> Merit is manufactured and compound So much this! I am the child of a black, single mother who didn't have a High School diploma. Statistically speaking, I s

> Merit is manufactured and compound So much this! I am the child of a black, single mother who didn't have a High School diploma. Statistically speaking, I shouldn't be where I am (being offered interviews for Director-level positions at software companies). You have to do whatever you can to turn circumstance in your favor. Don't turn down any help anyone wants to offer.