February 9, 2001 at 12:00 am #46933
tara-b
Participant
Altho your co-workers may be just a bunch of worthless white yahoos, my guess is that this situation has nothing to do with race or racism. I think your hard work just makes them feel like the bunch of slackers that they are and they want to make you feel bad in turn. They knew you would see, hear, and understand and they meant to knock you down a peg. If it’s any consolation, I bet they would have treated a quiet, hard-working white person to the same type of put-downs. I think the only thing you can do is avoid any appearance of a holier than thou or judgemental attitude (until you become their boss), and try to be a little more friendly and outgoing in the hope that you will eventually find a friend/supporter among them.