This evoked memories of my time working in Japan, where at 24 years old, was the first time I had lived in the country. I very much felt like a foreigner, and

This evoked memories of my time working in Japan, where at 24 years old, was the first time I had lived in the country. I very much felt like a foreigner, and had never felt more "American" than when I lived and worked there. Similar to the author, I saw my new grad colleagues getting their souls crushed by the corporate machine (mine was one of the hardest crushed), felt a strong desire to help, as someone who came from a culture with a healthier perspective towards work and life, but was entirely powerless to do anything.