Nobody Doubted Her But Her

She sat down and didn't wait to be asked. "I got the job," she said. Then, almost in the same breath, "I don't know if I should have taken it."

I asked her what changed. Nothing, she said. Nobody had doubted her. Not once, through three rounds of interviews. Her manager pushed her to apply. Her mentor told her she was ready.

She had all the evidence you would think someone would need. The people around her believed she could do the job. The company clearly believed she could do the job. And yet, somehow, she was still questioning whether they had gotten it wrong.

So who's telling you that you're not, I asked.

She went quiet.