Loved the topic this week! As a masc presenting dark-skinned Black woman working in Corporate (finance - so basically old, white British men), it was v difficult in the beginning to not want to hide parts of myself (mainly my septum piercing). Though for reference, I didn't wear it during the interview stages - only from my first day lol. I'd see colleagues get the initial shock of seeing it and this would be anxiety-inducing but I stuck with it and refused to flip it up. I'm a year into the role now and don't even think about how colleagues/clients perceive me anymore because at some point I realised I was making a bigger deal out of it than it actually was. It took abit to suppress the anxiety but I found that the more confident I got (in other areas of my life i.e., working out, focusing on bettering my rshps with my loved ones, and therapy) - the better I felt (plus, the endless support from my wife). Over time, what became more important to me was letting my work speak for itself and not giving a crap about how I'm perceived. Things are changing (albeit very slowly) in the corporate sphere but we gotta keep pushing them boundaries where we can.
Really happy you stayed true to yourself, that can feel uncomfortable because you feel like everyone is judging you but sometimes you have to go through the uncomfortable to get to the comfortable and that spot is just the sweetest spot. Glad your work is able to speak for itself, that’s not you proving people wrong but you proving yourself right! Lots of love ❤️
Another great episode ❤
Thank you for making us feel visible and seen. 👏
☺️ Thank you for watching and supporting 🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾
Loved the topic this week! As a masc presenting dark-skinned Black woman working in Corporate (finance - so basically old, white British men), it was v difficult in the beginning to not want to hide parts of myself (mainly my septum piercing). Though for reference, I didn't wear it during the interview stages - only from my first day lol. I'd see colleagues get the initial shock of seeing it and this would be anxiety-inducing but I stuck with it and refused to flip it up. I'm a year into the role now and don't even think about how colleagues/clients perceive me anymore because at some point I realised I was making a bigger deal out of it than it actually was.
It took abit to suppress the anxiety but I found that the more confident I got (in other areas of my life i.e., working out, focusing on bettering my rshps with my loved ones, and therapy) - the better I felt (plus, the endless support from my wife). Over time, what became more important to me was letting my work speak for itself and not giving a crap about how I'm perceived. Things are changing (albeit very slowly) in the corporate sphere but we gotta keep pushing them boundaries where we can.
Really happy you stayed true to yourself, that can feel uncomfortable because you feel like everyone is judging you but sometimes you have to go through the uncomfortable to get to the comfortable and that spot is just the sweetest spot. Glad your work is able to speak for itself, that’s not you proving people wrong but you proving yourself right! Lots of love ❤️
Love ur podcast
Excellent!
Steady progress, love to see it 🤩
Another great episode ❤❤❤
I love listening to this podcast during work.
Also this is random. But what's the name of the song y'all use for your intro and outros?
Thanks for listening! Our intro was made a composer
I think they liked your piercings. It's nice.
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Colonialism did a number on African people