Hello, Neighbor
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Hello, Neighbor. Yes, you.
The one who looked at me with that glare.
The one who flipped me the bird.
The one who called me a "Chink" and told me to go home.
The one who spit in my face as I walked home.
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#metoo movement to the #wetoo revolution
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I thought I had hit the jackpot when I got a job on Wall Street. It was 1992, and I had just graduated from college in the middle of a recession. I had sent out 200 or more resumes to various industries, and finally, after months of job searching, I got an offer working as an Analyst at a Wall Street firm. I'd be working for the head of High Yield Bonds, a man who was in his mid-thirties, and I would share a large office with three men on the High Yield team…..
Read MoreFrom the Ashram to the Writer's Table
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When I was 36 years old, I had a major mid life crisis. I had been pretty much a type A, go get ‘em type person. After I graduated college, I went on to work on Wall Street. I quickly realized it was not the industry for me, and transitioned into the field of marketing. I worked for several more years before going to get my MBA, and then began the climb that led to my ultimate demise....
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