It sucks to feel unappreciated, undervalued, mistreated, and/or taken advantage of. Those are all really shitty things to feel at work.
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I really wish I could respond to you (many of you) directly with some secret sauce or advice about how to handle your situation.
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But honestly, I have no idea. I handled my shit at there by just quietly accepting it all for years until I couldn't anymore.
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The silence caused me lots of stress, pain, & grief (previously documented here ICYMI: https://medium.com/thelist/the-other-side-of-diversity-1bb3de2f053e …). So I stopped being silent.
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Speaking up didn't fix a damn thing, but it made me feel better. I didn't feel complicit in my own unhappiness there anymore.
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Ultimately, tho, IANAL, or the Oracle, or Mrs. Cleo, or any other magical negro, so I can't tell you what to do in your various situations.
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Unfortunately, IME, nothing you say or do is going to make any appreciable difference in what happens there. Which sucks, I know.
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You kinda want to believe you can change things, that you can make a difference, that you can make your experience better.
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@EricaJoy how about starting your own company? -
@mattmireles I've thought about it. It requires a significant safety net, though, that I don't really have. Further:http://qz.com/455109/entrepreneurs-dont-have-a-special-gene-for-risk-they-come-from-families-with-money/?utm_source=SFFB … - View other replies
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@EricaJoy as a fmr google engineer, I doubt the risk is that high. You are eminently hireable.
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@EricaJoy says about leaving Google here - she's right on. You can't fix it but you can liberate yourself.https://twitter.com/ericajoy/status/624967485842784256 … - View other replies
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@EricaJoy sad to see that 30 years later industry has not changed. Sexism alive and well in the valley and elsewhere. SMH
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