The people who worked in my dept with me experienced second-hand trauma from my work experience.
Let me explain.
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Let me explain.
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They saw the resistance to my leadership. They heard people undermining me and lying on me. Because the system was so punitive and hierarchical, they watched me get lynched every day. They were expected to do their jobs as their supervisor was attacked and abused daily.
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Many of them couldn’t help me bc they didn’t have the power to help me. Like me, I believe people were trying to process what was happening.
How were such behaviors allowed in the workplace?
Was someone, anyone going to address it directly so it could stop?
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How were such behaviors allowed in the workplace?
Was someone, anyone going to address it directly so it could stop?
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The people in power didn’t have the diversity-related emotional intelligence to stop the madness.
#RealTalk -> The principles of yt supremacy and the patriarchy were so ingrained in the people in charge they didn’t make independent ethical racial diversity decisions.
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#RealTalk -> The principles of yt supremacy and the patriarchy were so ingrained in the people in charge they didn’t make independent ethical racial diversity decisions.
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They were too afraid to lose their power if and when inclusivity actually entered the organization. It was easier to sit back and let the harassment and torture continue.
Otherwise, that would make them have to change too. They couldn’t have that, could they?
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Otherwise, that would make them have to change too. They couldn’t have that, could they?
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Be extremely cautious as you are courted by an org of “well-intentioned” diversity allies who, in reality, are savvy marketers saying the right words to get diversity in the door. Pay attention to actions. Dig into history. If oppression hasn’t been addressed, stay away.
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