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Don’t Tell Your Co-Workers To “Have Several Seats”

The same expressions that you use with your Black girlfriends might be undecipherable to your non-POC co-workers. Other slang isn’t appropriate for the office or can be misinterpreted by someone who has no clue what you’re talking about. Keep the slang to a bare minimum. If your colleagues are keeping it professional, they should also be following the same rule.

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