Fun fact: I had a career in which I was in charge of hiring other people to fill the expanding roles in my department, and was tasked with hiring ‘more of myself’, but I was not allowed to even co wider people with my own qualifications.

I was mostly self-taught, and was only allowed to consider people with at least bachelor’s degrees in a field that didn’t even really exist yet.

You can probably guess how that went.

So, how long ago did you leave?
15 years ago. Unfortunately not of my own volition (I became I bece unable to work due to disability).
Writing left is better anyway