WEBVTT 00:00:09.931 --> 00:00:10.891 Hey. 00:00:11.505 --> 00:00:12.892 - Have you met him yet? - Who? 00:00:12.903 --> 00:00:13.897 Sanjay. 00:00:13.908 --> 00:00:16.205 The new guy they brought in to help us with the roll out. 00:00:16.216 --> 00:00:19.877 Oh, him. No. Why? Is there a problem? 00:00:20.013 --> 00:00:22.390 - Not yet... But... - But what? 00:00:22.558 --> 00:00:26.509 Look, we're already under a super tight timeline as it is, right? 00:00:26.520 --> 00:00:27.659 Sure. 00:00:27.670 --> 00:00:29.430 I don't care how great the guy is, 00:00:29.441 --> 00:00:32.019 I mean the last thing we need is one of those people involved. 00:00:32.030 --> 00:00:33.045 Those people? 00:00:33.056 --> 00:00:35.055 - Come on, Matt. - No, I'm serious. 00:00:35.346 --> 00:00:38.076 I've got friends who've worked with foreign developers before. 00:00:38.087 --> 00:00:40.955 And they say it’s going to be very difficult for us to meet our milestones 00:00:40.966 --> 00:00:42.819 with somebody like him involved. 00:00:43.032 --> 00:00:45.453 I didn't have anything against Sanjay, personally. 00:00:45.654 --> 00:00:48.073 And I can understand the company bringing in guys like that, 00:00:48.084 --> 00:00:51.399 I mean after all they're really good at what they do. It’s just... 00:00:51.745 --> 00:00:56.528 such a tight timeline and well, my promotion was riding on that project. 00:00:56.652 --> 00:00:59.453 Look, they're really detail oriented. 00:00:59.464 --> 00:01:00.893 And that's a bad thing? 00:01:00.904 --> 00:01:02.868 It is if it’s going to slow us down. 00:01:02.879 --> 00:01:05.640 You know how rigid they are, and besides, 00:01:05.651 --> 00:01:07.936 most of the time I can't understand them. 00:01:07.947 --> 00:01:10.421 And they don't like anybody telling them how to do things. 00:01:10.432 --> 00:01:11.716 Sounds like somebody else I know. 00:01:11.727 --> 00:01:14.249 Yeah, well, at least I know when to pick my own battles. 00:01:14.260 --> 00:01:16.420 They’ve said these guys will go to the mat 00:01:16.431 --> 00:01:19.343 with anybody who questions even the slightest bit of their work. 00:01:19.433 --> 00:01:20.929 So, what do you suggest we do? 00:01:20.940 --> 00:01:21.911 I don't know. 00:01:22.318 --> 00:01:23.980 I’m just telling you this… 00:01:24.226 --> 00:01:28.361 this, project is a train wreck just waiting to happen with somebody like him involved. 00:01:28.741 --> 00:01:29.935 To begin with... 00:01:30.292 --> 00:01:32.166 I thought Matt was just being paranoid. 00:01:32.591 --> 00:01:35.180 But, he did make me think. 00:01:35.627 --> 00:01:37.268 The project was under a microscope. 00:01:37.414 --> 00:01:40.115 I mean, we were being asked daily about the deadline. 00:01:40.307 --> 00:01:44.983 We sure didn't have time to referee every issue between Sanjay and whoever. 00:01:50.637 --> 00:01:53.345 So, is it okay to express our frustration 00:01:53.356 --> 00:01:56.199 about a coworker that we think is a roadblock to productivity? 00:01:56.389 --> 00:01:58.996 Sure, if we do it the right way. 00:01:59.311 --> 00:02:02.508 The line between what we should and shouldn't say is pretty clear… 00:02:02.519 --> 00:02:06.251 but sometimes our biases and emotions can force us across the line, 00:02:06.262 --> 00:02:08.809 with some serious unintended consequences. 00:02:09.059 --> 00:02:11.871 Being frustrated is natural and understandable. 00:02:11.969 --> 00:02:15.230 But when we make assumptions and perpetuate stereotypes about others 00:02:15.241 --> 00:02:17.954 based on things like appearance or where they come from, 00:02:17.965 --> 00:02:20.480 is it unprofessional and disrespectful… 00:02:20.491 --> 00:02:22.442 And it also can be illegal. 00:02:22.746 --> 00:02:26.726 Remember, an organization can set standards that are higher than the law. 00:02:27.344 --> 00:02:31.239 And even a single conversation about a coworker or a new contractor 00:02:31.250 --> 00:02:34.645 based on his or her national origin or ethnicity 00:02:34.656 --> 00:02:36.699 is a violation of policy. 00:02:37.004 --> 00:02:41.957 If these types of conversations continue, it can lead to legal issues. 00:02:42.718 --> 00:02:45.660 Yes, we all have a right to think what we want to think. 00:02:45.848 --> 00:02:50.021 But… it's critical that we refrain from expressing those kinds of views – 00:02:50.032 --> 00:02:54.299 publicly or privately – by words or actions in the workplace.