My procedure in the supermarket checkout line is to seek out white or preferably Asian checkout personnel. Is this racist?
I get less attitude, more competence and efficient processing.
Is this a failure in my perceptions?
It’s not racist nor a failure in your perceptions. Although there are many competent, sincere and courteous black workers there are significant amounts of them who are not. What you’re accurately perceiving is that there is a greater likelihood that a black worker will exhibit those less than desirable traits you mentioned in comparison with others. Personally I try to take everyone on an individual basis and not lump everyone in the same category. Then again would you rather walk through an all black neighborhood or an all Asian one? General perceptions are not racist- that’s leftist tripe and poison.
I’ve experience some of the mind-numbingly slowest checkers being obese black women who barely seem to have enough energy to keep their balance and breathe. Let alone grab a bit of merchandise and slide it past the bar-code reader.
OTOH, one of the quickest food service employees ever was a young black man who worked in our base restaurant. He could roll up a burrito is just a few seconds and it was perfect. After your 2nd or 3rd visit he already knew your standard order so if you wanted to vary it you had to be quick to let him know.