Essy Barroso-Ramirez writes: “I am a first generation Chicana academic librarian. What I look like and who I am does not ‘align’ with stereotypical preconceived notions of what a librarian is. I understand that my lifetime of experiences have prepared me to be more than capable of achieving tenure. However, as someone who already experienced anxiety prior to entering academia as a faculty member, anxiety pervades my mind when I think of the tenure track process. My tenure track process began in summer 2022, and while I have certainly felt supported, I can’t help but feel behind.”