Tina is the only Black person in her office.
While she doesnt see it as overt racism, Tina is nonetheless annoyed by it.
Feeling unsure if she was wrong for doing so, she sought answers from the internet.
This is known as the other-race effect.
The study involved 17 white participants examining photos of Black and white faces on a monitor.
They did it while lying inside an MRI scanner to help track the shifts in brain activity.
Researchers would then digitally alter the images to varying degrees to show changes in facial features.
The findings showed that the participants found noticing the subtle differences in the white faces easier.
On the other hand, they werent able to distinguish changes made to the photos of Black faces.
Because of this inherent bias, people are more likely to make generalizations about people of different ethnic backgrounds.
A 2021BBC reportshared the story of 26-year-old Renee Jarvis, a Black literary agent based in New York City.
Renees mini-transformation is known as code-switching.
As Cornell University organizational behavior professorDr.
Courtney McCluneyexplains, code-switching can also refer to modifying how a workplace looks.
And for Dr. McCluney, the need to change oneself to adapt and fit in can be taxing.
The original poster is among the91% of workerswho have faced some form of discrimination.
While reporting to HR isnt part of her plan, seekingadvice from an employment attorneycould be another option.
But those who said she was in the wrong pointed out her intended actions for the situation
