The comments on this one are really fucking annoying. at least 4/5 are something like "I didn't know X word was Yiddish!" or "X word isn't Yiddish anymore, it's just ENglish now!" and therefore "this is just harmless/boss probably uses this language with everyone/there's no problem here LW"

UGH.

There is an aspect of microaggressions that's really hard to convey in words but immediately recognizable to people who pay attention. I saw it as soon as LW described the situation, how (from LW's POV at least) her manager is using all this sprinkled-in Yiddish as a clumsy attempt at 'relating' that is actually othering. It's so annoying to see people without this experience/who won't let themselves notice these things, blithely dismissing LW's concerns.

Also, check out this thread, which seems to be helping a couple of people get the point: https://www.askamanager.org/2022/03/my-boss-started-using-yiddish-after-she-found-out-im-jewish-sleepwear-for-work-travel-and-more.html#comment-3805140