Perspectives welcome
A potential customer asked over the phone what our cultural mix was and elaborated, two other organisations they were also looking at were predominately, Muslim ethnicity. I replied I didn’t really know, on their insistence, I said I could only hazard a guess, but they were welcome to make an appointment to visit and see if they like our environment. They continued probing and I asked if they would like to hold whilst I asked senior staff. I asked the question to a group of approx. 3 SLT staff one said we wouldn’t want that type of person here, if they are asking such questions. I replied I can understand the question as I have been in a minority myself and can understand if someone would feel uncomfortable and asked if I replied 10% would that be approx.
An hour later I was confronted by my manager and told that I may be disciplined for racism. The reason was and I struggle to understand, SLT say that there is no minority and I shouldn’t recognise minority.
Thanking you.
