Cult leader Jim Jones used to fake assassination attempts so that his cult would worship him harder. Just thought Iโd share that history with everyone
In 1998, I was fired from my corporate job while 9 months pregnant because and I quote, โmy priorities would be elsewhere after the baby is born.โ
The lawyer I hired told me I didnโt have a case because discrimination like โthatโ was almost impossible to prove.
So I got pissed.
Took the LSAT. Went to law school. Passed the bar. Had 3 more kids.
Twelve years later, another woman from that same company was fired for the same reason. She sued them for a million dollars, and won, partly because I had kept every piece of evidence from what happened to me years prior demonstrating a systemic pattern of discrimination against women.
That company no longer exists. My law practice is thriving. And that baby they said would derail my priorities? Sheโs a brilliant attorney now working at my firm.
Turns out my priorities were indeed, elsewhere.
Why is everyone all of a sudden against โgraduationsโ outside of HS and college? Theyโre singing two songs and getting a certificate with a sticker on it. Im down for whatever to celebrate scholars and keep them motivated.