I thought I'd be writing a very different newsletter today

Resources of the Week

1. We’ve got about 250 jobs on the job board here - lots of marketing and HR opportunities this week!

2. I think there’s this typical response many of us privileged folks have - we’ll just leave the country! I have mixed feelings though I’ve explored it myself and ultimately know we all need to do what is best for our families. For some families, this may be the only way they can feel safe. Some helpful follows on this front (who shared some resources today): Rowena Hennigan and Erin Riska. Both talk about remote work and global nomad life, and share tips for navigating this.

3. I contributed to a HuffPost article on how recruiters spot AI use in job applications - lots of great tips and insights. The headline for me is that we have no issues with you using AI, simply that we hope you’ll use it well and showcase your ability to use it as a tool!

What just happened

It was really hard to show up at work today. I was up past 1 am watching the results roll in and up at 5 am because no matter how late I fall asleep, that’s when I wake up. 😭

I wish in hindsight I’d planned the day off…instead, I was basically in back to back meetings all day though perhaps that’s better than doomscrolling and watching the news.

There’s all sorts of analysis out there: the Democratic Party has left the working class behind and become a party of the elites (while also unfortunately distancing ourselves from billionaires) which perhaps left too big of a gap. Around how men feel alienated and are pushing back against the liberalization of America. But ultimately, the largest group of voters in this country at 29% were white women, and 60% of white women voted for Trump.

So I’m just left hoping that we got it right, and that the consequences of this election won’t be too great for any of us.

I’m also left remembering that the MAGA movement rose up from people feeling left behind by a President that they didn’t feel represented them in Barack Obama and Hilary Clinton. For the next 4 years, many of us will have a President that we likely cannot relate to in most ways - if we want to change that, we need to form a stronger movement, and it needs to start today, not 3.75 years from now.

Some thoughts I shared on LinkedIn:

Here’s the post I shared this morning of the various things on my mind (with a few edits/links to sources!) I hope this includes some helpful reminders or tips!

1. Be gentle with the BIPOC women, immigrants, and LGBTQ folks in your life today, they are not OK.

2. The truth is that both political parties spread some level of misinformation, most of our media sources are biased, and the worst-case scenario that each political party paints is unlikely to be our reality. We have gone through many "most consequential elections of our lifetimes" and are continue to make progress. Progress is never linear, and setbacks are critical to drive action and progress. My hope is that my fellow Americans got this one right, and I got it wrong.

3. It's disheartening but not ultimately surprising that a country where only a quarter of the C-suite, and just 9% of CEOs are women was not ready to elect a woman - and especially a Black and South Asian woman.

4. To my fellow white women, the vast majority of us will be just fine, and the vast majority of us voted for this outcome (with just 40% of white women voting for Harris). We have a tendency to catastrophize and center ourselves, but the truth is that we will not bear the brunt of the policy implications here. If you're upset with this outcome, focus your energy on influencing the men and women in your lives to drive a different outcome next time.

5. There aren't going to be many checks and balances in the federal government with one party controlling the executive, legislative, and judicial branches (the latter of which should be nonpartisan, but sadly is not). However, the core belief of the party in power is states rights. The states we live in have the greatest influence on our day-to-day lives, and we also have much more access and influence over our local and state politics.

6. There were lots of historic firsts in this election cycle. Last night, we elected the first transgender member of Congress (congratulations Sarah McBride of Delaware!), Lisa Blunt Rochester, also of Delaware becomes the first Black and first woman to represent Delaware in the Senate and Angela Alsobrooks becomes the first Black woman to represent Maryland. Julie Johnson became the first openly gay representative from the south, and Emily Randall will be the first gay Latina in Congress. Lots more examples but all in all, women, BIPOC, and the LGBTQ community DID make progress last night, and one that, that will translate at the top.

7. There's no denying the hateful rhetoric against women, immigrants, and BIPOC that came out during this election cycle from people who are now charged with uniting our country. But I also believe that most people's votes were not rooted in support for this rhetoric, but rather a willingness to overlook it based on the belief that this is what would improve their day-to-day lives. President Trump has a mandate to improve the economy for the working class. While economists have shared that his policies may not accomplish that, I hope he takes this mandate seriously and evolves his plans.

8. Take care of yourselves and take care of each other.

🙋Answering Your Questions🙋

Each week, I’ll answer one (or more!) of your questions in this section. You can submit your questions here.

Well for starters, I’m not an expert on any of this so this is purely my guess.

1. Trump plans to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts which were intended to incentivize businesses to create more jobs and invest in their businesses. So this COULD result in more jobs…that said, I’d say we’ve had mixed results on this front as we’re currently operating under this tax plan and have seen income inequality increase.

2. The idea behind Trump’s tariffs is that people will buy American which could create more jobs in domestic manufacturing.

3. The immigration restrictions could reduce the labor force in some areas and lead to more opportunities and increased wages in industries like agriculture and construction.

4. Trump also intends to reduce regulations for businesses which could give them more flexibility and foster job growth.

One of the biggest question marks for me: a lot of these industries already have jobs that go unfilled. Many folks are seeking paths to jobs that offer higher wages and more flexible lifestyles, and I’m not really clear how he’d accomplish that (though I’m unclear how Harris would have accomplished that either).

All that said, pre-pandemic, we saw pretty low unemployment and solid job creation. Much of this is attributed more to the bounce back from the Great Recession than it is Trump’s policies, but I’m going to remain hopeful that perhaps he has a strategy to make that happen.

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