In a normal year, Jackson performs a herculean task in overseeing the company’s ever-growing global content workflow. The long-planned rollout of the discovery+ streaming service along with complications from the pandemic created fresh challenges, but Jackson and her team met them all. She found ways to safely resume productions across the globe while continuing to expand discovery+ and keep the content pipeline flowing. She advises those returning to the workplace after a hiatus to look at it with a different perspective: “Don’t view your hiatus as a negative; it can be a huge positive. You can bring fresh perspective, energy and thinking to a tired team.”
What question(s) should you ask to ensure you’re achieving pay equity?
What is the company’s process around pay equity? How did you determine my salary?
Best advice for someone looking to re-enter the workforce after a hiatus?
Use your connections—meet people, ask their advice on how the workplace is, follow up leads and be flexible in your thinking about what job to take—it may not be immediately perfect and you may need to compromise, but it may be a stepping stone to help get you where you want to be. Also, don’t view your hiatus as a negative, it can be a huge positive. You can bring fresh perspective, energy and thinking to a tired team!