Was That Shade? Microaggressions in Business

Somebody says something to you. On the surface it sounds fine.

Almost like a compliment. Then your stomach does that thing.

WAYMENT! Was that shade?

Season 2 opens with the question every Black woman in business has asked herself, and then talked herself out of asking. I share 3 stories.

One I had to decode. One I didn't have to decode at all.

And one where I chucked dueces. There's no HR department in your business.

You're it. So you're going to have to decide.

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Come tell it on Substack, where we go deeper on every episode: substack.com/@mellynated Watch on YouTube: More: Your identity is the strategy. --- Timestamps: 1:01 Was that shade? 2:05 What a microaggression actually is 4:40 Why entrepreneurs have it different 6:08 "You like to question people" 9:56 When they villainize your superpower 12:47 "Your hair gives beach vibes" 14:19 Braids are not seasonal 17:08 When it's bigger than a micro 19:50 The resignation 21:15 "Educate me" is not your job 22:30 Clock it, correct it, or get the hell on 27:06 What eating it actually costs