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Why weirdness is at the center of belonging, diversity, and innovation | by Ida Persson | Dec, 2023 | UX Collective

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In my senior year of college, I took a class about how to prepare for the workplace. The class taught us how to write a resume, what to wear to job interviews, and what companies look for in candidates. It was an easy A. All you had to do was learn the rules, answer simple quizzes, and submit the answers online. However, the easy A left me worried about the future. I remember thinking, Would I fit in? What if I wasn’t able to dress or talk in a professional way? What if my accent wasn’t perfect enough? What if my Swedish background made me too different for corporate America? What if I was too weird? I left college thinking that to fit into the workplace you have to dress and act a certain way. And that “certain way” didn’t feel like me. I was fortunate enough to land a job at a marketing firm where the CEO wore Converse, and my direct boss couldn’t care less if you wore a suit or PJs to work. They were different. And I loved it. I quickly learned that in the creative field, the rules

Design Diversity Creativity UX Editor Picks Why weirdness is at the center of belonging, diversity, and innovation Ida Persson 5 min read · Dec 14, 2023 -- 21 Listen Share Press enter or click to view image in full size In my senior year of college, I took a class about how to prepare for the workplace. The class taught us how to write a resume, what to wear to job interviews, and what companies look for in candidates. It was an easy A. All you had to do was learn the rules, answer simple quizzes, and submit the answers online. However, the easy A left me worried about the future. I remember t

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