This is a quick, easy read with heavy content that feels light.

The author, a young Black woman in tech discusses her path, lessons learned, triumphs, and what would make the work better for other people holding minoritized identities.

Here's are quotes for anyone who doesn't have a healthy relationship with their work:

Too many times I realized that in those moments [Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and Michael Brown's murders by law enforcement], my job should have put me first. Many of my hardest, most emotionally daunting days as a Black woman in tech coexist with the biggest news moments in history that have unfolded, play-by-play, in real time on the very social media companies I've worked for.

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So many of us are coached to validate ourselves with the jobs that we do versus the value we ourselves bring to said job."

Thanks, Edelweiss, for the Digital ARC