10 Signs of Professional Jealousy in the Workplace: Black Folk Edition

LaToya R Jefferson-James
12 min readMar 23, 2024

As more and more Black folk enter into professions where we have been historically under-represented, we are facing daily micro-aggressions and character assassinations. Many of us do not know the name of the problem and even when we do, we have no tools to fight back.

As Black people enter career fields and spaces where we have been under-represented, much of the advice that we read is aimed towards racism and the daily micro-aggressions that we face. While this advice is much-needed, there is something else…

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LaToya R Jefferson-James

LaToya Jefferson-James has a Ph.D. in literature. Welcome! The professor is in! Come in and stay a spell. Let’s discuss and learn from one another.