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Originally Posted by tazo157
I've been called every Asian racial slur in the book. Now that I'm older, I still get treated like crap at work (ex. making fun of my name, "ching chong" accents, dog jokes, etc). I grow tired of the constant obsession with race in the work place.
Now I just say, "Oh you wanna go there huh? Well fuck you haha!" Then I say, "You know you deserve this right?" Then I flip them off with a smile.  99% of the time my co-workers will agree with me that the person was asking for it. Then I leave for the day cause I'm not working today. If I stay the situation may worsen. My next day answer will always be, "I didn't come to work to deal with this shit! I just want to work!" I always get away with it, cause they know I'm right. Then I challenge them, "How can we avoid this from happening again?" There's always dead silence cause they don't want to admit fault.
I've done it to my co-workers, my bosses, even the owner of the business, I don't give a fuck. They know I'm alpha male now and I'm not one tolerate this crap.  If I quit or lose my job, I don't care. I got 8 other companies courting me and offering more pay anyways.
Besides I'm not one to rely on a company. I have my own business too. A lot of times, I make more money than the owners. I just want the health care benefits cause i'm a cheap bastard. If you rely on a company then they gotcha. |
Sorry to see what you have to deal with, Taz. Perhaps it's the Midwest, or maybe I'm just dense, but I just have not had that experience here in the Bay Area. Of course, the demographics are plain different. To be sure, we have our share of hazing at work, poking fun at each other where nothing is sacred. But I also have the luxury of knowing, with certainty, that the guy making fun of me WILL lay his life on the line for me. Literally. In light of that, there's really nothing they can say to offend me. I've always said it's not the words, it's the intent.
