Worth the Wage?

From antagonizing bosses to weird comments from coworkers to death by a thousand racist cuts, this zine features Black and brown workers' real experiences of microaggressions on the job. Had a boss who failed up? Encountered some deep misogynoir? Got one of those bad feelings that's hard to put into words? You're not alone, and you deserve better. Whether you're a Black or brown person with a microaggressive work story of your own, or you're a white person looking to learn, this zine can offer shared rage, solace, solidarity, laughs, and lots of knowing looks. Pass it out to your coworkers or keep it in your desk for a workday reminder that it's white supremacist capitalist patriarchy that's messed up, not you!

Jasper "Jaz" Joyner (they/them) is a Memphis-based author, poet, humorist, and editor. Their work has been featured in The Offing, Oldster Mag, Huffington Post, The Stop Gap, the anthology book Outside the XY, and many others. Their chapbook, A Flamboyance, with Bottlecap Press, and fantasy YA novel, Juniper Leaves, are out now. Jasper's latest work, Pansy: A Black American Memoir, won for Best Young Adult Nonfiction at the 3rd annual Richard Wright Literary Awards. jasperjoyner.com

• Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
  
• Publish Date: Feb 15, 2026
  
• Pages: 30
  
• Language: English
  
• Type: Zine
  
• EAN/UPC: 9781648417191
  
• Dimensions: 7 in H | 4.3 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.1 lb Wt