Racial Problem at work place?
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You sound a bit sue happy if you ask me... Sure take them to court but let me ask you this, is there anyone at your work that is going to be a witness to this racial discrimination, have you ever told a joke about a blonde or about a race (including your own). My bet is your co-worker didn't even think about it as being racial, he probably was in his mind sharing a funny joke, or did he direct it towards you, more specifically at you? Many times people over hear things and take it way too personal. Some people use their race to get special privileges, others cry out just because they can and want an easy buck. We all have bills and if I was to try and pursue a lawsuit for every comment I have heard about women let me tell you, I'd be filthy rich, oh and lazy too. If you are uncomfortable at work maybe you should look inside yourself and see what it is about yourself that makes you uncomfortable, possibly you are unapproachable or maybe just the opposite, maybe your co-work was comfortable enough around you that he didn't think you would get bent out of shape about a silly joke, maybe he doesn't see you as someone that would quickly use a race card...I’m not trying to pick on you I’m trying to show you there are other possibilities. Not every person is prejudice because they use a label. I truly wish I knew what to call everyone, some people aren't okay with simply being called American, they want another title with it, such as Latino or African, so how does one know what to use and when to and not to use it. \nFood for thought: I could say this question made me uncomfortable because I am female, then I could sue you for sexual harassment, CRAZY! but true, the law defines sexual harassment as making one uncomfortable. (In the simplest terms that is BS I could sue everyone for my own short comings, she looked at me weird and made me uncomfortable, sexual harassment, he said hi to me and I was uncomfortable, sexual harassment) I'm not kidding you its true... \n\nBefore you jump to any conclusions look at yourself and how you interact with your co-workers, make sure you aren't reading too much into it. Also make sure it is worth the fight. \n\nGood Luck and I hope you find it in yourself to make sure you are doing the right thing.\n\nHave a GREAT day!
299248
quit.\nu are too good of a human being to be let down by a racist co-worker. You can (if you're feeling evil) rat to your superiors. talk to the customer service section of your job, and tell them that you think your manager is being racist and judge mental and it is affecting their job and the way they treat people.
478996
I don't know if your racist, but I think some people have really pissed you off.  I'm white and have never been a brown noiser if you know what I mean.  It got me the title of anti-social.  No, I just refused to kiss butt.  After a hard day at work, I want to go home and see my family and kids not kiss butt for several more hours with people who make me sick to my stomach with all of there back stabbing and lies and attempts to kiss the Mans behind.  I feel like you should judge me on my merits and my hard work not by my social hours with the boss.  My job is important to me, but so is my family and my sense of reality.  Dude, by the way I know Black people who are the same way as Fat Boy Whitie.  Wait till you met them....Good luck on your future.  But people like this come in all colors of the rainbow.
562347
I think the answer depends on your intent. If your a security guard and your paying special attention to blacks out of fear, hate, or dislike. Then racism is probably at play. Security guards should be watching people based on  suspicous behaviour and body language associated with shoplifting.
1130473
contact the better business bureu also contact the state dapartment of labor and ask for a fairness hearing they should have an office that can help
327570
I would think laws concerning violence in the work place would apply.  Try checking with Human Resources, unless you work for a small business, then you might have to consult an attorney.
862457
I don't have a problem with it, but I do think something's wrong there. Have you ever met a person that does that didn't have a hint of dislike towards their own race?
978911
Well, I am neither bi-racial or multiracial, but I notice being white I still face discrimination sometimes.  Some people automatically assume I am racist, even though I am so far from it.  For example, the other day at work a Hispanic couple (their race doesn't matter to me, but it illustrates the point) came up to pay for their dinner with a credit card.  Our policy is that we ask everyone for I.D. when they are paying with a card.  It's for their protection, but also because we have seen cases of fraud.  Anyhow, he seemed a little irritated, but he showed me, finished the bill and left.  About 20 minutes later his wife called and spoke to my manager and said that I was being racist asking for I.D. because they were Hispanic.  My manager explained that asking for I.D. is a company policy and that I was only doing what I was told.  She told them next time they came in that they would receive a free dinner.  However, when she hung up, she came and told me she had watched me when they were paying and that I had done absolutely nothing wrong, and that if those people ever came in again to let her know so that she would ask them to leave.  It kinda bothered me because I know I am not racist in the slightest, but I just laughed it off because I knew it was their ignorance and not mine.  Gosh, sorry for making this so long.
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if you are asking what to do if you have one...first, remember that you don't have to be friends to be professional and work well together. do you really have a grievance, or do you just not like them? if there is a real problem, approach them openly and honestly...and PROFESSIONALLY first. document everything. if you can't resolve it between the two of you, go to your supervisor or human resources department for help. but nobody likes a whiner, so make sure you have a legitimate complaint first, or it will only come back to haunt you.
60975
Rude yes, but illegal, no.  It could be against COMPANY policy.  You may want to check with Human Resources / Personnal.
786331
Racial discrimination is everywhere.
1161477
i see ur point. i've been watchin and actually witnessing people that would go to such length, of claiming that somthing is only so bcoz of racism...and for stupid reasons too. i mean it has gotton so bad that people fear to fire or not employ people if they are not for the job. i mean really. but some are racist, you have to look at the situation to figure out if its for racism or facism. you pull, a good point too.:)
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Don't contact anybody in the company to do something about it, save that for the attorney. HR is there to protect the company not to help the employee. They will start "shredding", getting stories right, conduct a token investigation, etc... The longer they are unaware the better. Let them drown in their own ego's. DON'T speak about it to ANYONE at work(the company has spies).  As instances happen,or shortly after, like on break, document what happened (who,what,when,where)(with who witnessed). Obtain names and contact info for all coworkers you can,and break it down into category's (victims, witnesses, offenders). \nContact some GOOD attorney with as much info you can give.\n\n\nAre the people being harassed of a certain class? (race,gender, age, disability, religion,sexual orientation,etc) if so its discrimination.\nIt has to be about money: it talks the loudest!, when it starts costing the company $ it gets the big people involved.\nStress may be a workers comp illness claim. $$\nI loath this typ of behavior. (victom)
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Racial discrimination exists and both socially and at workplace... \nThe following  is an episode featured on oprah's show that i myself had watched..\nDaniel, a barber from London, is one of few black men who actually knows what it's like to be white. Daniel conducted a radical race experiment. Through prostetics and makeup, he posed as a white man for three months.\n\n"I was invisible all of a sudden," Daniel says. "I walked down the streets of London, and people didn't watch what I was doing, where I was in location to them, where I was in location to their pocketbook or their car. The other difference I found is when I go to shops, that's when they did look at you. They put the change in your hand rather than slam it on the counter and look to the next person. There's a difference in interaction."\n\nAnother lesson Daniel learned was not to completely hold stock in his prejudices. In disguise as a white man, Daniel went to the dog races and chatted with a kind spectator. The man was someone whom normally Daniel would have judged to be a threat for a black man. When Daniel returned later as himself, the man treated him equally as kind.\n\n"It made me question myself," Daniel says. "I have to look about how I look at other people and how I judge a whole race or a whole group of people, and if I don't want them to do that to me, then I can't do that to them. It made me look the other way."
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so far it sounds more like miscommunication issues and not discrimination.\n\nthe best thing to do is have a meeting with the builder to identify what you can do to make things right.  it's that simple, show initiative and do not be defensive if your craftsmanship is criticized. \n\nthere will be other projects that this builder may consider you for, if you show that you are responsible and are trust worthy.  looking for a law suit is costly and getting others in the middle of it is a sure way to get a bad reputation in the industry you are in.
81982
This sure does sound like a case of discrimination. It doesn't matter what the color of your skin is. Poeple can have friends of different color, race and ethinic background. You should not be fired or tranferred for just talking with or having lunch with someone is different than you....
436458
That's a very good question. There are plenty of blacks and other minorities who discriminate against whites. I have actually seen workplaces in which there were black supervisors and mostly black employees. The racism is obvious, but no one bothers to address it.