What can possibly possess a person to tell her boss, “I only just discovered that client X has a problem with Jews and now I don’t know how to tell him that the company we wanted to put him in touch with is owned by Jews. What if he refuses to have anything to do with them when he finds out?”
Moreover, what can possess one to say that to a boss who looks very Jewish, is Jewish, and always mentions her Jewishness very openly?
If you want to know what the boss responded, it was this: “Now substitute the word “Jew” with the words “woman” or “African American” and you will have your answer.”
I’m less nice, so I would have said, “If you don’t know the answer, you need to look for employment elsewhere.”
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