Social justice
fromFast Company
6 days agoWhy authenticity at work feels impossible
Workplace authenticity rhetoric harms marginalized workers and requires centering those most impacted while addressing structural policies, health, and wellbeing.
Should women be themselves at the office? In the past two decades, self-expression has become a tacit expectation in many white-collar workplaces, with dress codes relaxing and companies professing interest in their employees' lives and values. You got hired to do your job, the thinking goes; no use sending someone else to the staff meeting. But the past few years of layoffs, hiring slowdowns, and dwindling worker protections have left a subset of wage earners inclined to keep their cards close.