Asking this question in good faith. When I joined Amazon a few years ago, there was a healthy mix. Fast forward a few years, except for me (a white girl) and a Hispanic guy, the rest of my team (12 folks) is Indian. A few of the things they do are borderline unprofessional and show a clannish mindset: 1. They have their WhatsApp group and arrange weekend hikes or meetups/birthday parties but neither I nor the Hispanic guy are part of that group. 2. Almost all catered food for work events comes from Indian restaurants. They donât want to try anything else. Even pizzas come from a curry pizza house. 3. For team lunches, they talk about Indian movies or Netflix shows that we have no clue about. 4. They connect outside of work and discuss work stuff; they align with side conversations and don't give me context. Am I being too sensitive or do my coworkers need to be more inclusive? Sunnyvale campus, TC 320k
Lol if you were really a white girl, all 12 indians would be simping, coding and doing all your work.
Only you
Speak for yourself. Well established folks that care about their career, dont let their thirst impact their work life. Only incel code monkeys do.
Internal transfer to a team that supports project Kuiper. U.S. citizen only due to ITAR Regulations
Then you have a bunch of older Indian guys, that have gotten their citizenship, probably even worse
Kupier head is Indian.
No your feelings are warranted. I am Indian and tired of seeing so many Indians in tech
Thank you for your opinion đź
Guess you know how to reduce that number by at least 1 ;)
All of this is completely irrelevant and you sound like a toddler thatâs cribbing in the play yard. They are not obliged to invite you anywhere. Neither do they owe you conversation. They donât have to socialize with you either. The food part, sure. They should be cognizant of your dietary restrictions when using company money to place orders for food. If itâs just about your preferences, then it doesnât matter either.
Bullshit. Thereâs always an opportunity to build a team where people enjoy working. Youâre basically saying fuck that and just coexist, tolerate each other. You are also failing to realize that for a lot of people work can be a place to socialize with others.
âEnjoy workingâ is subjective. Give me a higher TC and good job stability and I wonât even care if the rest of team speaks in Swahili and has orgies with the lochness monster during happy hours. I have enough social stimulation outside of work. If people donât have a life outside of work and canât socialize, itâs sad, but theyâre looking for solutions at the wrong place if they want to make friends with colleagues to fill that void.
You are not being too sensitive and yes we need more inclusion and diversity especially for women.
It's a bit extreme but if you aren't happy you should try to move internally or externally when you get a chance. You could voice your opinion too if your manager isn't a narc
Best advice. Things wont change. They will continue doing as they do and none from a different country will want to share your experience joining your team
Any team that is majorly one demographic is a red flag đ© for me. But YMMV.
I agree with you OP. Iâm Indian and I try to have a diverse social circle from all ethnicities. Itâs really sad to see how so many Indians just stick with each other. Why come to the US if all you want is to be around other Indians?
If you want to be involved, ask to be involved, else just move on. They probably donât realize that you want to be included. The food thing does seem weird. Maybe something to voice.
You might be perpetuating similar behavior to dismiss the lived experience. It is not acceptable to behave like this in a professional setting. Iâm an Indian and I would hate to even unconsciously behave like this.
Nah, Iâm saying you canât move things by whining on Blind, if you want to be involved, take actions to be involved. Welcoming conversations is a skill too.
Iâd love the catered Indian food tbh. None of my team ever wants to eat it. Tbh this is what any racial minority in a group setting feels like. So nothing out of the ordinary. This is what your black coworkers feel except their entire career.
good point. I'm white but I've never experienced being marginalized as the minority so I don't know how I'd handle it
Idiotic responseâŠ.. just because one group is treated poorly doesnât make it alright in reverseâŠ