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Scenario

When code-switching brings career success

I got promoted after I started speaking more like my white colleagues and I don't know if I should feel grateful or disgusted.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Professional advancement through linguistic conformity creates moral conflict about the price of belonging.

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 Language and identity — what your first language holds?”

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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