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Scenario

Why professional networking feels like performance art for working-class professionals

Everyone at this networking event went to schools I have never heard of and I keep lying about my background because the truth feels like it disqualifies me.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social capital requirements in elite professional spaces force the abandonment of authentic personal history.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Class and structural disadvantage?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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