“The workplace is not always your friend, the workplace does not always understand you, your culture, your hair, how you dress, how you talk, how you eat, the things you like to do. A lot of workplaces are very whitewashed and I would just encourage you to stay true to yourself, your beliefs, and everything that makes you you during the process, because you don’t want to take on a different personality to try to impress the people you work for. But in that same breath you also want to make sure that you try to relate to these people as long as they are not disrespecting you in any way.” - Tamia
“[To those in STEM fields] Don’t be afraid to ask questions, because a lot of times in the lab they would rather have you ask questions than at the end you messing up the whole experiment. Be inquisitive, actually show them you understand what’s happening because they will enjoy that. Don’t be shy, be vocal about things you want and things you know. Don’t be afraid to defend yourself.” - Efosa
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