How do you interact with your gaalo co-workers?

[Khadafi]

How do you interact with your gaalo-co workers? I am the kind of person in my work-place that says nothing and just smiles and gives short answers when interacting with my gaalo-co workers. They say that your workplace is a second marriage and your co-workers your second wives So have you had an annoying co-worker that you just wanted to slap in the face? I usually shunn away conflicts and that has worked for me.

 

The only thing that bothers me in my work-place is that I have worked with same people for 4-5 years. We all know everything about each other and no one has nothing to say.

[Jacaylbaro]

What does your "Gaalo coworkers" are different from your "Non-gaalo coworkers" ??? ........

[Showqi]

Khadafi, don't worry about your coworker's religion, just do your work as best as you can. At the end of the day your boss will charge your performance and not whether you work with a Muslim coworker or a Gaal.

[NGONGE]

If, "Manners maketh man" as someone said

Then he's the hero of the day

 

It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile

Be yourself no matter what they say

 

I'm an alien I'm a legal alien

I'm a Somaliman sat at work

I'm an alien I'm a legal alien

I'm a Somaliman sat at work

[N.O.R.F]

Ngonge has gone back to previous decades on us this week

 

We are in a unique position. We adapt to different situations 2 or 3 times a day. We leave home and have to adapt to a different culture as soon as we leave the front door. We then go back home in the evening and enter another world.

 

I can be blunt at times with colleagues (I don't want to go to the bar with you lot after work because after 9 hours I'm fed up of you all etc etc). They think its to get away from going but its true as well.

[Alpha Blondy]

to be honest this is an excellent thread and i have many opinions to express on this matter. i'll be back in 20mins.

[Juxa]

^^ tartiibkaa

 

hmmm what can i say? i never have issue with working with non-muslims, at times iyaga ka fiican kuwa muslimka ah, they are more bini aadam

[Jacaylbaro]

Juxa;874124 wrote:

at times iyaga ka fiican kuwa muslimka ah, they are more bini aadam

Agree ... 100%

[Alpha Blondy]

horta the use of the term of gaalo is very interesting here. by gaalo, do we mean whites or all non-believers. of all the non-believers, the somali atheist is by far the worse type of person to work with, followed closely by the hindu indian.

 

off the whites, there are various types.

 

1. polite courteous type - very nice people and i've known a few in my lifetime. they're decent people and they're very easy to get along with.

 

2. white apologists - use of buzz words and cliches make them think they can solve your problems for you. very out-of-touch with reality and can be slightly annoying.

 

3. white working class racist - very conscious of colour. and often use their cadaanimo for the purposes of undermining you. very ignorant and see things in black/white. with these people, there is no agreeing to disagree. they must win and they're very confrontational in their approches. over time, they can conquered laakin, through sacarcam and other humour LOL.or through simple talk like the weather and football.

 

somalis and especially local somalilanders are also another interesting group.

 

1. local somalilanders - very nasty and confrontational. very ignorant and indulge in hearsay and other nonsenses. show clear hate and contempt for the diaspora. can be intimidating through their power-dynamic games.

 

2. xamari somalis - they're just fantastic. very professional and the uninterrupted work culture and ethic that stems from their history is very admirable.

 

3. somali puntland - energy consuming and have problems understanding even the most basic of things like budgets and writting reports. i've worked with a few of them and found them to non-friendly and suspicious. they are animalistic and often eat with their hands and talk with their mouths open.

 

4. somali kenyan - interesting group, i must admit. work ethic is around 87% on average but morally corrupt. you would find them engaging in work-related drinks with their white bosses. posses a odour-like smell around them.

 

5. 0.5 somalis - no comment.

[raula]

^^lol easy on the chap dee adna

well if you know "everything about each other" then what more do you want

[Jacaylbaro]

Why do I have the feeling that this guy sida wax loo shukaansaduu garan la'yahay ? ,,,

[Alpha Blondy]

Apophis;874172 wrote:

Maybe you should ask them as they're probably thinking about how to interact with you (a gaal in their eyes).

you know exactly what he meant! stop this ingrained thinking that your poxy little minority group is always being discriminated against. if i had my ways, i would remove your nails and hope your fingers develop froze-bite.

[Jacpher]

Treat others as you wish to be treated, as the old saying goes.

[Nin-Yaaban]

Meeting kuligood ugu yeer, oo waxaa tiraahdaa...."Gaalo, Dhegeesta, waxaan ahay nin Somalia oo sharaq leh. Markaad ila hadleesaan, hoos fiiriya, oo codkiina kor ha u qaadina. Markaad i aragtaana, Gacanta ii taaga oo i salaama. Intaas ayaan rabay inaan idiin sheego, wax kalana ku darimaayo. You are all dismissed". That always get's the point across. Works out for me all the time.

[Blessed]

I don't really view people in terms of gaal/muslim, I try to be polite and professional in my interactions and expect the same of others. I personally enjoy talking to people from other cultures,esp. older colleagues because those interactions help you grow as a person. Having said that, at the moment I don't interact much (in the socialising sense) with my colleagues as I only work two days per week in a very busy envitronment.