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06-05-2008, 05:53 PM | #1 |
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I have to vent about this, because it disgusts me. This thread is not about politics or who should be the next president. Its about my experience at the post office today and my internal struggle to deal with it.
So I go to mail off some GIJOE stuff and Im in line. The clerk behind the counter starts making small talk. I talked with him, then he starts mumbling under his breath about the "Black House". I was like, "Huh?" Hes all, "Looks like they are going to have to paint the white house black, unless Mccain wins" I was shocked. Not because of that BLATANTLY racist viewpoint, but because it was coming from a FEDRAL post office clerk while he was working. Calmly, I said, "I dont know, I think it would be good to have a minority president someday". He says, "Not Obama, hes Muslim and a terrorist from Africa! He swore on the Koran! " I said, "You must be talking about that email that went out saying all that garbage. Man, theres no truth to that. Where did you read that? Him, "The internet" Of course, I thought. I said to him, "Man, my Dad was from Iran and I'm not a terrorist. Just because hes from African descent doesnt make him a terrorist?" I basically ended the conversation saying that once you are educated, you will stop thinking in terms of color. He turned to his coworker, and started speaking in another language so I couldnt understand him. I walked away. At first, I left the post office thinking to myself 3 things..1.Wow, thats never happened to me before! 2. Should I say something to his supervisor...because that kind of talk is inappropriate for patron/clerk transactions and 3. There is still a HUGE racial divide in this country...whether people want to recognize it or not. In the end, I couldnt stop from thinking about what happened and called the post office to speak to his supervisor. The post office supervisor was really understanding and said that they already had a file of complaints against him, Im not the first. Anyways, there is no moral to this story. I dont want the guy fired. I guess I just hope that someday we as a country and can put aside color differences and just vote for the best candidate. I realize that hope is somewhat idealistic and will probably never be possible. Just the sad irony of life I guess. Sam Last edited by Wyo; 06-05-2008 at 08:23 PM.. |
06-05-2008, 06:09 PM | #2 |
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I feel you did the right thing by calling and talking to his supervisor. He is in customer service and thus that kind of talk should not be tolerated. What really grinds me about this story is that he starts to talk to you, the customer, about his own personal beliefs.
I only hope his supervisor takes note of all these complaints and actually deals with it accordingly. |
06-05-2008, 06:15 PM | #3 |
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That is such a damn shame. Unfortunately, nothing will be done. There's a file about a mile long against the Postal Carrier in my old neighborhood. She constantly cried "reverse discrimination" because she's African American. This guy is/will probably do the same thing.
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06-05-2008, 06:23 PM | #4 |
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you shouldn't have called his supervisor, you may have just gotten his coworkers rampaged.
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06-05-2008, 06:33 PM | #5 |
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Since he works in a federal building does anyone know if they hang up a picture of the president? If so that would be great if Obama wins and he can look upon him for the next four (eight?) years! |
06-05-2008, 06:42 PM | #6 |
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C'mon...Would you really "have to" paint the white house black if Barrack Obama wins the presidency?
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06-05-2008, 06:44 PM | #7 |
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of course not, Obama isn't goth. but I have a sneaking suspicion there may be a lot of Madden parties blowin' up in da house if he is elected.
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06-05-2008, 06:46 PM | #8 |
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Hey guys. Thanks for the input. I will probably avoid that post office in the future now though....mostly because Ive already though about what Gunslinger said (the employees being vindictive...not the madden parties)
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06-05-2008, 06:54 PM | #9 |
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06-05-2008, 06:59 PM | #10 |
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I've never had a post office employee talk about anything except mailing my package. Just give them an evil glare before they start talking and it works every time.
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