Tag: Diversity
Is work making you sick?
I found myself having to compete against agency peers on client teams and was often excluded from internal client meetings. This was not what I expected from the ‘pitch’, and I noticed other, more junior staff, being treated in the same way.
Shelley Stuart
The road to hell is paved with good intentions
I worked for a mobile tech start-up in San Diego in the early 2000s. This had some rockstar founders. I was part of their round one of hires.
Brian Jung
True change requires a long hard look in the mirror
People pay lip service to diversity, equity, and inclusion without thinking about intersectionality, anti-racism, anti-casteism, or decolonisation.
Anjali Ramachandran
The force you need to push for inclusion
I sometimes hear from people, “but we’re only hiring the best person for the job,” or “I couldn’t find any diverse talent”, as a reason to have a monoculture in the agency; it's painful.
Laura Jordan Bambach
Spending too much time in burnout city
I've always worked in startups, and the "we're a family with a higher mission" attitude often leads to a lack of personal life and a complete lack of balance.
Ben Goodey
Giving zero fucks
This supposed imposter syndrome isn’t a result of your fragile brain, it’s the structural toxicity of many managers and work environments.
Amy Kean
Lazy phrasing can hurt others
Seeking to be inclusive and politically correct is a good thing in business and shouldn't be seen as a weakness
Hilary Stephenson