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You don\u2019t know me like I was. The me when I was corporate. It\u2019s why I was always welcome and always rehired through my myriad proclivities. You never understood my value, and it\u2019s why you wrongfully think that I do not have any, that I have no ambition. I am loyal. I am political. I know how to get what I want. In that world, I only knew resilience and survival. I ate people I didn\u2019t like or who I thought were unhelpful. I would sabotage your metaphorical bungee cord and return your smile when you jumped. I\u2019m much, much softer now, but there are still teeth in my mouth and bile in my gut.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You don\u2019t know me like I was. The me when I was corporate. It\u2019s why I was always welcome and always rehired through my myriad proclivities. You never understood my value, and it\u2019s why you wrongfully think that I do not have any, that I have no ambition. I am loyal. I am political. I … <\/p>\n

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