2019-03-02theatlantic.com

Joe Pinsker: In the book, you write about a financial cushion available to certain college graduates that you refer to as "the bank of mom and dad." How does this work, and what are its consequences for who gets a chance at certain jobs?''

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Pinsker: And once people get these sorts of jobs, you write about the importance of "sponsorship"--basically, when some senior employee informally takes someone younger under their wing and helps them advance through the company. What did you notice about how those systems of sponsorship worked?



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