Do all companies do this?
I'm black and female so I suppose i should be thinking "woo hoo, they're making sure there's a place for me when it comes to leadership opportunities"!
But in reality when i see a form where we're suggesting people for a temporary leadership opportunity and the categories you fill in are: name, position, gender and race/ethnicity, I think they don't care how qualified you are just as long as you don't look like the person next to you. or if I get this opportunity it's because they didn't have anyone who looked like me not because i made a compelling case.
i think diversity in general is great but when we're making sure there are x number or Blacks, Asians, etc. in groups i get creeped out. or when we must talk about how different we are to ensure we all "get it". and all white people are privileged and all black people have to overcome the ills of society...
What if i just went to work and did my job and happened to be Black.
Am i the only one who finds forced diversity way more uncomfortable than a dice roll that ends up with a diverse crowd or not. or knowing that if someone doesn't like black people i won't have to work for them because they won't hire me?
Korres
Thanks for writing this, I didn't know someone else question the same thing. I felt that way too sometimes when I was still working. (I'm a stay-at-home mom now) There's that question, am I in the position because of merit or it's because behind-closed-door they have a policy that they need to include me because of my race.
If you ended up being in the position that you coveted, try to just work your @ss off and really prove that you're worth it and you're contributing more than just a number in your company, that's the attitude I adopted eventually. Instead of worrying what my co-workers or bosses thought about me 'personally,' I tried my best to just show them that I was really the best person for the job.
I ended up enjoying the job and the environment, and I thought I did do some great stuffs for the company I worked for.
Good luck.
*Unconditional love is a beautiful thing, just be sure to give it AFTER your conditions have been met.*
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