Restaurant Worker Refuses to Work with Lazy, Racist Colleague: Justified or Overreacting?

Picture this: you’re working at a restaurant, and a new colleague joins the team. At first, everything seems fine, but soon enough, you realize she’s not only lazy but also racist. You’re forced to pick up her slack and listen to her offensive remarks. Would you take action? One restaurant worker found themselves in this exact situation and decided they couldn’t take it anymore. They requested not to work with the problematic colleague, but was it the right move? Let’s dive into the story.

New Girl Joins the Team

Lazy and Incompetent

Racist Remarks

More Offensive Comments

Insensitive Jokes Continue

Confronting the Boss ️

Colleague’s Reaction

Second Thoughts?

Taking a Stand or Overreacting?

So, our protagonist found themselves in a tough spot, dealing with a lazy and racist colleague. They decided to take matters into their own hands and requested not to work with her, citing the extra workload and offensive comments. However, the colleague claimed that if they had just talked to her first, she would have stopped. Now, our protagonist is left wondering if they made the right choice. ‍♂️ Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…

Calling out racism in the workplace: NTA or ESH?

Standing up against a lazy, racist colleague: NTA and justified

Standing up to racism at work: NTA comment and agreement.

Standing up against workplace harassment is always justified!

Standing up to a lazy racist coworker: NTA

Transphobia in the workplace: NTA for refusing to work together.

Don’t take the blame for someone else’s shortcomings.

NTA quits after receiving warning or option to quit/fired.

Standing up to racism at work: NTA or overreacting?

NTA refuses to work with racist colleague, suggests duck-fucking

Agreement on obvious judgment with slight confusion

Zero tolerance for hate speech in the workplace. NTA.

Boss sucks for not addressing lazy, racist colleague. NTA.

Calling out racism is never overreacting. NTA

Not the a**hole, but what happened?

Refusing to work with a lazy, unapologetically racist colleague – NTA ‍

Commenter supports worker’s decision, adds playful tone with

Standing up to racism at work is never overreacting!

NTA for refusing to work with a bad, overtly racist colleague

Racist colleague called out and condemned, NTA wins!

Relatable comment about a frustrating coworker at a restaurant

OP is NTA for reporting a loud, racist colleague.

Don’t shy away from being assertive when dealing with racism

NTA. Short and sweet, but gets the point across.

Standing up to a lazy, racist coworker: NTA and justified

Standing up against racism, NTA comment receives support.

NTA for refusing to work with lazy, racist colleague. ‍♀️

Laughed at ‘spoon on a coon’. NTA justified.

Empathetic commenter supports OP’s NTA decision, questions self-doubt

Congrats on getting rid of a workplace parasite! #NTA

Customer reputation at stake: NTA for refusing to work together

Standing up to racism in the workplace.

Standing up against racism and laziness at work.

Calling out a racist coworker: justified or too harsh?

Standing up to racism at work: NTA and good riddance!

Agreed. Lazy, racist behavior has no place at work.

Taking a stand against racism at work: NTA

Employee stands up against racism in the workplace. NTA.

Standing up to racism at work: NTA comment applauded

NTA comment receives a short and sweet approval

Worker deals with racist colleague and quits, NTA

Surprising twist! Commenter changes judgement from YTA to NTA.

Don’t make race jokes at work, especially unfunny ones

Standing up to racism in the workplace, NTA gets support.

NTA – Standing up against racism in the workplace

Standing up to racism in the workplace pays off.

Standing up to lazy, racist colleagues: NTA takes action

Commenter criticizes colleague’s racism and warns of potential consequences.

No sympathy for the lazy, racist colleague. NTA wins.

NTA stands up to racism in the workplace. Justice served.

Agreeing with the comment – lazy, racist colleague deserves to leave

Standing up to a lazy, racist colleague. NTA wins!

Taking a stand against racism and laziness. #NTA

Not the a**hole! Manager should have fired her.

Standing up to racism in the workplace: NTA for reporting

Standing up against racism at work is always justified.

Celebrating justified resignation due to lazy, racist colleague. NTA!

Agree, lazy and racist behavior should not be tolerated.

Agreeing with the commenter’s stance on racism in the workplace. ✊

Standing up against racism at work is always justified.

Standing up against racism at work: NTA

Employee quits after confronting racist colleague. NTA.

Employee suspected termination, quits after refusing to work with racist.

Agreeing with the NTA comment, no need for further discussion.

Elf on a shelf comment leads to racism at work. NTA.

Dealing with incompetent coworkers vs. dealing with racist coworkers

Quitting a toxic workplace is always a power move. #NTA

Standing up to a racist co-worker: NTA and justified

Good for them! Lazy, racist colleagues don’t belong anywhere. #NTA

Commenter supports worker’s decision, no further discussion.

Standing up against racism in the workplace is always justified.

Avoiding a racist colleague at work is a reasonable choice

Standing up to a lazy, racist colleague – NTA wins

Immediate firing for racism is justified. NTA

Standing up to racism and laziness at work.

Standing up against racism in the workplace is always justified. ✊

Taking a stand against racism is always justified.

Gaslighting or not? NTA stands up to racist colleague

NTA! ‍♀️ Don’t tolerate lazy and racist colleagues. Stand up for yourself.

Racist and unfunny colleague gets called out, NTA wins

Standing up against racism in the workplace is always justified.

Standing up against racism and laziness, NTA wins!

Standing up to toxic colleagues: one person’s experience ✊

Not the a**hole, but what happened?

NTA for refusing to work with lazy, racist colleague. ‍♀️

Curious commenter wonders why colleague hasn’t been fired yet

Teaching a lazy, racist coworker a lesson. NTA wins! ✊