The Black Girl Burn-Out

Working in new-age tech spaces opens your eyes to different concepts. A coworker and I had a mandatory DEI session that was about dealing with “Imposter Syndrom and Burnout”. These sessions rely heavily on the fact that they’re mandatory. Otherwise, who’d waste the time? I’ve known I suffered from imposter syndrome and burnout all my life. It’s never gone away, and these talks didn’t do anything to help it. They just remind you that they’re happening. And, they’re aware of it. These sessions were often conducted by a third-party company, owned and operated by a white person. A person who’d likely never suffered from imposter syndrome, but probably should have. <blockquote> What about the additional levels of stress and heartbreak when you see the writing on the wall, that you’re losing your job potentially because you’re Black? </blockquote> They went the same way most of the time. They focus heavily on letting you know that they “understand” the feelings that they cause. And validate the feelings, with no action towards them. There’s a cause for these feelings that can’t be solved. And, there’s a very specific brand of burnout, that’s undiagnosed and untreatable: The Black Girl Burnout. I’d been in the middle of a huge project at a company I’d been at for a year and a half. That’s when my manager messaged me and told me they didn’t want to extend my contract. <a href="https://aninjusticemag.com/the-black-girl-burn-out-e48b87dc59c9">Click Here</a>