Cleaning Out My Desk (V3 - Title Change)

[dukealien]

Edit3 (title change)

                 Cleaning Out My Desk

Don’t turn away in shame, my friend.  You learned
the ropes from me, so now they’ve cut me loose.
You’re young, well-educated, and you spurned
your native land - flew here to be of use.
Your English jars, imperfect, though you speak
and read four languages - three more than I;
your hard-earned pay’s a pittance, and will peak
at less than mine however hard you try.
But what you earn, what you will learn here makes
you half as golden as a Party hack
back in your homeland.  For your kindred’s sakes
work well, although you’re why I got the sack.
    It’s not your striving, friend, that I resent;
    what wounds us both is faithless government.

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You're right, of course (aside from the compliment, which 'twere vain to confirm).  And simplest may be best for the title, too.

Very, very helpful in getting from diatribe to sorry truth.  Thanks once more!

Oh, I much prefer "faithless" there, and the rewrite is, to me, very satisfying. Well worked!

Edit: I do think it needs a different title, now.