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Why workplace belonging feels elusive for immigrants

I have been working at this company for five years and I am good at my job but I still feel like I have to work twice as hard to prove I deserve to be here and the exhaustion is making me bitter.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The relentless burden of having to demonstrate worthiness in spaces where others are assumed to belong by default.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging for immigrants and refugees?”

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