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Scenario

When Your Success Story Doesn't Match Your Environment's Expectations

I went to community college and worked my way up but my new boss assumes I went to Harvard like everyone else here, and I don't know whether to correct him.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Non-traditional paths to professional success can create pressure to hide or misrepresent one's actual journey.

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 identity and class consciousness?”

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.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.