I've been in trouble all my life over the way I fly off and curse people our, call them out of their names, and even for making threats. I never have any intention of hurting anyone or carrying out something I've said out of anger and pain, but I am guilty of having allowed my emotions to cloud my judgement at times. This past winter I had a job where I was the office assistant to a woman who was the executive director of a non-profit that had a mission towards improving adult literacy. I was excited to get out of working overnight at the gas station out in the country, and I was happy to get my foot in the door at an organization that I could feel I played a professional role in supporting. Well, all of that came crashing down around me in less than 3 months. From my viewpoint, my bosslady was very unorganized. She, like many other Black professionals, play a role that they can't truly uphold in their personal lives. She was a last-minute type of ...