In a two hour diversity training session, AMA (please)

"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
05/23/2018 at 14:14 • Filed to: Just keep me awake for two hours

DISCUSSION (76)

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:14

Why for?

LOREM IPSUM > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:15

Did they invite any POC, or is this a whites only affair?

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:15

If you could have an hour in any vehicle, what vehicle would it be?

The tradeoff is that you have to commute in a Pontiac Sunfire for 2 weeks for every hour driven in your dream car.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:15

If you could have an hour in any vehicle, what vehicle would it be?

The tradeoff is that you have to commute in a Pontiac Sunfire for 2 weeks for every hour driven in your dream car.

Chariotoflove > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
05/23/2018 at 14:16

Mandatory training for all faculty and staff

Nibby > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:16

are you getting one of these

Kinja'd!!!

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:17

What is your social security and credit card number

E90M3 > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:18

Figure out how to pepper some new phrases in:

http://www.atrixnet.com/bs-generator.html

Takuro Spirit > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:19

Ah, diversity training. If anything, I learned a new racist joke.

As an example of what NOT to do:

A white co-worker is telling jokes at the lunch table, and at another table is a lone Hispanic co-worker

The white guy says “So they’re asking Jose what the difference is between ‘Select’ and ‘Choose’, and Jose says [in a bad accent] ‘Select is when you PEEK something, Choose is what you wear on your feet’”

All the white guys then laugh and look at the guy at the other table, who has a look of FUCK YOU, CRACKER on it.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:20

Should I use conditioner after shampoo, if so how often?

E90M3 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/23/2018 at 14:20

I’d choose a Pontiac sunfire.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:20

Why are you not building a 1st level alchemist?

https://www.d20pfsrd.com/

PatBateman > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:22

LIES. YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID.

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:23

Soooo, what’s the gist of it? Are they in favor of it or against it?

Chariotoflove > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/23/2018 at 14:24

1932 rolls drophead coupe.

Worth it.

E90M3 > Nibby
05/23/2018 at 14:24

Nope.

Two, need one for each BMW.

Chariotoflove > Nibby
05/23/2018 at 14:24

Needs moar pentagram tho.

Chariotoflove > E90M3
05/23/2018 at 14:25

Fortunately for me, I suspect audience participation to be limited.

Chariotoflove > PatBateman
05/23/2018 at 14:25

Well, I’m a middle aged white man, so I’m sure they’ll tell me.

Chariotoflove > LOREM IPSUM
05/23/2018 at 14:26

No exemptions, I’m afraid.

Chariotoflove > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
05/23/2018 at 14:26

Yes.

Chariotoflove > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
05/23/2018 at 14:27

1st? Can I get AP credit for real world training?

Poor_Sh > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:28

African Swallow or European?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:28

No. You can be something with extra race points, though.

Nibby > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:28

Kinja'd!!!

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:28

What box do they put you in?

CalzoneGolem > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/23/2018 at 14:29

What if I pick Pontiac Sunfire as my vehicle?

Chariotoflove > WilliamsSW
05/23/2018 at 14:29

Real answer: we are an inner city clinical setting that trains health professionals. It is supposed to be so that we can provide care to people of diverse backgrounds.

That said, there is a healthy dose of institutional CYA.

LOREM IPSUM > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:30

Equality achieved!

Chariotoflove > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
05/23/2018 at 14:30

Yes, every other time, but don’t leave it in. Rinse. People who do that ick me out.

For Sweden > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:30

Did they tell you don’t actually need to use the handicapped parking? I’ve heard that line at such meetings.

Chariotoflove > Poor_Sh
05/23/2018 at 14:31

I mean, I thought both swallow. Didn’t know that was a cultural difference.

MoCamino > Poor_Sh
05/23/2018 at 14:31

I don’t know that. Aaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

Chariotoflove > Eric @ opposite-lock.com
05/23/2018 at 14:32

One with breathing holes, I hope.

Tapas > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:32

Do you automatically win the training session if you’re a minority?

functionoverfashion > E90M3
05/23/2018 at 14:35

Wow, that’s awesome. I’m off to professionally leverage other’s installed base supply chains and assertively streamline principle-centered methodologies for the rest of today.

By that I mean, I’m going to research how to convert the ballast system in my boat from dual-pump aerator style pumps to a jabsco-type reversible pump setup with a single manifold and relays to actuate said pumps from the factory dash buttons.

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.

Chariotoflove > Nibby
05/23/2018 at 14:37

Better. Now in Jaguar racing green.

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:37

Yeah - education is a good thing. Given the requirements/location of the job, it makes a lot of sense to have training on how to best deal with people from different backgrounds, so you can provide better care.

What would surprise me is if they actually gave you that, instead of boilerplate CYA stuff...

Chariotoflove > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
05/23/2018 at 14:38

Yay!, this training is already paying dividends.

Chariotoflove > LOREM IPSUM
05/23/2018 at 14:39

Boredom for all.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:39

Like I said, why for. Doesn’t make sense to me. IMO all it does is set some up on a pedestal for special treatment while telling others how they offend said persons, which really doesn’t help bring anyone together and if anything stirs the pot.

In other words, I appreciate the intent, but I can’t see diversity training being anything but counterproductive.

AfromanGTO > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
05/23/2018 at 14:39

You know some Sunfires in the 70s had V8s in them. I saw a 455 swapped one once.

AfromanGTO > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:40

Why aren’t you sleeping with your eyes closed like a normal person?

Chariotoflove > WilliamsSW
05/23/2018 at 14:40

They’re trying. I have real thoughts about how we need to educate our populace about diversity, but that’s a long conversation.

Chariotoflove > functionoverfashion
05/23/2018 at 14:41

Can I come?

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:43

OK, I won’t take back my previous comment—my opinion stands—but I feel like I have to make an exemption for this case. I was thinking of an internal situation, not a “how to interact with customers/patients/general_public” situation. I’m OK with this.

Chariotoflove > Takuro Spirit
05/23/2018 at 14:44

Dammit, now I need to find a way to use that.

Chariotoflove > For Sweden
05/23/2018 at 14:44

Really? Never heard that. That could be fun.

Chariotoflove > Tapas
05/23/2018 at 14:45

You should at least get a door prize.

Wait, would that be racist?

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:45

I’m sure — FWIW, I now have LOTS of free time for conversations, LOL.

And anyone who tells you that it’s ‘simple’ or they ‘have a simple solution’ is clueless.

Chariotoflove > AfromanGTO
05/23/2018 at 14:46

I don’t have a wall to lean against, and I tend to fall out of my chair.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:47

So given that middle-aged white men are far more likely to take the idea that everyone is human as a personal insult, how many people are starting to lose their minds?

Also, how often do you get to tell people, “You’re just jealous of my sweet-ass parking space)

Chariotoflove > WilliamsSW
05/23/2018 at 14:50

Then let’s go start a thread on The Root! Do you have authorship privileges?

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:52

No, but I’m sure they’ll give it to me if I ask nicely. Will let you know-

Chariotoflove > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection
05/23/2018 at 14:53

#1. No one here. The joke is that we are a very diverse group in here. It’s hard to hold on to racial biases in this environment.

#2. Not often enough.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 14:56

Intersectionality, or min-maxing? I’m not sure I can tell the difference.

Chariotoflove > WilliamsSW
05/23/2018 at 14:56

RIP WilliamsSW

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 15:02

Yeah, I had a good run. Oh well.

Mergio Sarchionne > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 15:18

I’ll trade you straight across. Your used K900 for a brand new Charger. Deal?

For Sweden > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 15:24

A wide wheelchair is basically manspreading

Chariotoflove > Mergio Sarchionne
05/23/2018 at 15:28

So, I guess Kia didn’t want to merge either, huh?

Chariotoflove > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
05/23/2018 at 15:33

We are now to the portion of the program where our waste of air HR director is lecturing about workplace techniques using PowerPoints with graphics from google image searches.

Chariotoflove > For Sweden
05/23/2018 at 15:34

That’s true. They place the foot plates so far apart.

His Stigness > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 15:52

Kinja'd!!!

Chariotoflove > His Stigness
05/23/2018 at 15:59

How much would that apartment on Manhattan actually cost?

His Stigness > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 16:09

In line with that question:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/heres-how-much-coffee-the-friends-characters-consumed-during-the-series_us_5953afd9e4b02734df2eeb69

Bloggers crack me up.

nermal > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 16:21

Did you learn any amusing new ways to discriminate?

That’s what I find best about these types of trainings. The “examples” of what not to do are usually highly entertaining.

E92M3 > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 18:39

Your chinese coworker brought in chicken feet for lunch, what is the correct response?

A. Pretend like your puking.

B. Ask them not to put that crap in the breakroom microwave.

C. Comment that it smells sooo delicious.

Chariotoflove > nermal
05/23/2018 at 18:50

Alas, the best part of the whole thing was this canned video.

Chariotoflove > nermal
05/23/2018 at 18:52

Check out this followup video.

Chariotoflove > E92M3
05/23/2018 at 18:55

Okay, that’s what I want to choose. I dealt with this for real, except insert fish heads for chicken feet. What I did was stay the hell away from the lunch room until the smell cleared.

Tapas > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 22:35

Well give me the prize first, then we’ll discuss it lol

Chariotoflove > Tapas
05/23/2018 at 22:41

My door prize was literally a sheet that describes how my being a white male puts me in the power position of potential oppressor. Want it?

ranwhenparked > Chariotoflove
05/23/2018 at 23:45

What is “diversity” anyway? I have an idea, but am afraid to say it out loud in case it’s wrong.

Chariotoflove > ranwhenparked
05/23/2018 at 23:54

It’s one of those relatively new terms whose definition has a significant component of political correctness in its origins. So that makes it a bit difficult to pin down, I suppose. But, I think a working definition could be the goal of having as much representation of minority groups in a population as possible without the predominance of the culture from the majority prevailing on interpersonal interactions.

I just pulled that out of my ass. How’s that for risky?

ranwhenparked > Chariotoflove
05/24/2018 at 00:03

Oh, I was way off.

I thought it was maybe the name of, um, never mind.