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

it cost me.

I started applying to companies in cities I’d never visited. Places where my father’s influence couldn’t reach.

Chicago.

Denver.

Atlanta.

Anywhere far enough that a small-town construction company owner’s gossip wouldn’t matter.

The rejections piled up. Some companies wanted references I couldn’t provide. Others questioned the two-year gap in continue reading …