Matt from Boston

How Introverts Can Succeed in Business, Navigating Class Differences, and Employee Equity

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How Introverts Can Succeed in Business, Navigating Class Differences, and Employee Equity

Question number two.

How Introverts Can Succeed in Business, Navigating Class Differences, and Employee Equity

Hi, Scott.

How Introverts Can Succeed in Business, Navigating Class Differences, and Employee Equity

This is Matt from Boston.

How Introverts Can Succeed in Business, Navigating Class Differences, and Employee Equity

Similar to you, I grew up in a low-income, single-parent household and worked hard to make it to a top university on financial aid.

How Introverts Can Succeed in Business, Navigating Class Differences, and Employee Equity

Now I'm surrounded by people from very wealthy backgrounds.

How Introverts Can Succeed in Business, Navigating Class Differences, and Employee Equity

Some of my close friends, and now my new girlfriend, come from ultra-privileged families.

How Introverts Can Succeed in Business, Navigating Class Differences, and Employee Equity

I find myself feeling uneasy and hyper-aware about this class difference.

How Introverts Can Succeed in Business, Navigating Class Differences, and Employee Equity

I can't tell if it's envy, insecurity, or something else, but it's starting to eat away at me.

How Introverts Can Succeed in Business, Navigating Class Differences, and Employee Equity

Why do I feel like this?

How Introverts Can Succeed in Business, Navigating Class Differences, and Employee Equity

How do I manage this discomfort and stay grounded without letting resentment or self-pity creep in?

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