My Parents Warned Every Employer Not To Hire Me—Grandma Had Already Prepared For That

she was being dramatic.

Three years ago, Grandma Margaret passed away. She was 78. I didn’t know then that she’d left me something far more valuable than money.

She’d left me a way out.

I graduated summa cum laude with a degree in accounting, 3.9 GPA, dean’s list every semester. A professor who’d worked at Deloitte wrote me a glowing recommendation letter.continue reading …