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When doing the right thing isolates you from your community

I reported my supervisor for discriminating against our pregnant coworker and now everyone treats me like I betrayed the team, but I know I did the right thing and I cannot understand why doing right feels so wrong.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The tension between moral courage and social belonging reveals how ethical action can exact an unexpected emotional price.

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