Ancestral hatred does not belong in the workplace

It may stick in your craw, but you have to leave history and politics at home

Barbara Finkelstein
Nov 1 · 3 min read
Photo by Nik MacMillan on Unsplash

As a company newbie, I got thrown into a dreary campaign called “Project Simplify.” I had to work with a German marketing associate named Dieter Schmidt on a simplification plan to help the sales force improve customer satisfaction.

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