'I would appreciate some advice, especially for those who have worked in such places on how to survive and strengthen my mindset.'
SINGAPORE: What do you do when you are the only minority at work? A 22-year-old woman surrounded by Chinese-speaking people in her workplace gave online users a look into some of her experiences in the office, being the only one from a minority race.
“These people are nice to me and there has never been any bad blood yet the feeling of being alone/lonely /excluded at times is making me dread work every day. They will be laughing about something while I’m stuck in the unknown, waiting for 1-2 kind souls to translate. I have no other friends of my race either.
“One of my clients last time was a majority Malay team. Malay language was used throughout the office . But nonetheless I understand you don’t want to feel left out and fear that they start to exclude you in any way.
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