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The Reasons We Hold Ourselves Back

Laziness. Fear of more responsibility. Avoiding more problems. And all the reasons we don't strive for the capitalistic so-called dream of more, more, more.

Hurricane Milton is heading toward my hometown, so please send good vibes and prayers. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this essay about calculated reticence, and the art of holding back in our mad tech world.

Oct. 3 was “Latina Equal Pay Day” so I attended an event at the Orlando Science Center hosted by the Association of Latino Professionals for America (http://alpfa.org). My good friend and fellow Central Florida Latina in Tech Marisa Diaz was one of the organizers and spearheaded a workshop about negotiating your worth when interviewing for jobs — especially in a tight market where the plum jobs are scarce.

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