The Cost of Code-Switching: Belonging in Corporate America

Employees of color are experiencing higher levels of burnout as they code-switch to navigate professional spaces where they are underrepresented. Employees feel compelled to code-switch in their quest for career advancement by adapting their communication, behavior, and core identity to align with corporate expectations. The consequences are strikingly evident: a surge in burnout rates, heightened dissatisfaction, a profound sense of not belonging, and resignations.

In The Cost of Code-Switching: Belonging in Corporate America, author George Paasewe delves deep into the uncharted territory of code-switching in the corporate world. This eye-opening book uncovers the intricate challenges confronting employees of color in their pursuit of belonging, highlighting an overlooked crisis.