I’d just been promoted to senior director, and at my celebration dinner my own mother raised her wine glass and asked, loud enough for my boss to hear, “Are you sure this wasn’t a pity promotion?…
I didn’t even realize I was holding my breath until the table went quiet. I’m 34, and after years of grinding through the corporate world—late nights, missed holidays, office politics—I finally got promoted to senior director of marketing at a major tech firm in Chicago. It wasn’t just a title. It was proof that all … Read more