I work with a small team, and my manager is quite harsh on the entire team except for his few favorites. These past two weeks my manager has been constantly pulling me in the office for things that has nothing to do with my performance or job role. When he asks me a question, he tells me my tone is rude. When I’m quit and just observing during meetings, she pulls me into separate meetings saying i look miserable and like I have an attitude. I was honest with him and told him I’m a little more reserved because i’m nervous to open my mouth during our meetings or other times that are outside my job role itself (for reference i’m a floater assistant teacher). I have spoken to people I consider a safe place at work and they reassure me that they’ve never thought of me as rude or having an attitude and they appreciate the work I do in their classrooms. They’re also aware of my manager’s personality so they have just told me to just say “okay” and tune him out. But I feel like i’m at the point where i’m damned if I do, damned if I don’t. I’ve only been here for a few months and I love my job itself and my team members. I am also the only black woman in my department so I feel really uncomfortable due to the stigma of black women having an attitude in the workplace for simply existing. My manager is just giving me a really hard time. He’s even threatened to write me up if my attitude isn’t fixed but I’m just really confused.