"My Superiors regularly put me in work having to with African American Affairs not because they thought I was the right fit or because they felt I was well prepared but because I was black. Whats worse is that they looked to have me confirm their biases about black people."
"I had a meeting with my boss where she announced a new hire. My white supervisor asked "what's her heritage and ethnic background" because the email that the new hire wrote was written "so eloquently". The new hire was black."
"I'm judged for a role based on years experience. What about quality of experience or depth of experience? Can you guarantee that 'years' of experience leads to better hires? No."
"I worked in a small ad agency with some Ad tech Properties. I was an Account Executive coming into a new role. I stepped away to grab another executive. I was told that someone had made a comment about being the hood kid from Compton."
"I was told I was not collaborative and a good 'culture fit' when I walked in front of my male co-presenter on stage to better engage with an audience of 150 people."
"When you use the expression “that’s gay” to describe a negative situation — experience or thing — because I identify as gay and therefore you were saying I am less than or you see me in a negative."
"When I was a Junior Account Manager I was talked down to by another co-worker on how a production was going that I had little to do with. She questioned my competency and work ethic in an aggressive way."
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