All hell is about to break loose!
I work for a mid-size accounting firm. About 50 people are employed here. Last week the firm hired a new CPA and placed him in a vacant supervisor position. Which means this man now supervises me and six others. The man is black. The only black supervisor at the firm. Find with me and four of the five co-workers of mine. Not fine with the white redneck asshole we have to put up with. What really seems to piss this guy off is the fact that he has to work under a black man. A black man who is light years away from the rest of us as far as accounting knowledge and experience is concerned. He is also charming and patient and very forthcoming when it comes to sharing his extensive professional experience for the better of all of us in his unit. But the redneck remains bitter and resentful. Talks behind our boss's back in a very nasty, racial way. So the rest of us have decided to go to the general manager with our complaints and try and get this asshole fired. But I wonder if maybe we should talk to our supervisor first? Under the circumstances the others disagree. A black friend in another unit at the firm disagrees too. Majority will rule here. Are we taking a normal, logical step?