In the ten years I've been a Rescue Lieutenant in Providence I've had a female partner, a Hispanic partner, a Jewish Partner, a Black partner, an Irish partner , an Asian partner and a Troglodyte. With the exception of the Troglodyte, each and every one of them has done the job and done it well. Some have strengths in one place, others are strong in other places, but all in all I could not have asked for better people to work with.
If it were not for the opportunity I've had to work in Rhode Island's Capitol City, I never would have been 
exposed to so many different kinds of people. I've found that we are definitely different, no doubt about it. We look different, act different and respond different. No matter how different we are, though, we are the same.
It is our differences that make things interesting. The world is full of interesting people, and the more of them you meet, the more you realize just how different we are. Funny thing is, race, sex, religion and color have nothing to do with it. I have more in common with my partners than I do most of my family.
We are drawn to a vocation, and in that vocation we find ourselves. It is in Rescue 1 that I have found my place, even if it looks like a United Nations convention most days.
Most days, I can walk into work and the background music in my head is the theme from the Cantina scene in Star Wars. I'd have it no other way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCA04lFuu6M&feature=related
Again please excuse my ignorance, but what is a troglodyte? Your co-workers are as diverse as the ones I have at RIH.