Pride Month At Work: A Promise
How should you celebrate pride month at work? By creating safer spaces for everyone to exist openly and honestly.
What happened to you?
I was panicking. I couldn’t find my wallet, and I knew I put it right there. I always put it in the same place, and it wasn’t there. I could feel panic setting in, and a series of self-destructive questions start rushing through my mind: What did you do? Why didn’t you prepare more? Why…
What Do Required, Preferred, and Desired Skills Mean?
Do you know what preferred requirements in a job posting really mean? Usually it means more bias. Let me show you how to fix that.
Read more What Do Required, Preferred, and Desired Skills Mean?
A non-binary love letter
I listened to a beautiful podcast this week between Laverne Cox (she/her) and ALOK (they/them). The two discussed the origins of nonbinary identities, history, biology, and life. I was fascinated to learn that the roots of nonbinary existence were around so much longer than the heterosexual norms we pretend are “normal” today. Genuinely, I can…
6 Things Every Job Seeker Should Know
For the candidates who came here to get a little intel, there are six things every job seeker should know from someone working in this world.
Head high, shoulders back
For some reason, I still remember the first time I didn’t want to move. I moved a lot as a kid – 13 times before I graduated high school. I was maybe seven at the time. We were stationed in Indianapolis for about six months while my Mom attended a course. I was learning the…
