Re naming names. Lots of people in media & publications are naming & shaming, and calling out workplace environments toxic for people of color. I went through some shit at my prior workplace and after a lot of reflection it’s become clear to me it was race based. I’m working through what actions I can take to address this - any thoughts?

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Write it down and share it. I’m confident others with stand up. I had an issue and thought I was the only one. I wasn’t. But I only found that out because I started talking about it. You will see people will be saying me too. That’s how ‘me too’ turned into a verb that started to scare the industry straight. No one wanted to be “me too’d” because they’d be done. Game over.

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Perhaps some kind of presentation or conversation (with receipts) with the decision-makers, framed as an ‘audit’ meant to help the company not get their reputation ruined?

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Document your conflict and your actions to resolve it. If this does not change the situation, come with receipts to HR.

I left a job before knowing the right actions to take, and completely wish I had done all of the above.

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