Microaggressions: Retirement
July 18, 2023 | 47 seconds
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These two colleagues are talking about an upcoming project, and when the older of the two shares their weekend plans, the younger one makes a comment, assuming the older one is planning for retirement. This is not the case, and it is a clear microaggression.
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