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Brianne' Ellis

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I am a 29 y.o. Black woman, who happens to also be a Software Analyst II at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle Washington. I have a Bachelors in Metaphysical Science. I have a few passions but my first is people and how they view themselves and the world around them. I have been in the Tech field since 2011. I have worked hard to gain the experience and the position I hold now. I hasn't been easy, but maybe I can share some knowledge with others. I come from inner city Cleveland, Ohio. I'm no stranger to poverty or despair. I came out of that but those people still have my heart. I'd like to shed light upon the fight that an under served community must endure to be considered for positions such as mine.
Seattle, WA May 6, 2017
African American Career Burn-Out: Self-Care and Preventing Career Burn-out
African-American/Black (other people of color) employees feel that they work twice as hard as their Caucasian counterparts, face stressors that others may not, sometimes receive less sympathy than others

Black men and women are dying at a faster rate than any other racial group. We feel the need to work twice as hard as our counterparts. We don't want to be seen as the slacker, we have something to prove. All the while we're suffering from stress, High blood pressure, and Heart Disease. How do we as individuals, make a commitment to ourselves and the generations to come, to be spiritually, and mentally healthy to combat the everyday stress of working in IT. We have deadlines, and in IT there is a big push to stay current. As Minorities we have a fear of speaking up, and out regarding bandwidth. Career opportunities don't just come around freely. Although this is true, I'd like to help people implement a few exercises and mental help tools to relieve stress from work in a high paced IT position.