ABSTRACT
This chapter narrates the experiences of a nurse, educated in Kerala, South India, who completed her adaptation as an overseas nurse in England. Rosetta highlights racist bullying and culture of intolerance that led to unfair disciplinaries in the work place. She also narrates the lack of support she experienced for professional development, highlighting how her white colleagues were treated differently. This chapter highlights the emotional toll of racism. It also narrates a nurse’s pride in her contribution in the pandemic and compares the stress of the pandemic to the stress of racism. This chapter ends by highlighting the difference between a supportive and an unsupportive workplace. Rosetta highlights her experience of being enabled through training and development opportunities which has allowed her to become an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) trainer and nurse lecturer, holding the principle of lifting others as she climbs.
