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by TheAdamAndChe 3022 days ago
You are mixing up race and culture. Being white or brown doesn't cause certain behaviors or interaction patterns, but being Californian/American/Indian really does.

What you are saying is that you prefer working with Indians because of their different culture, not that white 20-40 year olds are all like high-schoolers. The latter is racist.
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throwaway_234 3022 days ago
No racist would be I hate my current co-workers because of their race/culture. But that's not the case I really enjoy working with them because of their different culture vs. a culture where everyone is desperately trying to fit in, be liked and outshine each other.

So I am racist for sure against terrible, high school and unnecessarily stressful work environments like what were reading how Google is.

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TheAdamAndChe 3021 days ago
Having preferences of the cultures you work with isn't racist. Making assumptions based the color of their skin is racist. "I have found working with a bunch of other white folks to be like high school especially in the 20 to 40 age range" is a racist phrase.

Frame it with another race. "I have found working with a bunch of other black folks to be like high school especially in the 20 to 40 age range" would be met with derision and backlash.

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