Category: Vocation

This is what lots of us need, someone with thick glasses who is super successful.

This is the CEO of Insagram Adam Mosseri. While I don’t think he has aphakia he does have thick glasses (not as thick mine). It is very important for those of us with thick glasses to see success stories because mine have dogged me in the work place since I graduated with a computer science degree in 2002.

I wish I had seen this years ago so when people are quizzical about my thick glasses I can just say that Adam Mosseri is doing just fine with them because intelligence and curiosity are what are important.

The only job I can get is a janitor job because my thick glasses make me look bad. Thing is, I can’t see well enough to perform the job well. My near vision with bifocals is good and my vision 20 feet away is decent because that’s what they test at the eye doctor, but in between is not good. That’s one of the reasons I have a difficult time recognizing faces. This also makes janitorial tasks like actually seeing specks of dirt hard.

It’s important to note that when you have a disability, you realize there are two distinct tracks of what goes on, sayality and reality. The former posits that one will secure a job that leverages their talents (computer science, in my case). The latter says you get the job that your physical appearance affords. The thing is, nobody wants to admit that sayality is bullshit because that makes them uncomfortable. And if you have never been marginalized you will never encounter this disconnect.

This cheeky video hits the nail on the head with regard to how difficult it is to find a job as someone visually impaired. I haven’t gotten a job that required an interview in 20 years despite being in tech and being pretty good at what I do.