Jodi P.
Wow. I wonder how you get any work done with all that going on around you. As a white female who works with many other white females, I can assure you that most of us are quite capable of solving our problems with a minimum of fuss. However, there are two possible explanations that spring to mind as to why your co-workers exhibit these behavoirs. 1) From childhood, many females are conditioned to believe that they are ‘damsels in distress’ who require the services of a ‘Prince Charming’ to help them out of sticky situations. Perhaps your co-workers have let this fairy tale myth spill over into their adult lives. 2) Or, maybe these behavoirs are simply ways to relieve stress. After they bang their heads a few times, maybe they feel better prepared to tackle the problem before them. It’s unprofessional and inconsiderate to relieve stress so loudly that it disturbs co-workers, but for them, it could be the only way they know how to do it. As for why you see these behavoirs only in the white women, I don’t know. Perhaps you have negative feelings about whites in general and therefore their quirks are magnified in your eyes. Or maybe it’s just the luck of the draw that you got stuck sitting near so many white whiners. Just remember not all of us are like that!