Words are powerful. They can build teams up and they can also destroy them. We have all heard the saying, “Be careful with your words. Once they are said they can be forgiven but not forgotten.” The same goes for microaggressions in the workplace. We may call microaggressions “micro” aggressions, but their cumulative impact can be measured on a “macro” scale. Day-by-day, slight-by-slight, microaggressions can feel like “death by a thousand papercuts.” While the word “micro” means “small,” each instance of microaggression has a big impact on the employee experience, physical health, and psychological well-being.