It seems to me that the author is having a fairly common experience: a sense of disillusion as one enters early adulthood. The realization that some expectation

It seems to me that the author is having a fairly common experience: a sense of disillusion as one enters early adulthood. The realization that some expectations of adulthood are not in fact true, and doubly so in the corporate working world. The suspicion that some of the striving done during adolescence was in vain, or towards goals whose ultimate value is limited. I'm actually happy for the author, because she's realized these things early on, rather than having to look back at her 20's and 30's with a profound sense of regret. I hope she'll find a new path with which she can have long-term satisfaction.