06 - The Meritocracy Myth

Stop Sabotaging Your Success · Apr 21, 2022 · 16m

Cindy Esliger directly addresses the myth about the workplace being a meritocracy in this episode. Specifically for women, the key to achieving promotions, raises, and accolades is not simply working harder with longer hours. The workplace is not like school with reward through smarts and effort, and Cindy details exactly what women need to understand to get ahead.

Cindy explains how the corporate explanation of being not quite ready for a promotion leads women to work harder, pursue more education, attend more seminars, and follow all the advice offered on how to become more assertive at…