A few days ago, Reddit user Relevant_Ad6975 made a post onr/TraumatizeThemBackdescribing the recent exchange she had with a particularly rude colleague.

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This woman got sick and tired of her colleague’s racist remarks

Woman in an office looking stressed, sitting at a desk with a coffee cup and gadgets.

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She decided to start speaking to him in his own “language”

Man in a blue shirt laughing in an office meeting, sitting next to a coworker with a laptop and coffee mug.

Person in white shirt eating lunch at a desk with a laptop, notebook, and glasses nearby.

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Woman Humiliates Racist Coworker: “Everyone Got Uncomfortable”

Racism has no place; not just in the workplace, but anywhere in the world

According to a 2024 study of almost 3,000 employees, 85% of people have worked with at least one annoying colleague at some point in their career. The most common ones are:

Racism, on the other hand, isn’t just an office issue—it has no place in our society at all. Still, the Gallup Center on Black Voicesfoundthat about one in four Black (24%) and Hispanic employees (24%) in the U.S. report having been discriminated against at work in the past year.

Nika White, a Greenville, S.C.-based anti-racist activist who runs her own diversity and inclusion consulting company, believes that racial micro-aggressions are particularly problematic in workplaces.

Racial traumacan resultin symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It can lead tomental healthissues such as anxiety and depression as well as physical problems including stomachaches, headaches, and a rapid heartbeat.

As her story went viral, the woman provided more information on the conflict

Discussion about a conflict with a coworker, featuring advice and reactions on handling a racist comment at work.

Racist man in online comment discussion about coworker and workplace issues.

Reddit conversation about coworker conflict and advice on handling management issues.

People were happy to hear the guy got a taste of his own medicine

Screenshot of a Reddit comment discussing a response to a racist man’s actions.

Comment advising coworker on addressing racist man to HR for harassment pattern.

Comment addressing casual racism and supporting standing up for oneself in the workplace.

Comment on coworker’s response to an insult, highlighting the turnaround against the offender who reacts poorly.

Reddit comment questioning professionalism, gaining significant upvotes.

User humorously questions management after coworker’s insult, seeking clarification in writing.

Email to HR about handling racist coworker’s comments, seeking advice on workplace hostility.

Advice on addressing a coworker’s racist comments, suggesting responses management can’t oppose.

Comment on a forum discussing a racist man’s interaction with a coworker.

Comment highlights the irony of a man’s reaction to a coworker’s savage response.

Comment supporting response to racist insult in workplace discussion thread.

A text exchange discussing workplace diversity and quick-witted responses to racism.

Comment about people unable to take criticism, using Macy’s Parade balloon analogy.

Text comment discussing workplace dynamics and responding to cruelty.

Reddit comment about a legendary comeback after racially insulting a coworker.

Text exchange about professionalism and response to a coworker’s behavior.

Text from a comment discussing a situation involving a man’s reaction to his coworker’s response.

Text reads “Got em!” from user tinynugget, expressing satisfaction in response to a racist man’s complaint.

Comment about a workplace conflict involving a coworker’s feelings of humiliation.

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