![]() What had started as healthy nervousness - Will I fit in? Will my colleagues like me? Can I do good work? - became a workplace-induced trauma that had her contemplating suicide. She became plagued by deep anxiety, self-hatred, and the feeling that she was a fraud. Each action that chipped away at her role in her work doubly chipped away at her confidence. Things with her planning team became so acrimonious that Lavarry found herself demoted from lead to co-lead and was eventually unacknowledged altogether by her colleagues. She began doubting whether she was qualified for the job, despite constant praise from the client. She was, after all, the only Black woman on her team. Lavarry wondered whether her race had something to do with the way she was treated. Their bullying, both subtle and overt, haunted each decision she made. Lavarry’s colleagues interrogated and censured her, calling her professionalism into question. A golden opportunity to prove her expertise had turned into a living nightmare. ![]() Lavarry knew how to handle the complicated logistics required - but not the office politics. She had led the charge at her corporate event management company to plan a high-profile, security-intensive event, working around the clock and through weekends for months.
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