Any one else the only black one in their workplace?
I love all my colleagues and we get on well and I've never felt inferior at all but sometimes I just wish there was more diversity.
ALL my colleagues are white and sometimes I forget and start speaking in my "black vernacular" and off course they don't understand. They also don't understand the "black banter".
I just wish there was someone else, my race, I could vibe with 🙁
PS. Almost every job I've been in I've always been the only black one, I live in a small village in the NE.
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PompomDahlia · 16/11/2022 21:19
@RishisProudMum I’m in your sector too, and I’m with you on the complete lack of diversity. Just recently I was in a meeting about EDI targets and ‘hard to reach’ groups and wanted to bang my head on the desk at how bad the misconceptions were. And there are so many microaggressions in the office. Do you have a diversity committee? I’ve found it has saved my sanity to have some likeminded colleagues to chat to even if they’re in different departments.
OKild09 · 10/11/2022 09:24
Any one else the only black one in their workplace?
I love all my colleagues and we get on well and I've never felt inferior at all but sometimes I just wish there was more diversity.
ALL my colleagues are white and sometimes I forget and start speaking in my "black vernacular" and off course they don't understand. They also don't understand the "black banter".
I just wish there was someone else, my race, I could vibe with 🙁
PS. Almost every job I've been in I've always been the only black one, I live in a small village in the NE.
Winceybincey · 16/11/2022 23:30
I’ve recently moved to the NE and I’m quite shocked at the lack of diversity here. I’m white but from a very multi-cultural city with lots of black and Asian friends there. I feel like I’ve stepped back in time here.
OKild09 · 10/11/2022 09:24
Any one else the only black one in their workplace?
I love all my colleagues and we get on well and I've never felt inferior at all but sometimes I just wish there was more diversity.
ALL my colleagues are white and sometimes I forget and start speaking in my "black vernacular" and off course they don't understand. They also don't understand the "black banter".
I just wish there was someone else, my race, I could vibe with 🙁
PS. Almost every job I've been in I've always been the only black one, I live in a small village in the NE.
JamSandle · 16/11/2022 23:30
Complete opposite at my workplace. Interesting how variable it is.
OlympicProcrastinator · 18/11/2022 16:11
Hmm - I don’t think you need imagine people of 60 are too old to understand civilised behaviour
oh no I didn’t mean it that way. I meant they are older men from a generation who use terms they don’t realise are racist. They try to politely call me ‘a nice coloured lady’ for example. I don’t feel they are deliberately being uncivilised or rude because of their generation. It doesn’t feel like an attack in the same way it would from someone younger. I always explain to them why something isn’t ok and they seem to listen. Sorry if I sounded ageist.
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FallingsHowIFeel · 18/11/2022 18:15
What?????
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Lennybenny · 18/11/2022 17:58
I'm the only woman and the only black person in my entire department. There isn't that many in the entire workplace. My current workplace is a challenge. I'm a lot fed up of "those" conversations and I was very very glad we weren't at work when the whole BLM thing came about. I was warned when I started they used racist language...they also use homophobic and Misogynistic language as well, they've stopped one of them now but the other 2 keep happening. Its been hard work being here and I hate the thought of moving job and having to deal with it all again.
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