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Here's why I think it's such a frustrating article... It's ultimately an immature sentiment expressed by an immature person enclosed in a veneer of maturity.

The subtle thing here is that she's blaming being at Google for her lack of fulfillment when a mature person would look inward first. I'd bet dollars to donuts that a similar thing happened to her ex-boyfriend. No rationale, vague sentiments, very little actual introspection, except what might make her happy.

Real maturity is about character, finding how to be a better person and not what the world can do for you.

That said, I'm sure she'll go far in life. I sincerely hope she lerans to improve herself as a person in order that she can be a fulfilled human being.



Changing environments can help immensely with changing your state of mind. I didn't get the feeling that she blames Google; she blames being at a place in life that doesn't fulfill her, coincidentally she works at Google. It's pretty clear from the text that she has goals in mind other than a good 9-5 job.


That's why I said "being at Google" not Google itself.

Again, she's looking at things from a very immature perspective, that of life owing her a fulfilling career without actually doing what she's claiming to be doing. Introspecting.


I'm really curious, how did you get that impression? I see her realizing she is unhappy, that the reasons keeping her in place weren't relevant (status, etc), and taking action to correct that. We don't even know the details of what she decided to do, or her goals, to make any judgements.




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