Dear Prudie,
I have been at my organization for four years in what felt like a
dead-end position. But recently I have had good news and have been told
by key players that they have plans for me. Thinking my job was going
nowhere, about a year ago I got involved on a side project in my free
time. However, now that I've gotten some attention at work, I am worried
that my side project will cause problems with my career aspirations.
I'm a pro-choice activist and writer and my company is in a
conservative, traditional community. My question is should I wait for
someone from my organization to confront me and actually say that my
activism will interfere with my rise at work, or should I start scaling
back this work and cleaning up my online presence? It seems unfair that I
should have to worry about my personal beliefs interfering with my job
performance, but I also live in reality.