POV EMMA The days following my dismissal from Parker Technology seemed to drag on, filled with uncertainty and rejection. With each interview I attended and each company I visited, the response was the same: “We're sorry, but we don't have an available position at the moment.” The hope I had initially of finding a new job was rapidly fading away. Weeks turned into a month, and the sense of discouragement was becoming almost unbearable. I was determined not to let the unjust dismissal get the best of me, but the doors kept closing in my face. One day, as I opened the mailbox of our modest apartment, I knew what I would find even before looking at the letters. Bills. A lot of them. Rent bills, utility bills, and other expenses began to arrive, and the reality of my precarious financial s

