Social isolation and exclusion are among the hardest forms of discrimination to prove, because by the time you realize what's happening, the damage is already done.

In these situations the person discriminating attempts to limit how visible you are so that they can control the narrative and ensure others believe you are whatever they believe you to be. When this is happening you'll find your reputation under attack and your opportunities for growth limited.

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Social isolation shifts the opinions of others to fit a narrative of who the discriminating party believes you to be. The goal is to leverage the subjective bias of others and the power of repetition to convince your coworkers that you're a problem employee even if that's not how they saw you previously.

This is often carried out with subtle and persistent character attacks when you are not present to defend yourself or explain your actions. The discriminator highlights your mistakes — no matter how small — framing each as proof of a personal failing they've already decided you have.