Workplace Experience at Kern Valley State Prison

Hello, Nerds!!! Another week, another nerdy post! I just started training at my new job at Kern Valley State Prison. It took about a week and a half before people started treating me differently. I am the only medical assistant with a desk that is far away from the other M.A.s; my light seems to intimidate them. The women, and especially the gay men, look at me with blank stares, as if they don’t know what to make of me. It's as if they have never encountered someone like me before and don’t know how to respond. As “Chosen Ones,” we are extraordinary people—aka “extra-ordinary”—which makes us stand out in a crowd. People in that very same crowd will eavesdrop on whatever we say. Additionally, those who operate on a lower vibration often won’t like us. For example, during my shift with another M.A. who was very pretty, she intentionally withheld information and advice to ensure I didn’t learn anything. Like the others, she pretended I wasn’t even there, which is a recurring experience at my job. The only male M.A. that the other twenty-something women love to talk to is a devil-worshipping gay guy. That’s just how society is! Most people are influenced by TV and misinformation on the internet, believing that gay people are inherently good and need support. The indoctrination that suggests homosexuals are good people began with the movie “Philadelphia,” starring Tom Hanks. Since then, many, including the female M.A.s at my job, seem to have fallen for this idea and frequently hang out with and befriend the gay guy. They overlook that the Bible states that once you engage in homosexual activities, you are damned—no ifs, ands, or buts about it. These gay men often put on a façade to convince these women that they are good when, in fact, they are not. A good man will always trump all, which is why my co-workers struggle to understand me. I am a 51-year-old man with the character of an eighth grader. They must be thinking, “Is he really this good? Or is he fake? I thought gay people were the good guys and men were all bad, disgusting trash. Who is this guy?” I experience this confusion all the time! I have been in the health field for 27 years, and not all workers who see medical work as a calling fit the stereotype of “old, wrinkled women who are 80 pounds overweight.” But, of course, everyone loves movie-type stereotypes, right? Because I don’t fit the typical "asshole man" stereotype, which is all their life experiences have taught them, they would much rather alienate me and ensure my desk is far away from everyone else—because I am considered WEIRD! As a “Chosen One,” we cannot help but have conflicted feelings toward people—the very same people we would take a bullet for! Sad! Anyways, until next time! Mahalo!