When Nepotism Hurts You

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When I decided to study psychology, a number of people said that I wouldn’t be able to get work. I was very fortunate to actually have gotten a job, but in a way, I wasn’t.

The person who hired me was awesome and someone I admire to this day, but hiring me seemed like they were doing me a favour as a friend of my family and not because I was particularly qualified for the position. Nevertheless, I took the job in…