The author, not pictured, was one of the younger employees at her company.
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- My coworkers had adult children my age and liked to bond by complaining about 20-somethings.
- As I was a new graduate in my early 20s, bonding that way was difficult; I felt like an outsider.
- Though, I did make friends with an older coworker who showed me respect.
My first team at the company I worked at right out of college was made up of people who were easily more than twice my age.