Acceptance?

I think I'm finally accepted at my office.

I was talking to a manager when someone else poked his head in (acceptable in my office's culture). The manager said, "I can tell it's bad news. You're as pale as Fabi."

A little later in a meeting about our Federal reporting regulations, he said, "This is where we show our work to the massa... no offense meant, Fabi."

I just shrugged and said, "They're my massa too."