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How to navigate class guilt in professional advancement

I grew up poor and worked my way into corporate America but I feel like I'm betraying my community every time I succeed.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Upward mobility requires adopting the culture of former oppressors, creating internal conflict between progress and loyalty.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Adopted identity — chosen and given?”

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