Keyla Patrice
Google
I’m not impressed — and quite frankly, I’m very disappointed. I understand that younger generations may have been raised differently, and trust me, I get it. However, with the economy being as uncertain as it is right now, a sense of respect and basic decency should not be optional — not here, not anywhere.
I left Harris Teeter alone last year after experiencing blatant racism. I didn’t speak up at the time because I was genuinely shocked at the audacity and ignorance that still exists, especially in the South. But today confirmed something for me: people like me are clearly not welcomed in this grocery store.
The cashier never acknowledged my presence, even after I greeted him. I eventually decided to greet myself — and honestly, I had to laugh to keep from being angry. But beneath that laugh was disappointment. What I can’t seem to understand is this: money doesn’t have an ethnicity. My money doesn’t look any different than anyone else’s. There is no such thing as “ethnic money.”
Please, hire individuals based on their character and provide your employees with diversity and sensitivity training. It’s long overdue — and it’s desperately needed.
