I guess I’m surprised at the acidity of the responses here because your story runs so counter to the story of me and my fellow happy CS friends in our happy tech bubble.

For reference, here are some 2014 internship numbers:

Hi Talia,

♬ Listen to this Story or Read it

Congratulations on burning the boats and leaving yourself nowhere to go but forward.

Is the content of this post truth? Is it fiction? Is it a little bit of both? I have absolutely no way of knowing, since I can’t actually…

This is probably why you lost your job. You pointed out how the company could save money, and corporate idiocy / malfeasance (in one shot). This is not “corporate” enough of you. It is inherently a wrong decision to point out how corporate entities operate inefficiently or could save money.

An Open Letter To My CEO

Dear Jeremy,

When I was a kid, back in the 90s when Spice Girls and owning a pager were #goals, I dreamed of having a car and a credit card and my own apartment. I told my 8-year old self, This is what it means to be an adult.

Talia Jane Redux?

I’ll start my response by giving you my condolences for your recent troubles and illnesses. It sucks, and sometimes life gives us the short end of the stick, although it’s usually temporary if we are willing to work hard to overcome it.

Kris,

Read the post. She did go to college — just not an MBA or PhD. This is not a 17 yr. old flunky who can’t get anything more than a dead-end lo-paying job. This is a girl trying to build a career in a society totally run a muck. And, I think the point of her article wasn’t able to pay her bills with the ‘salary’ that she…