Think about your average day at work. How many of the following questions can you answer with “yes”? 1) Did you know someone at your organization (especially high up) on your first day? 2) Do you feel welcome at work without changing how you naturally speak or look? 3) Does speaking up — and being heard and getting credit for your ideas— come effortlessly to you? Now, try answering these questions again, but from the perspective of a coworker who is having an easier time at work than you, or more challenging time at work than you. Though an imperfect proxy, the number of times you can answer “yes” compared to your coworker says a lot about who has relatively more privilege at work. Yes, privilege.
