Ummm, It's none of my business but, What happened to Russell the Hood and do you ever think/thank him for what he did for you?;)
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When I first got out into the workforce, my drama/spanish lit teach pulled me aside and said, "Do you need a job for the summer, I know the EEO coordinator at a hospital up the street, go talk to her....."
I went in and spoke to her and said, "Mr Duran sent me over to talk to you about a job."
She told me that I was the only one from my high school who had come by and I was hired, show up on July 5!
I could have gone to work as a laborer taking bricks off a conveyor belt or as a stockperson in a toy store - my parents both could have easily got me a job, but I was so proud and happy that I did it on my own, I never looked back and made sure that I hustled to keep my job.