June 16, 2009
  • Background: I am the only nonwhite person in the office. Theeeeeee onnnnnly onnnnnne.
  • [Boss comes and sits on my desk]
  • Boss: [whispers] I think you'll find that when I'm done hiring this new editorial assistant, you'll be pretty happy to have someone else who looks like you around.
  • Me: blank aghast stare
  • Boss: [grabs my wrists, shakes them back and forth joyfully] Another-brown-person-in-the-office!
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