How a 19 Year Old College Dropout Got Fired

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I was basically the director of marketing in American Pearl by like 21 22. I didn't even have like a title or a badge. I was just like I reported only to this person. And so what's he doing asking a 19 year old freaking college dropout that just got fired? None of it made very much. What was he doing? Like any young person, you know, people think they know how like computers work.

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