API Professional Resource Group - Authenticity without Assimilation: Creating an Authentic Voice in the Workplace

Description

What does it really mean to “be yourself” at work. Does being yourself come with tradeoffs? This session explores how professionals of API backgrounds navigate visibility, voice, and credibility without shrinking, masking, or over-performing to fit dominant norms.

Together, we’ll unpack the subtle pressures to be perceived as agreeable, quiet, or “easy to work with,” and how those labels can limit growth. We’ll talk honestly about reclaiming visibility and communication styles without triggering stereotype backlash. Most importantly, we’ll name the exhaustion of constant code-switching and explore ways to show up fully and authentically.

This event is intended for those who identify with the API community. This is a 21+ event. 

Thank you to our partner Treebeerd's Taphouse for their support!