I was recently separated from my position at a local gym/community center where I was still in training. It was a pretty upscale place with a predominantly white and South Asian membership, and I felt out of place from the start. During the welcome meeting, I sensed that I was going to be let go; everyone else seemed younger, wealthier, and had grown up in the area. My only training partner shared my skin tone, but it felt like we were the odd ones out. I tried to ask a lot of behind-the-scenes questions and submitted multiple schedule changes because the other managers kept suggesting I find a second job or adjust my availability. When I had a meeting with my boss to clarify my schedule, she was vague and unhelpful, only saying I needed to be available on weekends without explaining what that meant. Things took a turn when I caught the flu from an older member and missed an emergency training session. They used that as a reason to separate me, even though I had communicated with another manager about my situation and was waiting for my boss's response. It felt like I was being bullied into finishing my training without any clear guidance. At least I wasn't outright fired, but I can't shake the feeling that I exposed some serious issues within the management.