Surely everyone arranges for a customer to call with a critical production issue just as the $ISSUE workshop starts?
I have a coworker who does almost no work, but is on four different organizational diversity committees so is basically bulletproof. They've caused major rifts in the team. My only solution is to find a new job, which is what I'm working on now.
When your workplace empowers those sorts of behaviours in the name of progressive benevolence, just ducking your head down only works for so long.
Why hire a black, hispanic, or LGBT person, if you have no ability to fire them without being labeled, canceled, or sued. Safer to just hire the white straight guy.
an unincorporated sole proprietorship is better for having no customers and hosting workshops on trending topics