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Based on that description alone, it looks fine. But I don't know the work. Edit: In light of ⬇️, it should stay deleted
Edited by Tabs
I know the work and I agree with the removal. The trope doesn't apply to any labor who happens to be ethnic, but there's a power dynamic aspect either in the writing or the in-universe portrayal (they're explicitly less socially privileged than their white bosses). In this case the reason for doing so (penance) isn't racialized. Nate was very well-paid and presumably becomes so again shortly after that scene.
Edited by Synchronicity
I added the below example to a character page, and a user deleted it on the grounds that "Being the assistant to Will was clearly Nate choosing to do the job an act of penance". I don't think there's anything in the trope description that says this would preclude the example from qualifying, so I wanted to check if this was a valid deletion.
Ethnic Menial Labour: In the season three finale, Nate is the "assistant to the kitman" despite being vastly overqualified for the job, and spends the episode picking up water bottles, pushing a laundry cart, and performing various forms of labour for the all white coaching staff.
This same user has also deleted my and others' factually accurate additions in the past and sent me various P Ms accusing me of "lionizing" the character in question and "demonizing" another, which I know they have done to other users as well.