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The Shocking Truth About Loneliness in the Design Industry

Sally Kohn: It can be especially emotionally distressing to be in a situation where you feel like the rubric is different for different people. And it's one of the huge frustrations that I've heard from the designers I've interviewed about their experiences of loneliness in the design industry. She says research shows black workers have felt a 50% boost in their feelings of belonging during the pandemic while working from home.Kohn: What this illuminates is how much of a silent and highly invisible struggle, black folks like myself, and queer folks like myself,. are going to a workplace where they don't feel totally supported or encouraged.

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