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A partner once taught me that jealousy can be a signal that we need something we aren't getting in our relationship(s)
Feeling competitive at work or comparing yourself and your work to others is also a signal that you aren't getting something you need: fair treatment
Feeling competitive at work or comparing yourself and your work to others is also a signal that you aren't getting something you need: fair treatment
It doesn't have to feel like a competition
We can fix this for ourselves or our colleagues by finding or becoming the managers who create spaces where fairness is a high priority and people are inherently treated as valuable https://twitter.com/saraislet/status/1384326173187088386?s=19
We can fix this for ourselves or our colleagues by finding or becoming the managers who create spaces where fairness is a high priority and people are inherently treated as valuable https://twitter.com/saraislet/status/1384326173187088386?s=19
And if their work goes beyond their team, then OUR work goes beyond our team
If they and their work aren't treated fairly, then they aren't being treated fairly, full stop
It doesn't, well, cease to be a problem just because it happened with someone else's team
If they and their work aren't treated fairly, then they aren't being treated fairly, full stop
It doesn't, well, cease to be a problem just because it happened with someone else's team
Special shout-out to so-called genius jerks
Not sure why anyone considers that genius when they're jerks
Not sure why anyone considers that genius when they're jerks
It's easy to say that it's a game of Tetris not checkers—that we're playing to improve our skills, not to outplay some opponent
But that's not a fair representation when our colleagues are making 2-4 times as much as we are for similar work
But that's not a fair representation when our colleagues are making 2-4 times as much as we are for similar work
It's not fair to say simply that someone else is paid more for having more responsibilities and greater impact
—when we aren't given comparable access to grow responsibilities and opportunities for comparable impact https://twitter.com/saraislet/status/1384322542798782470?s=20
—when we aren't given comparable access to grow responsibilities and opportunities for comparable impact https://twitter.com/saraislet/status/1384322542798782470?s=20
If this thread resonates with your current experience, talk to your manager
If your manager isn't someone you can talk to, or they don't support you, it may be time to look for a new role that treats you with the respect and compassion you deserve
If your manager isn't someone you can talk to, or they don't support you, it may be time to look for a new role that treats you with the respect and compassion you deserve
