I am so so sorry that you have to experience something like this. The world is so messed up for things like this to still happen in this day and age. The saddest part is a lot of them go unchecked and believe that this behavior is completely "normal".

It's also horrific that this is not limited to people of ethnic backgrounds. As the oldest in my workplace–microaggressions can also come in the form of ageism. I was working with our social media team (not really my cup of tea, one can assume) and I was tasked to create pitches for leads in our social media marketing space–basically a proposal. I was honestly scared but I took a chance at it and went ahead with making it.

Not long after our meeting, I (unknowingly) eavesdropped on a group of colleagues. "What? *My name* is going to do the proposals? Does she even know how Instagram works?" then two of the others laughed.

I know I'm not the most techie individual, but this is not the first instance. I always get snickers and chuckles whenever I ask about something that is, apparently, "common" knowledge nowadays. Is it my fault I'm not up-to-date with the most recent software? Applications?

In hindsight, maybe joining a digital agency was not the best idea for someone like me. Still though, it stings.