Stereotyping

Being African American you are assumed to be less intelligent or worldly

Colleen Clark — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:48:35 -0800

It is assumed that African Americans are less intelligent or worldly. When someone is speaking to you and uses a term they assume you are unfamiliar with, they will give you the definition or explanation without you asking for it.

I was stereotyped as a man-hating lesbian

Diane Lent — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:48:05 -0800

I was stereotyped as a man hating lesbian, while serving as the manager of a corporate chain restaurant.

Gay stereotypes and lack of mentors

Cameron Adams — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:40:51 -0800

There are a lot of people that are gay at my office and they are wide open about it. Most of them are guys so I thought I would fit in but I realized that most of these guys end up self-segregating themselves because the corporate air in my industry puts a whole set of stereotypes if you are gay, which is unspoken, of course.

All I could be was a flight attendant

Karen Moon — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:26:10 -0800

In the elevator of an international hotel one man assumed I was a flight attendant over any of the thousands of other occupations that exist.

I think I was fired because I am lesbian

Renee Kutcher — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:53:03 -0800

I can't prove it, but I believe part of the reason I was laid off from my last corporate job was because I am lesbian.

My boss told me I wasn't acting like a typical Asian woman

April Lee — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:52:56 -0800

I was hired as a recruiter to bring in more Asian Americans but when I pushed for more resources to recruit in the Asian American community my boss said, "You're not behaving like the Japanese women at my church.

My boss told me he hated Filipino accents

April Lee — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:52:55 -0800

I was talking to my boss once and he got a phone call. After he hung up he looked at me and said, "I just hate Filipino accents.

I feel mistrusted because I'm Arab

Badra Lubab — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:52:51 -0800

Sometimes I am provoked into political discussions that lead to uncomfortable situations with co-workers.

A good indication of their philosophy and culture

Melinda Summers — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:52:35 -0800

Once our off-shoring team in China came into our office and worked with us for several months. When one of the Chinese employees told my boss that they needed more time to finish a project he replied, "Don't you fucking tell me you aren't going to get it done.

I looked around and I was the most educated person

Kelly Kiehl — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:52:29 -0800

Another female colleague and I looked around the brokerage house we worked at and realized the department was being run by men but the two of us were the most educated of the group.