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Brought into a staff room conversationn

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CarrotCrusader · 25/09/2025 17:41

Today at work I was sat with two colleagues in the tiny staff room. They're known for their loudness. I'm more senior than they are and I was joining in with little bits of their conversation. Nothing more than pleasantries. One of them then said someething potentially controversial. The other then joined in, but I kept my head down, ate my lunch and looked at my phone. I don't know if the person who said this will get pulled up about it, but I'm on edge at work at the moment. As I was there, as a more senior member of staff, should I have said something about their conversation? Our lunch breaks are unpaid BTW.

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CafeDuck · 25/09/2025 17:51

What was said? It’s hard to know if you should have taken action

roseymoira · 25/09/2025 17:50

It depends entirely on what it was

CarrotCrusader · 25/09/2025 17:49

NewWin · 25/09/2025 17:42

Was it racist/ sexist/ bullying? If so, probably

None of that. I'd challenge any of that without doubt.

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NewWin · 25/09/2025 17:42

Was it racist/ sexist/ bullying? If so, probably

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