Job Liberation for Black Women: Building Your Exit Plan Out of a Soul Sucking Job

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Stephanie Perry

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Job Liberation for Black Women: Building Your Exit Plan Out of a Soul Sucking Job


Job Liberation for Black Women: Building Your Exit Plan Out of a Soul Sucking Job w/ Marissa Price, MSW and Dr. Kimani Norrington- Sands You can’t stay in a job that’s killing you. You have to leave. Even if you love the work, it’s time to put yourself first and set yourself free from a toxic job. African American women in social work,…

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  1. I am a Medical Lab Tech and I am at the point of where I dread going to work. The thing I fear is not being able to financially support myself and my son without this job.

  2. So happy i came across this video! I was let go from my job because of "job commitment" while I had complained about low pay and an imbalanced workload as compared to my nonblack coworkers. I was actually planning to leave, but this job had filled my head with thoughts that i was their star employee…all while they were treating the other people better. They had also let go the only other two black women employees.
    I started to think maybe i was wrong for speaking up and that maybe the mistreatment was in my head. But no. These companies arent loyal and esp to black people. No matter how good you are, youre still black at the end of the day.

    So now I'm getting ready to leave the US in the next few months. I have a daughter. And i just cant let her live in this society.

  3. This video came across my feed!! I work at toxic job and I want out! I had to stand up for a position!! But you women are right I need CHANGE
    RELOCATION ❤❤ IM READY TO START THE HEALING BECAUSE I WANT TO LEARN A DIFFERENT MINDSET!!! UNDO ALL THE TOXIC BEHAVIOR IN MY LIFE!!

  4. I resigned from my toxic job in the middle of Covid after they totally dismissed the fact that I had been in a near fatal accident 2 years prior, followed by the sudden death of my adopted dad who was helping me recover from the accident. I truly felt liberated as I preparing my 2 weeks' notice that I would be giving them. On my last day, I skipped…YES, I said skipped, into the office to return all of my remote work equipment with a HUGE grin on my face!!

  5. When you are a black women who is educated and unmarried, with out children we can put too much focus on our jobs and our jobs become our identity. So it can be hard to walk away even when it doesn't serve us, we have to pray, have faith and make the necessary moves. Thank you ladies for such an insightful and impactful conversation.

  6. I want to find a business coach but it would have to be in budget. Any more advice on how to find one outside of a simple google search?

  7. Glad mental health professionals are talking about this…. Been there… recovering from my time in the mental health and social work world…. I quit 3 yrs ago…

  8. I’ve had so many toxic jobs, 2 of them I filed complaints with EEOC. Only to be undermined and not believed, even with proof from emails of harassment. I used to be so embarrassed jumping jobs, and how others would perceive me.

  9. My job wasn't a great job I worked at a behavioral health hospital. Low pay high risk physically & emotionally. But I felt I had to go because it was all I had. I was in debt. I dreaded going into work everyday. I walked in one day to a code being called and found myself fighting with a mentally Ill patient. I quit that day no savings, in debt, and trying to find another job. I went back to caregiving which was draining. So now I'm pursuing the speaking career I've always wanted. But I'm struggling doing side hustles.

  10. I wouldn’t say my job is toxic, im just no longer aligned with it. I’ve done the same type of work since my early 20s and I’ll soon be 32. Plus, I’m extremely overwhelmed and feel stretched thin

  11. Watching the replay and omg…. @mpricemsw this sounds like my current story. I just returned to work due to financial need and still trying to fight to get my Short Term Disability approved.

  12. What advice would you have for young women entering the workforce? How to avoid the burnout? Also, have you considered how your exit strategies might impact women who replace you in those jobs?

  13. I was on vacation going home when I heard the job I was working was going out of business. They offered no severance pay, gave us less than a month, well they initially said 3/31, but it was 3/1. I don't miss it but I felt bad for those who been there long.

  14. Stephanie, starting out, you made about $700 as a virtual assistant. Thank you for your honesty. So many people who make money on digital platforms these days all claim straight out the gate they make "six and seven figures". I know great money can be made I know that. Viewers, subscribers just want the truth and not fabrications. Thanks for the truth. I'm so tired of the fabrications and lying. Thanks for the truth Stephanie. Thank you.

  15. My wake up call is when I asked for a promotion after earning my BA this past December, I was told that maybe I've evolved as much as I can in the department and I should look for a job at another institution. Mind you I work in one of the biggest hospitals in NY.
    Then I went on a job interview at another hospital closer to where I live, was told I would be perfect for the job. Meanwhile they hired someone else.
    I am 51 been in the healthcare arena for close to 30 years and at my current job for almost 20. I'm just over it all. I'm planning to be out of here by next year.
    I should probably do a YouTube video about this instead of venting about it here 😅

  16. This spoke to me so much today. I see similarities between both Marissa’s and Dr.Kimani’s stories. Former sped teacher and now working at a bank crying to be free! Searching for my freedom plan. Thank you for sharing your light and resources. I have decided ❤

  17. I have been learning and encouraged to live a lifestyle that feeds my spirit! That model of waiting till I’m 65 is a fantastical dream killer.

  18. I took a health leave due to stress from my last job. Thankfully I had a good doctor who actually recommended it and she managed my care with the mental health practitioners.

    As black women we often hide our suffering. Be very open and honest with your doctors so they came fully fill out the paperwork.

    If they don’t support you, find someone else. Also be sure to report physical symptoms like lack of sleep and increased blood pressure, etc. It’s all interrelated.

  19. I’m there!!! I must register for this summit! At 63, it’s scary to step out of a job I’ve had for 14 years that with latest owners taking over, has become a place of INSANITY!!!! Gotta get out….my eyes are being destroyed!

  20. Just turned 55 and have 7 years to retirement with a Teacher's pension in Maryland. Looking at Maryland jobs b/c my time will transfer. There are many things I can do but the search is work itself. I can't complain b/c I only looked but haven't applied to anything. Coulda, woulda, shoulda! You know that feeling when you know what you want to do but don't have the training? The income isn't there for Data entry, logistics, research assistant. Other days, I feel like I can manifest ANYTHING!