I made my way to Capitol Hill in the spring of 2019, after the midterm elections when an unprecedented large crop of women had been elected. The weather was unseasonably warm, and my Lyft driver made small talk about the fact that it was the peak time …
I have always related to Wile E. Coyote. Afternoons in front of the TV after school served as a sort of game tape of my time spent hiding at the back of classrooms, dreading the little disasters that seemed to hide around every corner. Regardless of th…
This summer marks the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act. At a high level, the ADA requires employers to provide accommodations to ensure that employees with disabilities receive equal benefits. For employees, thi…
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who placed his knee on George Floyd’s neck for nearly eight minutes while Floyd cried, “I can’t breathe.”
Five mont…
I love my home office chair—deeply. It feels like sitting in a hug.
Before 2020, I would only see it a few hours a day. The rest of the time, I’d work in coworking spaces and coffee shops, which I walk to. It kept me active.
The pandemic …
Reminding someone they’re behind on a project can be awkward. Reminding someone they’re behind on a project during an all-hands meeting, in front of the entire company, is worse.
This is an extreme example of a subtle point: The context i…
In spring 2020, the natural segmentation between work and life collapsed and the vast majority of workers found themselves afloat in an amorphous soup of responsibilities. Some basic concerns around the day-to-day sprung up. When do I answer email? Whe…
Ever psychoanalyzed a Slack message? Retyped an email 7 times so it came off just right? Felt caffeine-level excitement when people complimented your work? If so, you might be a highly sensitive person (HSP) just like me.
When a psychologist named Dr. …
Now that we’ve passed the year mark of the pandemic, most of us have settled into new routines. While vaccines hold the promise of a return to normalcy, not all employees want to go back to the way things were. Employers now face a unique challe…
RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook. Before 2018, these seven names, along with the name of the musical group they comprise, BTS, were unknown to me. Then in September of that same year, the K-pop band made an appearance on The Tonight Show, …
