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Alright. So...
You have my undivided attention...

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OK.
Yes, I want to talk to you about something.

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I feel that I'm not getting ahead and
I'm treated differently in my job because...

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I'm black.

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I'm... I'm stuck in one place while
everyone else moves on to do better things.

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And I think that's very unfair
because I can do more.

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What makes you feel you're being
held back because of your race?

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Well, do you remember the other day when you
said that Janet was chosen to do a presentation

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because she was effective
in front of an audience?

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Right.

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I would like the chance
to do something like that.

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Okay, well, I'll tell you what. If you'd
like to work on doing presentations,

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we can certainly pursue
that, okay? But...

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now is that the only reason why you feel
there's been discrimination here?

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Oh no.

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The way I'm treated in meetings
sometimes really bothers me.

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The other day, when you were asking some
people for their ideas on a project,

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and then you saw me sitting
at my desk and you said,

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"why don't we go talk somewhere else so we
don't bother our technical expert."

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Like I don't have any ideas, John?
I mean...

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I think you only see me in one way
and I think that's very unfair.

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I want to assure you that our organization
takes it's policy prohibiting

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discrimination based on race...
very seriously.

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Yes, John, but it is happening.
Well, any kind of discrimination...

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treating people differently...
won't be tolerated.

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And I want to stay in touch with you about
this. So, why don't we get together, let's ...

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let's get together towards
the end of next week?

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Which day?

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Friday?

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Friday's good.
How about 11 o'clock?

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You got it!