The Cost of Code-Switching: Belonging in Corporate America
Employees from marginalized groups face heightened burnout as they code-switch to navigate professional spaces where they are underrepresented. Employees feel compelled to code-switch in their quest for career advancement by adapting their communication, behavior, and core identity to align with corporate expectations. The consequences are strikingly evident: a surge in burnout rates, job dissatisfaction, a profound sense of not belonging, and resignations.
In The Cost of Code-Switching: Belonging in Corporate America, George Paasewe delves deep into the uncharted territory of code-switching in the corporate world. This eye-opening book uncovers the intricate challenges confronting employees in their pursuit of belonging, highlighting an overlooked crisis.
Employees from marginalized groups face heightened burnout as they code-switch to navigate professional spaces where they are underrepresented. Employees feel compelled to code-switch in their quest for career advancement by adapting their communication, behavior, and core identity to align with corporate expectations. The consequences are strikingly evident: a surge in burnout rates, job dissatisfaction, a profound sense of not belonging, and resignations.
In The Cost of Code-Switching: Belonging in Corporate America, George Paasewe delves deep into the uncharted territory of code-switching in the corporate world. This eye-opening book uncovers the intricate challenges confronting employees in their pursuit of belonging, highlighting an overlooked crisis.
Employees from marginalized groups face heightened burnout as they code-switch to navigate professional spaces where they are underrepresented. Employees feel compelled to code-switch in their quest for career advancement by adapting their communication, behavior, and core identity to align with corporate expectations. The consequences are strikingly evident: a surge in burnout rates, job dissatisfaction, a profound sense of not belonging, and resignations.
In The Cost of Code-Switching: Belonging in Corporate America, George Paasewe delves deep into the uncharted territory of code-switching in the corporate world. This eye-opening book uncovers the intricate challenges confronting employees in their pursuit of belonging, highlighting an overlooked crisis.