Sarah Levis talks about the shame that comes with asking for workplace accommodations, even when her employer says she's doing fine. The gap between what others see and what she believes about herself keeps her stuck.
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It sometimes feels like, uh, when it kind of feels like, uh, um, does anyone know the, uh, the term imposter syndrome? That when you're there, you, you really shouldn't be there because you're, you're, you're not, uh, you're not good enough to be. I struggle with that in jobs sometimes. And I, and it's the last thing my employers are thinking. I learned later, they're like, no, you're doing fine. Why, why are you doubting yourself? When you're, when you're here and you're, and you're doing, and you're doing great. But, uh, but in, but in my head, I'm thinking, but, but I have to do things a little, but I have to do things a little bit more slowly. And, you know, I need, uh, I, I, I need some accommodations. And in my head, that, that, that, that translates as not, not good enough.