| Dear White Staffers | |
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 Profile photo of Dear White Staffers | |
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| Years active | 2020–present |
| Followers | 96,700 |
Updated: August 2, 2023 | |
Dear White Staffers is an anonymous Instagram account that documents instances of alleged poor behavior by sitting members of the United States Congress, in their capacity as employers of congressional staff. The account was created in 2020, primarily to post memes about being a person of color in the disproportionately white environment of congressional staffing. Two years later, however, a single thread shifted the account's focus towards documenting poor treatment of congressional staffers in general, and significantly increased the popularity of the account overall.
Aides face a significant number of challenges in performing their jobs, including long days, poor pay, a lack of diversity, and – as is frequently covered by the account – workplace bigotry and poor treatment by higher-ups. Dear White Staffers frequently facilitates "vibe checks" on incumbent lawmakers, inviting the reposting of crowd-sourced and unverified anecdotes from congressional aides who send anonymous messages to the account.
The content on Dear White Staffers has been described as gossip, and frequently remains unconfirmed by independent fact-checkers. Despite the unverifiability of any one case, the account has received praise for bringing attention to the plight of congressional staffers in general, a conversation that resulted in some staffers moving to form unions. Dear White Staffers is claimed to be closely watched by high-level congressional staff and even sitting representatives.