Workin Thru' Jargon ft. The Slacker Lyrics

Hey man, I thought my resume was pretty good, why didn't you hire me

Well I saw that you had a leg injury from deployment and that would hinder you

But it's a desk job

I didn't understand a lot of the achievements from the military and I'm lazy and didn't want to translate the jargon

But that isn't fair

My decision is final

Hiring managers don't know what they stand to gain

By employing a veteran that's disabled or maimed

They can contribute a lot, more than first meets your eye

But when you ignore those facts or get lazy you turn into a bad guy

Just because you don't feel like translating the jargon

Doesn't mean that hiring one of them cannot be a bargain

In fact their service builds their teamwork and their senses are sharpened

Years of deployment have left mentalities hardened

Thirty three percent don't get no help with transitioning

They're not tryna go door to door, add to soliciting

Do you understand the world that I am envisioning

Where a vet can build a house or help install air conditioning

There are resources out there to help them when they job seek

If they don't use this, it can help them hone in on their technique

We gotta remove the stigma from those who need to yelp

Veterans Affairs or Helmets to Hardhats can provide help

Get help in the industry, translate your resume

That's all you gotta do to make employment look like a grape

Trying the same thing over and over, looks like Groundhog Day

You'll be considered inactive status, not getting promotion or pay

Once they're back from service it's hard for them to recover

Even if they pass the background checks and tests with flying colors

They have trouble getting a job for both them and for their brothers

Even if they're a prodigy they're certainly not Donald Glover

Employers, they don't trust them

They don't think that they're adjusted

They think their skills in the workforce are out of date and rusted

The soldiers don't confront them

They don't dare try interrupting

They live in fear of how they'll go about life's reconstruction

They've seen things that they hope you'll never ever imagine

And you don't even bother having ounce of compassion

"With one leg bent under him and with his jaw in his throat"

That's the sort of stuff that one of your veterans wrote

But still you stay on your high horse

Watching as these vets are on course

Lose out on income, lose all their benefits,

Losing their place in the workforce

New rules have to be enforced

Because you're their money source

Any chance for vets to get what

they deserve, I endorse

Hiring managers don't know what they stand to gain

By employing a veteran that's disabled or maimed

They can contribute a lot, more than first meets your eye

But when you ignore those facts or get lazy you turn into a bad guy

Just because you don't feel like translating the jargon

Doesn't mean that hiring one of them cannot be a bargain

In fact their service builds their teamwork and their senses are sharpened

Years of deployment have left mentalities hardened

Thirty three percent don't get no help with transitioning

They're not tryna go door to door, add to soliciting

Do you understand the world that I am envisioning

Where a vet can build a house or help install air conditioning

Woah dude, you're totally right! Maybe I'll go hire a veteran now

So does that mean I'm hired now

No, you have 4 warrants for your arrest

Oh, golly gee