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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 WON
- Workplace Unfairness
- Female
- African-American
- Heterosexual
- Left & is now a Small Business Entrepreneur
- Company Response
- Compensation
- Discrimination
- Personal Response
I was an executive consultant for a company in California. I worked for them previously and brought in great accounts for them. When they re-hired me they offered me a lesser compensation plan than the new hires who were white men with no experience.
I was told I was not offered a choice of plans because the Managing Partner decided it wasn't necessary. I threatened to place a suit against the company. They gave me the better compensation plan and paid me retroactive to my hiring date.