Undervalued

I was denied the permanent position, I deserved

Salvador Rodriguez — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:48:41 -0800

This is my story of how I was excluded in a position that I truly deserved at my previous employer. I am a hard-working Hispanic and try to gain everyone's respect.

Four men for one woman

Ashley Daoud — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:48:30 -0800

I am a Middle Eastern, younger woman and I was working for an internet marketing company that was run by 2 British Men.

My judgment was questioned

Alex Tullerman — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:47:54 -0800

After a verbal agreement was made, I brought in an account. Once the account was opened, I was called into a meeting to revisit the initial agreement and against my accord, the conditions of the agreement were reversed.

Corporate America was not accepting of my talents

Scott Jackson — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:47:44 -0800

Every individual has a gift of life no matter what America thinks of you. You are still a human being.

I would have stayed if...

Tory Sanders — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:41:34 -0800

I would have stayed if the company cared more about their employees and their input. The company was bought out by an investment company whose sole interest was to make money.

Replaced by someone less qualified

Montel Johnson — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:41:13 -0800

My last encounter in corporate America-- the one that let me know without question that it was time for me to get out-- was when I was in charge of Quality Assurance (QA) for a software development company and they brought in a new QA Manager who knew nothing about QA.

I want my organization to realize I'm a person, not a dollar sign

Karala Numar — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:40:11 -0800

I had a "this is the last straw" moment...While working for a large, nation-wide consulting firm, my mother was diagnosed with Stage 3 liver Cancer.

I devoted myself to helping my colleagues, yet I still lost my job

Cora Evans — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:40:05 -0800

At Kaiser, I continued to devote myself to making the lives of my colleagues better. I took the initiative to help people out when I saw the opportunity and let them know when I saw problems that should be brought to their attention.

I would have stayed if...

Tiffany Carter — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:39:58 -0800

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.

Can't a female attorney get a little respect in the work place?

Jessica Robinson — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:39:46 -0800

I am a female attorney who worked in the corporate environment amongst mostly men. I finally excused myself from Business/Legal Affairs meetings because the other men would ignore me and literally speak right over me as I was speaking even though I was the representative of the department who had the pertinent information.