Underutilized

This is a dead-end job

Kerry Jones — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:40:35 -0800

The change in work assignments made me feel marginalized, demoralized, under-utilized and I felt that I had been put into a dead-end job that more than doubled my daily commute.

I was on the fast track until my desire to do good created distance

Shawn Baca — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:23:09 -0800

I was groomed to ascend to executive status in a fast track management program for an international financial institution.

The Token Hire

Darlene Johnson — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:50:12 -0800

When I interviewed with this pharmaceutical company, the human resources representative told me that I was being hired to sell to the black physicians.

A Lose-Lose Situation

Desiree Davidson — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:49:07 -0800

Black associates in the litigation department had it worse than me. They were always staffed on document review, which is essentially the grunt work of litigation.

Changing Jobs - A Growth Strategy?

Amir Zayadi — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 02:27:38 -0700

My previous job was with a consulting firm. I was there for about six years. I left because the company I was consulting for was going through reductions and consultants were going to be the first cut.

Double-edged situation

Syrita Barnes — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:29:33 -0700

When I left the second financial services firm, I had a doubled-edged situation. My numbers were so high that they couldn't deny that. I wrote a report and my boss said to me, "You wrote this?" She was surprised that I could do it.

Many of us are first generation in the business world

Tarin Addington — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:29:12 -0700

I joined the technology company in the mid-80s. They wanted to be become a market-driven company, rather than an engineering-driven company. They recruited me because I had been at a large competitor and had been quite successful.

I said, "Bye-Bye."

Brigitte Burlington — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:29:07 -0700

The company started recognizing that they needed to retain and attract minority women. I became part of their advisory board. I had a lot of exposure to senior level officers and I think a lot of them recognized the importance of diversity.

They placed me in affordable housing

Ian Maddock — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:28:57 -0700

When I first got the job offer, I was going to be in the business division. After I started working, however, they placed me in the affordable housing division. There had been another African-American man in affordable housing, but then he left.

I wasn't getting the experience I needed

Sabina Clark — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 01:28:50 -0700

The first law firm I left specialized in environmental law and had about 40 to 50 attorneys. I left the firm because I wasn't getting the training I wanted. I wasn't getting the experience I needed. When I started comparing notes with people who graduated with me from law school and with associates at the firm, I realized the kind of assignments I was getting were completely different.