A second-generation Indian American feels like they’re “fading into the background” at work.
: I am a second-generation Indian American. I have noticed that my culture has socialized me to make myself smaller, more palatable and more available with my time and energy, to an uncomfortable extent. This is a big contrast to my White co-workers, who seem to carry themselves with much more confidence and self-respect and with less worry for negative consequences.
Dealing with these diametrically opposed values and norms at home and at work can create a split sense of self. I encourage you to really consider and parse how you can show up at work and still be true to a version of yourself. You don’t have to be the same person in every situation - at work and at home. You can, instead, be driven by your values and still discern how much of yourself to give, or how you can allow yourself to evolve.
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