#respect-in-the-workplace

#respect-in-the-workplace

A legal secretary at the Big Law firm I worked at knew she was going to be fired, so the day before, she went into a bunch of partners' emails and sent their wives evidence of infidelity, printed out confidential employee evaluations and communications about bonuses/pay and left them in everyone's desk, and then cleaned out the swag closet and dropped several thousand dollars' worth of merchandise with the law firm's name and logo off at a homeless encampment.

The work in newsrooms is a calling and a mission for many, yet it demands navigating both high-stress, emotional environments and the responsibility to lead with empathy.

Working with a team significantly older than me made it challenging to earn respect, especially as they often criticized my generation without recognizing my presence.