After my interview, to my surprise, I was informed they thought I was too qualified for the job, but they thought I was a perfect fit for a new position that they were creating: Social Media Manager, for the newly established social media department.

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Like, my daughter's in Guam right now, you know, and that's supposed to be relatively safe, but, you know, I just think that if women are qualified for the job and they want to go, they should have the option of going, but yet at the same time, if they don't want to be there, they should have that option, too.

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