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When compliments feel like microaggressions at work

My white manager told me I'm 'articulate' again today and I smiled and said thank you but I feel sick about it and don't know how to address it without seeming ungrateful.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The exhaustion of navigating coded language that simultaneously diminishes and supposedly elevates you.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Systemic racism — structure and experience?”

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