Diversity In The Workplace

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DUNCAN
Really good. I’ve been there a two months and I’m already topping the sales matrix in Manhattan. It’s unheard of. They say I could be a manager in a year and regional manager in three. I should be making six figures in two years, tops.
NAVEEN
But you’re not happy.
DUNCAN
There’s no individuality. They don’t allow expression of any kind. If they could get rid of race, they’d probably mandate that everyone be grey. I work 7am to 7pm every night. I have to sell customers bullshit protection plans or I could lose my job. I’m a dishonest thief.
NAVEEN
But you’re not happy.
DUNCAN
I’m not but I can’t keep quitting jobs left and right. I’m two years away from being thirty and haven’t yet held a job for over a year. I’m destroying my future

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