31 Jul Kara had always had what could be described best as an eccentric personality. As her only coworker in the Personnel Testing Unit, Miguel had noticed
Kara had always had what could be described best as an eccentric personality. As her only coworker in the Personnel Testing Unit, Miguel had noticed
something unusual. If he was in a good mood, Kara?s quirks would be an endless source of amusement. If he was in a bad mood, those same quirks would
just be plain irritating. The difference Miguel discovered was his own frame of mind. Kara was consistently a ?kook? and he tried to even out his own
reactions to her. They worked together in a small, confined area. One side of their office opened up to the civil service testing area and so their
working space did seem bigger than its actual size.
One of her eccentricities was that she would talk to herself. Kara was a single mother of two daughters, and these one-sided conversations played out
as advice she would give to her children. Other times, she?d hear something provocative on the radio and she would voice her arguments against the
points of the show?s host or callers. Kara?s off-and-on-again boyfriend would occasionally call. Even after she hung up, the conversations might
continue for several minutes. These musings were barely audible, but Miguel still had to make the effort to tune her out.
Since hiring had been picking up, Kara and Miguel were joined by Cassie who was a temporary hire. Kara may have been goofy but Miguel thought the
only word to describe Cassie was moody. And it was nearly impossible to tell what mood she may be in during any given moment. Miguel was a friendly
sort and if he passed Cassie in the hallway, he was sure to say hello. To his dismay, Cassie would go past without even a nod. After being ignored
this way a few times, Miguel learned not to acknowledge Cassie. He thought she wouldn?t notice but she soon confronted him.
?Miguel, you?re being rude. We passed by each other this morning and you didn?t even deign to say hello.?
?I?m sorry Cassie. I must not have noticed you.?
?I know you did,? Cassie continued. ?Next time, don?t pretend you don?t see me!?
That seemed to be Miguel?s lot in life?always having to walk on eggshells lest he provoke Cassie?s wrath.
One day, each of the three personnel technicians were working independently. Cassie was sorting through materials she received from the remote
testing sites. Kara was walking back and forth sorting test booklets, and as usual, she was maintaining her constant monologue of mental musings.
Miguel was doing his best to avoid interactions with either one of his coworkers when suddenly Cassie yelled.
?What did you say??
Kara stopped her muttering and looked at Cassie.
?Oh, I didn?t realize I was talking out loud. Excuse me please.?
?I am a proud African American woman. I work hard. And I don?t appreciate what you said,? Cassie yelled back.
Miguel realized he must have missed something.
?Oh Cassie, I wasn?t talking about you. I was thinking about a conversation I was having with my boyfriend,? Kara explained.
?You said welfare moms should be kicked off the rolls. Just because you?re white doesn?t mean that you know anything about being on welfare or being
black.?
Kara looked puzzled. ?What are you talking about? My boyfriend wants me to get food stamps to help feed my two kids. I don?t think that?s honorable.
I didn?t say anything about blacks being on welfare.?
?That?s what you meant and I?m going upstairs to file a grievance on you.? Cassie stormed out.
Miguel?s eyes met Kara?s, and for a few seconds both looked dumbfounded. Then they returned to work. A half hour later, Cassie came back and sat at
her desk and the three of them did not speak the rest of the day.
A week later, the agency administrator sent an e-mail to all the employees saying that everyone would be scheduled to take mandatory sensitivity
training. The e-mail said that this was in response to a certain racial incident that had occurred between two employees. Training would therefore be
imposed in order to prevent such episodes in the future. Miguel knew what sparked this training. He resented having to go through mandatory political
correctness indoctrination just because his two coworkers could not play well with others.
Miguel thought the training would be borin
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