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My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable
#27109280 - 12/26/20 04:09 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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Recently got put in charge of a large upscale hotel as the director of Operations Supervisor. Its been actually overall fun, but extremely challenging. My boss is a tried and true racist. Not like "Haha black people"...like "fuckin blacks"... know both are unacceptable, but segregation and hate are dicey mix I can't deal with.
He has me do my orders for our marketplace based ondemographic. Today he told me not to order funyuns because only African americans eat them...he thinks black people steal luggage racks..that if they pay in cash they are crack dealers etc
These beliefs don't offend me. It's the actions he takes. Some of the people under me don't take lightly to the baby boomer mentality that this racist stuff is just ok. If I let it go on it could bite me in the ass. He's said several things to me about people of color that blow my mind he's made it this far...
I've addressed it to him and he still acts based on skin color.
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: vandago] 1
#27109346 - 12/26/20 04:47 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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That's so weird. I've met a lot of people who are exactly like that and worse, except they hate white people. I was under the impression the other sort had disappeared 60 years ago and only still existed in political propaganda and American sitcoms. I can't even imagine how he ended up thinking that was OK, unless there's some anti-black version of The Guardian or The Independent that he is immersing himself in.
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: vandago]
#27109373 - 12/26/20 05:02 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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The UPS guy who comes to deliver at my job everyday (I'm the one who signs him in and accepts the deliveries) is blatantly racist like this. Homophobe also. He's a hispanic guy. In his 50's. He trashes his own race quite frequently so I guess he feels like as long as he does that he can say whatever he wants lol idk.
I've heard him casually drop just about every racist term in the book. Also has openly voiced his disdain for gay folks. Saying faggot under his breath, dropping n-bombs just ever so casually like it's not a big deal...mocking an Asian lady's accent at the building. The guy is honestly one of the more blatantly racist dudes I've probably ever met. At least in recent memory anyway.
I only see him for literally like 3 minutes a day and somehow within that tiny time window he is always able to fit in at least one racist term or stereotype. So I just imagine him being like that from the moment he wakes up to the moment he goes to sleep. For his entire life.
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: vandago]
#27109394 - 12/26/20 05:14 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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vandago said: Recently got put in charge of a large upscale hotel as the director of Operations Supervisor. Its been actually overall fun, but extremely challenging. My boss is a tried and true racist. Not like "Haha black people"...like "fuckin blacks"... know both are unacceptable, but segregation and hate are dicey mix I can't deal with.
He has me do my orders for our marketplace based ondemographic. Today he told me not to order funyuns because only African americans eat them...he thinks black people steal luggage racks..that if they pay in cash they are crack dealers etc
These beliefs don't offend me. It's the actions he takes. Some of the people under me don't take lightly to the baby boomer mentality that this racist stuff is just ok. If I let it go on it could bite me in the ass. He's said several things to me about people of color that blow my mind he's made it this far...
I've addressed it to him and he still acts based on skin color.
Fire him.
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: Patlal]
#27109400 - 12/26/20 05:20 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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Patlal said:
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vandago said: Recently got put in charge of a large upscale hotel as the director of Operations Supervisor. Its been actually overall fun, but extremely challenging. My boss is a tried and true racist. Not like "Haha black people"...like "fuckin blacks"... know both are unacceptable, but segregation and hate are dicey mix I can't deal with.
He has me do my orders for our marketplace based ondemographic. Today he told me not to order funyuns because only African americans eat them...he thinks black people steal luggage racks..that if they pay in cash they are crack dealers etc
These beliefs don't offend me. It's the actions he takes. Some of the people under me don't take lightly to the baby boomer mentality that this racist stuff is just ok. If I let it go on it could bite me in the ass. He's said several things to me about people of color that blow my mind he's made it this far...
I've addressed it to him and he still acts based on skin color.
Fire him.
I wish I could fire my boss but unfortunately I don't think it works that way
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: Niffla]
#27109417 - 12/26/20 05:30 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: Niffla]
#27109435 - 12/26/20 05:37 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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At this point I could have him fired. The thing about it is he's been finding minuscule mistakes I've been making to try and get me fired. I got promoted here because my skills far outweigh my slight absent mindedness, but then management shifted as I got promoted. This new dude has said and did so many things that make me uncomfortable.
I mentioned to him like an idiot that I date a lot of people of color, and he was making me uncomfortable. His response? He immediately laughs and tells one of the housekeepers "hey listen to this, Matt actually likes black girls"
Does this dude not understand that a thick booty and grape drink are vital to a man's soul? No this dude tells me to leave grape drinks off our orders because our demographic is mostly white.
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: vandago] 1
#27109452 - 12/26/20 05:48 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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perhaps you could try and help him? I know a lifetime of bad experiences probably made him that way but maybe you could get through to him. Do you work in Baltimore or something?
*edit just read previous post* you should really fuck with his head and tell him you like black guys.
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: Kyngwhatt]
#27109514 - 12/26/20 06:27 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yeah I too dealt with racism at my old job, full spectrum bigotry. I wasnt out at work or anything and it 70% of the time my main coworker was bitching about people of color or transgender people, along with 2 of the delivery drivers. Plus the boss/owner and his dad were severly homophobic and racist and I eventually couldnt take it anymore and left.
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: Kyngwhatt]
#27109537 - 12/26/20 06:37 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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Kyngwhatt said: perhaps you could try and help him? I know a lifetime of bad experiences probably made him that way but maybe you could get through to him. Do you work in Baltimore or something?
*edit just read previous post* you should really fuck with his head and tell him you like black guys.
It's at the fuck with him point. Everyone here knows I have autism. He several times has actually laughed at me when I told him and says that typical "Well I can't tell" shit that pisses me off so bad. Like autism is a color. I had to actually bring in paperwork for my doctor and he's acting like I'm scamming him because he has to accept my medical issues.
I was out for work for 2 weeks and he turned it into a big joke and I came back to a bunch of mono jokes. This dude is the only one I have problems with. I've never worked with such a good group that sees my worth. This dude plain out doesn't like me because I am attracted to people of color.and live in the ghetto.
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: vandago] 2
#27109558 - 12/26/20 06:49 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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Start gathering evidence man. Whenever he says or does something that is inappropriate write down the time and date, who was there and exactly what he said or did. When there's a shitload of it you take it to HR and either see him disappear or change his attitude dramatically overnight.
That's the only way to oust a manager above you. If he makes a strike against you and you don't have something like this in hand you are fucked also. Best to prepare for war rather than just being shot down, especially if you like the job.
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: Northerner]
#27109586 - 12/26/20 07:14 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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That's the advice I needed. This dude is attacking me where he knows it'll hurt the most because he got hired from outside, where as I was promoted beneath him the following week. He sees my presence as a threat to his employment. I'd much rather work along side people than above them.
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: Niffla]
#27109607 - 12/26/20 07:28 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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Niffla said:
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Patlal said:
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vandago said: Recently got put in charge of a large upscale hotel as the director of Operations Supervisor. Its been actually overall fun, but extremely challenging. My boss is a tried and true racist. Not like "Haha black people"...like "fuckin blacks"... know both are unacceptable, but segregation and hate are dicey mix I can't deal with.
He has me do my orders for our marketplace based ondemographic. Today he told me not to order funyuns because only African americans eat them...he thinks black people steal luggage racks..that if they pay in cash they are crack dealers etc
These beliefs don't offend me. It's the actions he takes. Some of the people under me don't take lightly to the baby boomer mentality that this racist stuff is just ok. If I let it go on it could bite me in the ass. He's said several things to me about people of color that blow my mind he's made it this far...
I've addressed it to him and he still acts based on skin color.
Fire him.
I wish I could fire my boss but unfortunately I don't think it works that way
You can't legally fire him. What you could do illegally can get him fired in multiple ways.
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: Patlal]
#27109696 - 12/26/20 08:18 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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This hotel could go from upscale to nitrous tanks over night. I don't live like that anymore. I gave up on that kind of mentality even though it works.
For once I'm trying to live accordingly and not piss anyone off, and there's always gotta be a reason for me to piss someone off.
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: vandago] 1
#27109756 - 12/26/20 09:00 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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vandago said: That's the advice I needed. This dude is attacking me where he knows it'll hurt the most because he got hired from outside, where as I was promoted beneath him the following week. He sees my presence as a threat to his employment. I'd much rather work along side people than above them.
HR departments love assassinating racist bullying pieces of shit, they live for that stuff. It's good for you in so many ways not to take his shit and use the systems set up to protect yourself.
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: Northerner]
#27109793 - 12/26/20 09:27 PM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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Record what the boss says and keep it as Ace in your deck when he tries to screw you over.
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: Mandarinfish] 1
#27109947 - 12/27/20 01:28 AM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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Today he told me not to order funyuns because only African americans eat them
this sounds like some throw away line from the chappelle's show
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: Texas Honey Badger]
#27109970 - 12/27/20 01:58 AM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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Paw Paw said: I am racist against most whiteys that try to play basketball 
I quoted this so I could use this gif in future
Also get a pocket tape recorder; you'll have him under your thumb after one day. Better off to just contact HR at corporate though and give them the tape and be ready to go on record to get him fired. Do him before he does you
Exactly like mandarin fish but don't wait. Don't tell him you have it. Gather the worst possible things he says on tape and also keep a log like some earlier poster of witnesses that were around. Audio tape + your testimony + getting lots of witnesses written down; HES bound to get screwed by someone else's testimony too
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: theRealrollforever]
#27109973 - 12/27/20 02:01 AM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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It's either go over his head or bend to his will and pretend his hateful rhetoric is "funny" even though you probably would rather kill the dude. If you keep opposing him without trying to really get him he is gonna get you fired. He probably would have already if you didn't have medical documentation of your condition
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Re: My bosses blatant racism in the workplace is actually making me uncomfortable [Re: theRealrollforever]
#27109974 - 12/27/20 02:03 AM (3 years, 1 month ago) |
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Sounds like a week worth of audio and a log of said audio with witnesses context etc. would def get him gone :siren: It's 2020 bro that's the sound of the PC police kicking his ass to the curb.
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