Anonymous wrote:Honestly you need to develop a thicker skin as this is going to happen pretty frequently whenever you or a white client has a minor conflict with a POC with any ties to a university. So long as you didn't do something obviously racist just issue an apology modeled off the thousands you can find on Twitter - say this is a learning experience and you've grown etc.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP, I too was once accused of racial bias in the workplace -- in fact, I was sued over it and won the case -- so I totally understand the gut punch and defensiveness that you are feeling. I wouldn't reach out to the woman who you offended, because she feels what she feels and it's highly unlikely that whatever you say will in any way make her feel better.
But you should learn from your mistake, because yes you definitely made one. It was your job to make sure that the voices of both of your interviewees were equally heard, and not to allow the louder one to drown out the quieter one. In the future, work harder to make that happen. Don't pin the blame on the white guy here; this is on you.
Sorry.
Genuine question: So what about the person who is quiet and therefore less heard? Where is their responsibility?
Exactly, how was OP to know that the woman hadn’t decided to just left the guy do the talking? Obviously there was the unfortunate miscommunication where the woman thought OP told her to be quiet but all OP asked was for them to talk one at a time. Why would them OP assume anything was amiss when the woman didn’t chime in again?
She should have known when the woman who was so actively engaged shut down after OP’s reprimand. And, OP should have given equal play to both of she viewed them as co-authors. I am one who thinks OP really blew it here.
+1
I also think that we KNOW that men's voices get heard over women's, and certain races are overlooked in favor of others. We know some voices are silenced. So when you are part of marketing team, you actually would make an extra effort to get balanced voices.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why are so many posters giving the authors a pass and blaming the OP for their joint behavior?
Male author steamrolled and took the lead that did not belong to him. Female author let him. If she was the lead (which OP did not know), she had every right to tell him to step back and let her answer, and she should have done so. It was her job to handler her underling. It was his job to be respectful of his superior.
OP's job was to be able to hear them, which is why she had to interrupt them unprofessionally talking over each other and ask them to take turns speaking.
This is a them problem.
Adding, that the female author still didn't stand up to the male colleague and instead blamed the OP, who clearly is an easier mark.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP, I too was once accused of racial bias in the workplace -- in fact, I was sued over it and won the case -- so I totally understand the gut punch and defensiveness that you are feeling. I wouldn't reach out to the woman who you offended, because she feels what she feels and it's highly unlikely that whatever you say will in any way make her feel better.
But you should learn from your mistake, because yes you definitely made one. It was your job to make sure that the voices of both of your interviewees were equally heard, and not to allow the louder one to drown out the quieter one. In the future, work harder to make that happen. Don't pin the blame on the white guy here; this is on you.
Sorry.
Genuine question: So what about the person who is quiet and therefore less heard? Where is their responsibility?
Exactly, how was OP to know that the woman hadn’t decided to just left the guy do the talking? Obviously there was the unfortunate miscommunication where the woman thought OP told her to be quiet but all OP asked was for them to talk one at a time. Why would them OP assume anything was amiss when the woman didn’t chime in again?
She should have known when the woman who was so actively engaged shut down after OP’s reprimand. And, OP should have given equal play to both of she viewed them as co-authors. I am one who thinks OP really blew it here.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP, I too was once accused of racial bias in the workplace -- in fact, I was sued over it and won the case -- so I totally understand the gut punch and defensiveness that you are feeling. I wouldn't reach out to the woman who you offended, because she feels what she feels and it's highly unlikely that whatever you say will in any way make her feel better.
But you should learn from your mistake, because yes you definitely made one. It was your job to make sure that the voices of both of your interviewees were equally heard, and not to allow the louder one to drown out the quieter one. In the future, work harder to make that happen. Don't pin the blame on the white guy here; this is on you.
Sorry.
Genuine question: So what about the person who is quiet and therefore less heard? Where is their responsibility?
Exactly, how was OP to know that the woman hadn’t decided to just left the guy do the talking? Obviously there was the unfortunate miscommunication where the woman thought OP told her to be quiet but all OP asked was for them to talk one at a time. Why would them OP assume anything was amiss when the woman didn’t chime in again?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP, I too was once accused of racial bias in the workplace -- in fact, I was sued over it and won the case -- so I totally understand the gut punch and defensiveness that you are feeling. I wouldn't reach out to the woman who you offended, because she feels what she feels and it's highly unlikely that whatever you say will in any way make her feel better.
But you should learn from your mistake, because yes you definitely made one. It was your job to make sure that the voices of both of your interviewees were equally heard, and not to allow the louder one to drown out the quieter one. In the future, work harder to make that happen. Don't pin the blame on the white guy here; this is on you.
Sorry.
Genuine question: So what about the person who is quiet and therefore less heard? Where is their responsibility?