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.
Kevin Rhee's Experience
One-on-one it was easier to control your identity and I would feel my identity was more respected. In a group setting, sometimes stereotypes would come into play.
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For Asian women it's kind of gross but they fit into a sexual comfort zone for white, male managers. So it puts women in a compromising position of having to play that up in advance.
I want to advise people that they may not be crazy. If you go into a meeting and you are getting weird vibes from people, the impulse is always to think, "I'm crazy.