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Were they afraid we were planning a coup d'etat?
I spent my first summer during Columbia Law School at a firm in Philadelphia described as one of the best places in the city for black lawyers. I believed that if there was any place where I would have an equal chance at opportunities, be treated fairly and succeed, this would be it. There were three black female summer associates out of sixty that year but any time all three of us were in an office talking, one of the partners would knock on the door to see how we were doing. It happened too often to be a coincidence that sometimes we would purposely agree to meet in so-and-so's office to test our theory that we were being monitored. Like clock work, ten minutes after we would get together a partner would stop by.
I don't think they do it on purpose
- Workplace Unfairness
- Male
- Arab/Arab-American
- Banking - Retail
- Considering Leaving
- Company Response
- Cultural Differences
- Drinking
- Fitting In
- Positive Experience
- Vegetarian
If we are ordering pizza in the office, automatically someone will order a vegetarian one because they know I don't eat pork. I know that if someone is organizing a party, they will always make sure that someone will make sure that there is a non-alcoholic drink available for me. They are accommodating in certain ways. But, of course, sometimes the things that come out of their mouths are totally inappropriate. I don't think they do it on purpose. It's natural. But sometimes, it's just wrong.