Post by smarywills on Feb 9, 2007 16:28:05 GMT -5
There was a recent post that spoke about same race discrimination and talked about how Federal law treats discrimination and other violations the same—regardless of the race of the victim and the perpetrator.
So, it was funny, when I spoke to an ex-coworker tonight, who was complaining about the President/CEO of the company he is resigning from—today! The President/CEO is a Black woman, but, apparently, she refuses to put Black people into the highest level positions.
In fact, she preferred promoting a Hispanic into the company’s CFO job, even though female staff made complaints about his “very hands on” approach to business and even though there were complaints about his fiscal accounting (read: he had shady math). I’m told none of this mattered. The President/CEO wasn’t putting a Black person into these types of jobs because she had problems “trusting us.” In other words, she had trouble trusting Black workers and senior managers.
I’ve been told that her biggest business accounts were found and won by a Black man! So, her mistrust is based on what?
Yes, some of us, even business owners and executives, have issues! This example reinforces that, yes, Blacks (and others) can intentionally discriminate against their own race. Do you have an experience with same race discrimination?
S. Mary Wills
theblackfactor.blogspot.com
The Black Factor is a useful resource for anyone who is Working While Black. The blog provides strategies for dealing with racially-based problems in the workplace, provides perspectives on workplace racism, and allows visitors to share experiences.
So, it was funny, when I spoke to an ex-coworker tonight, who was complaining about the President/CEO of the company he is resigning from—today! The President/CEO is a Black woman, but, apparently, she refuses to put Black people into the highest level positions.
In fact, she preferred promoting a Hispanic into the company’s CFO job, even though female staff made complaints about his “very hands on” approach to business and even though there were complaints about his fiscal accounting (read: he had shady math). I’m told none of this mattered. The President/CEO wasn’t putting a Black person into these types of jobs because she had problems “trusting us.” In other words, she had trouble trusting Black workers and senior managers.
I’ve been told that her biggest business accounts were found and won by a Black man! So, her mistrust is based on what?
Yes, some of us, even business owners and executives, have issues! This example reinforces that, yes, Blacks (and others) can intentionally discriminate against their own race. Do you have an experience with same race discrimination?
S. Mary Wills
theblackfactor.blogspot.com
The Black Factor is a useful resource for anyone who is Working While Black. The blog provides strategies for dealing with racially-based problems in the workplace, provides perspectives on workplace racism, and allows visitors to share experiences.