Code Switching: Acting on Stage at Work and at Home

Underrepresented employees have to have a language for home and one for work. This "bilingualism" takes a mental toll and forces many to suppress their authentic selves. In this episode, Keith and Ricky share personal stories on how they’ve had to code-switch during their careers; discuss some of the potential negative outcomes of code switching in the workplace; provide some receipts on how code switching impacts underrepresented employees; and close out with a double dose of C-CRETS on how you and companies can tackle code switching in the workplace.