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When Gratitude Becomes a Career Trap

How “be thankful you have a job” keeps you underpaid, overworked, and too scared to want more

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Shannon D. Smith, CPTD
Aug 12, 2025
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The Trap

You’ve heard it a thousand times: “Be thankful you have a job.”

It sounds harmless. Responsible, even.
But here’s the truth no one says out loud—
that phrase was built to keep you quiet.

It’s how…

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