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our “neurodiversity awareness panel” was a letdown, coworker is stonewalling me, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Our “neurodiversity awareness panel” was just about dyslexia I work for a large engineering firm that has an active Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion committee, which recently organized a Neurodiversity Awareness Panel webinar. As someone who was diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at a young […]

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my boss announced layoffs while wearing sunglasses, writing job candidates are using AI in their applications, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss announced layoffs while wearing sunglasses (yes, it’s Anna Wintour) You may have seen the reports last week that Anna Wintour wore sunglasses throughout the indoor, in-office Zoom meeting in which she announced corporate consolidation and immediate layoffs of many of those in attendance. […]

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managers don’t know we can read their “private” Slack channel, wife’s coworker is trampling our boundaries, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Managers don’t know we can all read their private Slack channel I work for a small fully remote marketing agency. Our C-suite consists of three people with a Slack channel that they think is private but is not. In that channel, they often talk poorly […]

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