Your skin may enter the room first. Your job is to make sure your work takes over the conversation.

Visible vitiligo does not change competence. It can still change interviews, promotions, and how “professional” gets judged — especially when the face is involved. That is a social problem, not a skills problem. Social problems need strategy, boundaries, and sometimes a little documentation.

In this episode we cover the unglamorous playbook: how to build a case instead of a vibe, what to say if someone stares or asks the wrong question, when disclosure helps and when it doesn’t, and which workplace protections may apply in the US and the UK.

Bias exists. So do portfolios, notes, and the right to leave.

Your skin is not the product.

📚 Prefer reading to listening? The companion article expands on the themes in this episode: Career Success with Visible Vitiligo.