For a recent internship I did, I had a manager who from day 1 would never talk to me directly. She would only send me slack messages even though she was sitting directly next to me but she would have full blown convos w/ white co-workers? Was I missing something?

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Communicating by text can be beneficial to not misinterpret or forget a task.

If i have to explain orally and then set it in writing to ensure that it gets done and done right then it’s just easier to just send the text directly.

(Maybe i’m off and your situation is different)

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Just a crazy bit** - brush it off and pro move: ask her about it „hey - may I ask why u never interact with me directly? If it is something that I have done please clarify so that I can use it as a learning opportunity"

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