You feel kind of guilty, but not enough to do anything about it

You walk into a boardroom and you look around.

There are ten people in the room. They're all looking busy or bored. . . or both.

Presumably preparing for the big client presentation this evening. Or pretending to be preparing.

You've worked with all these people for a few years. In fact, one of the people in the room hired you in the firm three years ago. He was impressed that you went to Stanford.

Like him.

Other people in the room have been your direct supervisor at some point or another.

You've worked hard, sure, but, if you're really being honest, you haven't really done much in your career to deserve the deep respect and promotions that they've given you.

You feel kind of guilty, but not enough to do anything about it.

You sit down at the table with all these other people.

For the first time, you realize that they all look more or less like you. You notice that they are all men. You notice that they are all white. Why haven't you noticed this before?

You realize that they are all making the important decisions and running the company.

You realize that if you just follow the rules, you'll be in their position soon. You'll be making the important decisions. You'll be running the company.

So what are you going to do about that?

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