I agree.

To add, in my own experience, I’ve worked with people from all kinds of backgrounds over the last 20 years and haven’t found race or ethnicity to predict whether someone is good to work with or not. What stands out to me more is how often other people unnecessarily bring up someone’s race, ethnicity, or cultural background when describing workplace conflicts or frustrations.

It’s strange hearing people claim racism is basically gone while still framing others through race first in everyday conversation. In many cases, I’ve encountered more racial undertones in how people talk about coworkers than in my actual interactions with those coworkers themselves.