I remember a time when a question was directly addressed to a member of the team about what she was working on. "So Adele [not her real name], what's the issue here ?", and before she even had the time to un-mute herself and open her mouth, another junior who was already talking all the time cut her to talk about the issue he knew clearly less about. It was comical, and we (saltily) joked about it together later. I'm not confrontational so this is hard for me, but thanks to this article, next time, I'll react as it happens and hopefully not be passively complicit anymore.
I think you respond based on your team. And that's so important. Know your team. But also know that there are people who's voices have been ignored. And if you have the ability to elevate their voices, it should be a responsibility.
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I remember a time when a question was directly addressed to a member of the team about what she was working on. "So Adele [not her real name], what's the issue here ?", and before she even had the time to un-mute herself and open her mouth, another junior who was already talking all the time cut her to talk about the issue he knew clearly less about. It was comical, and we (saltily) joked about it together later. I'm not confrontational so this is hard for me, but thanks to this article, next time, I'll react as it happens and hopefully not be passively complicit anymore.
I think you respond based on your team. And that's so important. Know your team. But also know that there are people who's voices have been ignored. And if you have the ability to elevate their voices, it should be a responsibility.