Dismissed For Lacking A Degree, I Let My Life Speak For Itself – The Archivist

me off guard. In three years at Sullivan & Morrison, no one had ever asked me what I wanted. They’d told me what they needed from me, what the company expected, what the client required. But what I wanted? That had never seemed relevant.

“I want to do work that matters,” I said slowly, testing the words. “I want to be part of a team that actually continue reading …