As a black man in country, business office politics is racist, shady and illogical

When I first got there in March for the first 3 weeks they loved me… I was just speaking to members and they offered me full time, I’m a student and couldn’t take it at that time, but communicated my appreciation for the quasi offer and asked to be kept in mind, she said let’s talk again around September, I said cool. Then was moved to the back drive through area. It’s just been thing after thing since then, so now I don’t speak at work, I just show up, quietly do my job and go home.

It’s ruining this working experience, and making it into a chaotic place to work, it’s making it into a shady, sneakily, type of place mentally, so I don’t want to speak to any of them, and none of them speak to me anymore, so I feel like I’m on the way to being pushed out..


@carpediem

@Xperience That sucks. Makes it tough. Still, it’s part of your work record. Keep your eyes open for new opportunities. It sounds like you’ve already figured out how to deal with the BS. Good luck

It stuff like clicking out on time, (we use Microsoft teams, and I would see others just clock out as they walk out. But then, I was told I’m “stealing company time” by not clocking out as soon as work is done. So I started doing that, was offered a really large responsibility and reprimanded during that, then was put on an “performance improvement plan “ so I started showing up 20 minutes early so I’m “on time”…

Then was sent to several different branches, only to experience difficulty and New issues at each of these branches. I just want to do my job, balance perfectly and have decent paperwork and then go home…

I don’t understand the politics, the subtle digs, the passive aggressiveness and judgment, the shady moves like sending me home and starting a paper trail, my HR Manager literally told me, “ I would just make sure to document everything and I’m not just saying that as your HR Manager.”…. Like wtf??? Idk what to do, or what my options are other than leaving, but I don’t have another job in place yet… I just want to maintain where I’m at.. you know?…


Idk what protections or routes I can pursue.. I feel they are trying to paint me as a bad employee or a problem.. I’m literally one of the only people of color that work here.

@CountScrofula

No, actually only like 2 legitimate times. It’s mainly on technicalities which is what makes it difficult to say anything. Like when we get there (15 minutes early) then I get set up and forget to clock in on my phone, although I’m there 15 minutes earlier, then when I’m leaving, apparently clocking out as I’m leaving is too late, (even though it’s what I see others doing…) I have to clock out as soon as “work is done”… so I’m just getting in clipped and in trouble for things left and right such as this, technical things… even though none of it is truly about my work performance… @Fluffybull

@Xperience Maybe your colleagues are jealous of how well you're actually doing the job and are trying to make trouble for you? Is the person who employed you in the first place happy with you?