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Originally Posted by wutamess
Actually, I'm glad you're in here... I actually envy you but do have some things to negate.
You bounced back just fine (that's why I'm envious). But the chances of that person that didn't get that opp may not have bounced back as well because of the limit of opportunities because of race.
Just because your corp is diverse doesn't mean that they all are. Especially true for a WORLD corp. We're far behind the world when it comes to race relations.
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Just so I'm not misinterpreted......I was turned down for a promotion that I should have received because my employer had to hire someone off the street who was black. I was told to train them. I was discriminated against because my employer did not think I was a minority. Discrimination is never the right thing to do regardless of skin color.
I have never made an issue about my ethnic background. I've never let it mean anything. (Besides, it was just too big a hassle for my particular ethnic background anyway)
When one of my kids was about 4-5 years old he became aware that some people made judgements based on anothers skin color. So one day he asks "Dad, are black people bad?" I held up a yellow crayon and a green crayon and I asked him which one was the better color. He said "Neither, they're just different".
Kids can sometimes figure it our a lot better than grown ups.