[jnbiche]

> worked hard to make connections

Yeah, but there are lots of people who are hard, smart workers, good at what they do, but they either

a) don't realize how important it is to make connections in order to even survive in today's professional world, or

b) were told that all they had to do to succeed in life is go to college, pick a realistic major, work hard, be honest, be trustworthy. Well, that's often not enough.

You almost always have to have a large professional network in order to thrive in today's world.

And many people struggle with that.