, well, the bills don’t pay themselves. I think anybody, documented or not, can relate to these awkward moment.
Really like this video! It hits home. I am one of the “lucky” ones who holds an office job, but I have seen a countless number of situations where immigration status comes up in conversations with co-workers. It’s tricky to avoid answering questions like “Have you been to Europe?”, “add me on facebook”, “can i follow you on Twitter”, without raising red flags with co-workers.