What’s the most offensive thing people said to you at work? Trying to navigate the being an a$$ and success consultant culture

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Racist, ableist, homophobic, and transphobic comments rank pretty high up there

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Idk about THE most offensive but some rude comments that stuck with me from my prior job "You’d look better if you wore high heels”. “You should think through these questions in more intelligent ways”.

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Not the most offensive, but my favorite comment was “you look smarter when you wear glasses.”

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