Name Discrimination at the Job
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Started by The Nomad
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Jun 2005
The Nomad
Silver Spring, MD
It's easy to believe that someone will choose not to hire you based on physical appearance whether that's race or on the basis of physical attributes like hairstyle, piercings, or tattoos. I was wondering if anyone feels as if they were denied a job opportunity because your name sounded "too ethnic?"
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By my name being Jonathan, I wouldn't know, but I believe it does happen even if the person is very qualified for the job.
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My name sounds super white, but I think my town my screw me up sometimes.
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I ain't hiring a bumquisha. . . I'm sorry. . . she's gotta represent the company.
Her qualifications would have to be OVERWHELMING, that is if I get past the name on her resume.
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^That's so ignorant and what's so wrong with the world today.
yea....I wish these black parents out here would stop being so " overly creative " with coming up with names cause it really is hurting their child in the long run when it comes to career opportunities. I mean, off the bat, its hard to take someone seriously named Quadasia, but thats not a reason to discriminate on them cause they had some ghetto fabulous parents...
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It's apart of Black culture though. I know it's the way of the world but it needs to stop being a duty for parents to stop naming there kids certain names and more a duty for us to stop judging a person because of a name.
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Lady_ J wrote:yea....I wish these black parents out here would stop being so " overly creative " with coming up with names cause it really is hurting their child in the long run when it comes to career opportunities. I mean, off the bat, its hard to take someone seriously named Quadasia, but thats not a reason to discriminate on them cause they had some ghetto fabulous parents...
