institutionalized racism in the work place? namely Hr
So I've been applying to several jobs for the past few months after finishing a one year stint with a non-profit..
After sending in well over 100 applications, I received [b]one request[/b] to come in for an interview. ONE.
I don't mean to brag or anything, but I was more than well qualified for a number of the positions I applied for- if anything, I honestly felt overqualified.
Here's where things become interesting:
[url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/02/jose-joe-job-discrimination_n_5753880.html]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/02/jose-joe-job-discrimination_n_5753880.html[/url]
After reading this article, things may make some more sense now. My name is Jorge. Jorge Jorge Jorge. Yes, like the name people joke as being that of their landscaper or housekeeper
I wonder what would have differed if I had put my middle name, Anthony, instead?
Welps, I ended up landing the job I interviewed for at Warby Parker. Hired almost immediately.
Suck on that potentially racist HR people, you missed out on a kickass employee but I don't care 'cause now I'm working for a kickass company
What do ya'll think of this? Have any of you with exotic names had similar experiences?
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[quote=mitarumetaro]Caucasian and south asian[/quote]
sweet~
can'twaitfortheworldtobemixedhuehuehuehue although technically it kind of is? idk
[quote=TehRaygunicorn]Oh cool what races, if I may ask? I'm full hispanic but I definitely don't look it.. people think I'm mixed as well (some type of white/asian mix lmao)
Yeah apparently my maternity nurse urged my parents to not name me Jorge because "I'd have a difficult life"... ah well, c'est la vie. I do love my name, especially after being insecure about it growing up in a predominantly white 'hood, but things like this just make me feel really sad[/quote]
Caucasian and south asian
[quote=mitarumetaro]I'm mixed race, and my parents actually chose to give my sibling and me white names specifically for this reason
but straight white males deny it anyway[/quote]
Oh cool what races, if I may ask? I'm full hispanic but I definitely don't look it.. people think I'm mixed as well (some type of white/asian mix lmao)
Yeah apparently my maternity nurse urged my parents to not name me Jorge because "I'd have a difficult life"... ah well, c'est la vie. I do love my name, especially after being insecure about it growing up in a predominantly white 'hood, but things like this just make me feel really sad
I felt like I got more interviews when I put a nickname that was ambiguously male/female on my resume but it could have been a coincidence/confirmation bias.
[quote=TehRaygunicorn]@ritopls u warm my heart man, how do you remember that? <3 haha
mitarumetaro surprise surprise bleh It really is a sad reality.. kind of ironic how universities seek "diversity" but the workplace doesn't. I'm hoping to stay at WP longterm but if I have to job hunt pool again I'm seriously considering going with George or Anthony lol[/quote]
I'm mixed race, and my parents actually chose to give my sibling and me white names specifically for this reason
[quote=xreminiscing]We discussed this issue in my Wealth and Poverty class. There was a study where they used the same resumes with different names, and the ones with "white" names got picked more for interviews.[/quote]
but straight white males deny it anyway
We discussed this issue in my Wealth and Poverty class. There was a study where they used the same resumes with different names, and the ones with "white" names got picked more for interviews.
@ritopls u warm my heart man, how do you remember that? <3 haha
@mitarumetaro surprise surprise bleh It really is a sad reality.. kind of ironic how universities seek "diversity" but the workplace doesn't. I'm hoping to stay at WP longterm but if I have to job hunt pool again I'm seriously considering going with George or Anthony lol
There have been studies done (which I am not prepared to cite) which show hiring biases towards whiter names, men, etc
But straight white males deny it anyway
@TehRaygunicorn: You mentioned it a few times on Basil like last year or maybe in 2012.
@Luapxal344 see that makes me sad
@duzz ya
@ritopls wtf how u kno
I think you went to Fordham and get rekt noob.
racism is bad ya
I have a Mexican friend named Jorge who goes by George. Me and my friends call him Jorge, but when it's business time, he goes by George. Still the same name.