Are You Among The 1-in-4 White-Collar Workers Stuck in Your Career?

According to a study reported by CBS News, nearly one in four white-collar workers consider themselves stuck in their careers. That’s when an employee hasn’t been promoted or received a meaningful raise within five years. That study also reported that 24.2% of 1.3 million mid-career professionals tracked identified as being stuck. For African Americans, the percentage could be higher. As BLACK ENTERPRISE

tom-banner ampforwp-incontent-ad1"> approaches the 10^th anniversary of the XCEL Summit for Men, the message and blueprint to inspire professionals to overcome this hidden crisis — among other challenges — hasn’t changed. In 2023, then known as the Black Men Xcel Summit, Adrion Porter, founder of Mid-Career Mastery and a former marketing executive for HBO, the Cartoon Network and Citi, shared a strategy to address this crisis with BE‘s Deputy Chief Content Officer Alisa Gumbs. His strategy has reached millions of professionals, and if you identify with this issue, then you’re only a click away from a short video clip that offers a little insight to help you get “unstuck.” 

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