Meeting with boss

dancinglady · Oct 02, 2018 at 01:10 PM

I am exhausted after yesterday sitting in a room with my boss complaining about my communication skills. I am 67 and still work full time, turning 68 october 23.
Found out my coworkers are talking about me behind my back and when they think i am doing something wrong go report it. Did i mention one if my co workers is the directors aunt which is against HR policies. Did i mention my director used one of my coworkers who owns his own business as a subcontractor. Again against HR policies. I might add tgey are all black and I am white. Of course there is no reverse discrimination, right. I cant retire because therapy has cost me $250K i am the generation prior to the HIPPA laws and stigma was very much around and I could lose my job if they found out. I also raised two intellectually disabled sons by myself for 20 years after their father died. Oh well sucks to be me.

Travelinglady · Oct 04, 2018 at 12:25 AM

I'm sad you're having to deal with this issue. I have also experienced such mistreatment because I was white in a black setting (a historically-black university where I was one of a few white professors).

here today · Oct 04, 2018 at 08:18 PM

I'm sad you're having to deal with it, too. What does your boss expect you to do? Did he offer any suggestions in addition to his complaints? I remember when you got this job, better than the one you left. I expect your communication skills were OK when he hired you. What changed? May not be about you, as you indicated. But still, you bear the brunt of it.

*Laurie* · Oct 05, 2018 at 06:34 PM

Is there anyone here who is the only Methodist in an office with all Jews? I've been the only Jew in a place of employment with all non-Jews. A Native American in an office with only Mennonites? Thinking like that will drive anyone nuts.

Maybe your attitude could use improvement. Then again, unless you're being held hostage, perhaps you could seek employment at an all-white place?

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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 47,973 (SuperPoster!) 13 22.9k hugs given	Oct 04, 2018 at 12:25 AM #2 I'm sad you're having to deal with this issue. I have also experienced such mistreatment because I was white in a black setting (a historically-black university where I was one of a few white professors).
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here today Grand Magnate Member Since Jun 2012 Location: USA Posts: 3,515 11 1,429 hugs given	Oct 04, 2018 at 08:18 PM #3 I'm sad you're having to deal with it, too. What does your boss expect you to do? Did he offer any suggestions in addition to his complaints? I remember when you got this job, better than the one you left. I expect your communication skills were OK when he hired you. What changed? May not be about you, as you indicated. But still, you bear the brunt of it.
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