Humans of New York

[mia]

"I had a child when I was sixteen. I got kicked out of high school because of all the absences. My family and community pretty much wrote me off. But right away I got a job at a sporting goods store. Soon I was able to get a job as a receptionist at a tax company, and they gave me enough responsibilities that I learned how to do taxes. Eventually I learned enough to become an associate. Then I got offered a job at a smaller company, and even though it was a pay cut, they offered me responsibility over all the books— accounts payable, accounts receivable, everything. It was less money but I wanted that experience so I took the risk. And I’m so glad I did, because six months later, the controller of that company left and I was given that position. They told me they couldn’t officially call me the controller because I didn’t have a college degree. So I finished my degree 5 months ago— just to make it official! So after having a child at sixteen, I made it all the way to controller of a company, without even having a college degree. Can you believe that? Honestly, I’ve been waiting to tell that story so long that I told it to a customer service representative on the phone last week. She was nice about it and pretended to care."

http://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/90356227106/i-had-a-child-when-i-was-sixteen-i-got-kicked

[redqueen]

1. Great story :)

I don't follow HoNY anymore so I appreciate when someone shares a nice pic/story of his. Thanks

[mia]

2. First time that read about "Humans of New York" was through this story today.

There are lots of good stories there, it turns out. I'm glad you liked it!