Society has spent much of the late 20th century and early 21st century making hard-won legal and cultural gains around inclusivity. As a result, discrimination based on gender, race, sexuality, and religion is—while not completely eradicated from the world of work—isolated and underground.
But there’s another type of othering that’s barely known, let alone acknowledged: the experiences of neurodivergent individuals in environments primarily created by—and catering to—neurotypical people.
Maybe it’s an employee distracted by a flickering light or needing safer frameworks in order to speak up during meetings. “You could have an employee in an open office environment who is bothered by the constant noise around them,” says Philipp Wolf, engineer, former entertainment industry visual effects (VFX) executive, and swyvl CEO.
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