Vote on Desiree Davidson's Story
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.
Oil/Energy/Natural Resources
I was overlooked for a VP position despite an excellent track record and better qualifications than the new male hire
As PR director for Schlumberger's $2 billion IT services division, I consistently collected substantial bonuses, and was given stock options, which the company only gives to top 5% achievers.
It made me realize that all the "diversity" messaging that I had been giving to the media and analysts was a bunch of lies.
I would have stayed if they had respected that my expertise as a communications professional was fully translatable into working on the oilfield side of the business.
Putting strategic communications and media relations skills to work everyday with energy and focus.
Tiffany Carter
I would attend company dinners at executives' homes. People would bring their wives and husbands, but I could never bring my partner. People always thought I was single and couldn't find a date, so th
It was a big deal that I was a vice president at this company. I was the youngest vice president in the company's history. I was a woman. I had bucked the trends. My boss thought I was the greatest thing since sliced bread.
I showed up on my first day of work and a co-worker had put lines of coke on my desk. Later, he had had sex on my desk and he bragged about it. So I guess you could call that a hostile work environmen
When my boss said, "I hear you're a lesbian." I just looked at her and said, "So?" I was in management already. I wasn't a worker bee - I had a title. It was the first time I stood up to something in
There was a very strong fundamentalist Christian culture at the office. They had unofficial policies that were implemented by the executive who was the head of marketing and sales. He would call people up and say, in no uncertain terms, "It is unacceptable for you to live with your boyfriend or girlfriend.
