How Attendance-Based Bonuses Discriminate Against Women, Non-Binary and Disabled People
A Journey Toward Financial Literacy: Navigating the Awkwardness of Asking for a Raise
If you feel like you deserve more it is probably because you do, so let the people you’re working for know it. And if you want the dream job but don’t think you’re qualified, apply anyway. If they decline, you ask them why and what you can do to be a candidate worth considering in the future. Step out of your comfort zone and be annoying. It works.
How Neurodivergent Women Can Conquer the Corporate World: A Guide to Navigating the Workplace
Whether it’s autism, ADHD, dyslexia or another neurological condition with overlapping symptoms, discover new options to ascend in the corporate world while managing distracting symptoms. From self-help books to mobile apps to non-profit organisations, explore tools that accommodate neurodivergent ways of thinking. Uncover tried and true picks certified by a fellow neurodivergent woman…
Black Woman in Tech: A Heroica & Cloudflare Event Celebrating Black Women
‘More diverse teams are a better place to work and drive better business results,’ explained Michelle Zatlyn, President and COO of Cloudflare, during her welcome keynote for Cloudflare’s Black Woman In Tech event. The panel, hosted by Cloudflare on the 5th of October in their London office, was held to celebrate, encourage and support black women in their pursuit of successful and fulfilling careers in tech.
‘Black Amongst White, Black Amongst Everyone Else’: The Disconnect Between My Workplace Expectations and Experiences as a Black Woman
As I became acquainted with people who were fully immersed in the working world, I was given an abundance of advice, some encouraging, others full of warnings. I was told that I would ‘hardly see black people at work, let alone black women.’ I was advised to be careful of white women who often ‘preyed’ on younger black people. I was warned that racism in the workplace wasn’t always just white-on-black, but I could fall victim to racism from other ethnic-minority groups…
How Attendance-Based Bonuses Discriminate Against Women, Non-Binary and Disabled People
Recently, my workplace rewarded all their staff with 100% attendance over the last academic term with an Amazon gift card. I did not receive one because I had taken one day off to go to the hospital. One day. For a procedure that couldn’t be delayed. This entirely necessary, urgent hospital trip cost me my ‘perfect’ attendance and my chance of receiving a bonus…
Misogyny, Ageism or Downright Ignorance? Working as a Young Female in Retail
I’ve been working in retail for almost two years now, and honestly, before you join the industry, you don’t really realise how bad it actually is. As a 16-year-old desperately searching for a job so she could learn how to fund her own life, I was happy to take on anything. Of course, I knew from the typical retail stories that I’d have at least a few iffy customers, but little did I know that it would hurt my pride and confidence so much…
‘What’s Next?’: Graduate Prospects and Prioritising Myself Post-Degree
Post-graduation, I’m working in a bar. For how long, I don’t know. I have time to go to the gym every day (which I had to stop doing around easter because the workload got too much). I’ve finished more books in the last month than I have since March. I’m writing for me, not for my degree. I’ve even taken up baking again. While all these things may seem quite trivial and meaningless, I’ve found that my quality of life has improved in spite of my mental health struggles…
‘Less Jobs and an Excess of Applications’: My Experience of the Graduate Job Search Process Post-Pandemic
Picture this: you are a Gen Z who was encouraged to attend university because it would open up career options, but when it came to applying for jobs you’re told that you haven’t got the experience they’re looking for. Sound familiar? I feel as though this surpasses irony and just goes straight to fucking annoying...