How Bias Costs Your Paycheck

Hello and welcome to Module #3 Lesson #19 "The Cost of Bias, Why Your Behavior

Hits Your Paycheck" "We’ve talked about what racial microaggressions look like. Now,

let’s talk about why they are a direct threat to your bank account. You might think

a comment about a coworker's hair or an assumption about their background is 'just a joke'

or 'not a big deal.' But in the business world, those 'small' comments are calculated as

toxic friction. And toxic friction has a massive price tag that you eventually pay for."

"Research shows that workplace conflict often fueled by bias and microaggressions wastes about 2.8

hours per week per employee. That’s nearly three hours of your life every week spent