Corporate Leavers - The Cost of Employee Turnover Due to Unfairness
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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.
Betty Duncan's Experience
Betty Duncan shares 3 experiences
Betty was in the corporate world for 15 years. She lost several family members in just two years, which gave her perspective about priorities.I was in the corporate world for 15 years. I lost several family members in a two-year period. I had a wonderful boss who offered to keep me on the payroll and let me take time off. After losing so many close to me, I realized what was important, and I didn't want to die at a desk.
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At one point, the guy in charge of affirmative action at the company scheduled a meeting with me after hours. He told me I had grounds for a lawsuit because what I was going through was so bad I had no idea.
When I was at my previous company, I knew there was going to be a huge lay off. I was talking to one of the ladies who was getting laid off and I had to pretend like I didn't know. We were going over things.