I Was Fired With A 3-Year-Old Daughter At Home. 20 Years Later, My Boss Explained Why.

Sheryl Berk The author poses with her baby prior to her firing. “We won’t be needing you anymore.” I remember the call as if it were yesterday. “I don’t understand,” I replied to the bombshell she dropped. I guess my curiosity got the best of me — and she did say “please.” I agreed to meet up at a coffee shop on the Upper East Side. “I suppose I wasn’t much of a girl’s girl back then.” I wasn’t sure what she meant; just that her voice was soft and sad.