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Yes, it is really happening, but unless you are on the receiving end, the "morally inferior" end, you probably won't recognise it. In my workplace (in the UK,
by monadgonad 8y ago
Yes, it is really happening, but unless you are on the receiving end, the "morally inferior" end, you probably won't recognise it.
In my workplace (in the UK, so the dynamic might be a bit different) there is a strong middle class/working class divide. The middle class people love to go on about their cycling, organic food, etc., and berate others for being "unhealthy" to feel better about their own life choices. Even though many of us from working class backgrounds eat healthily, play 5-a-side football, etc., it's not dressed up in the same way, and not used to assert superiority over the people who (regardless of class) don't exercise and eat well.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoI think "berate" is somewhat too strong of a word but the air of moral superiority is definitely there in certain contexts.
- jon-wood 8y agoThat's wonderfully articulated. I've subconsciously seen that behaviour in workplaces for a long time, but never really noticed it as a class division thing - having read this though I can look back and see very clearly that the people constantly going on about their food/exercise/holidaying choices are very much on the middle class side of the divide.