One day we need to have a conversation about how the majority of HR professionals are white women and how they operate as the single largest barrier to entry for non white people in corporate.
I but like this is just one of many reasons y’all have to stop believing that white women are this ultra oppressed group with limited power. Yesterday a white woman in HR submitted a report to me trying to throw out a perfectly qualified black woman’s resume because she “giggled too much” in her screening.
When we have a salary budget of 6 figures, who do you think says “but I think we can get them for 60”.
White women are powerful. Very very powerful. Don’t believe the damsel in distress hype.
The next time you go through an interview process, I want you to count how many white women you have to go through before you even get to the white man in charge.
Addendum: nowadays, the first person that contacts you is probably a recruiter, someone you’ll never see in person that reads 800 resumes a day. They just need the numbers and don’t care who gets hired as long as someone gets hired. The second person you talk to? That’s the corporate white woman in HR. If she arrived late to your interview, if she was mean to you, if she changed the conditions that first person had outlined in order for you to get the job, if she lowered how much money you were going to get paid (or refuses to tell you), etc, call the recruiter. Even if you get a formal rejection (you probably won’t), call the recruiter, and tell them what happened at your interview.
Racism and disclination hinder the effectiveness of recruiter’s work by adding secret “must be white and must vibe with the HR gal” scouting requirements; recruiters hate that no matter their stance on you personally, your race, sexuality or anything. Recruiters need the numbers. Trust me, they’re having calls with the HR white women asking WHY you were rejected, and getting vague ass answers, if they get answers at all. BUT If they get enough of YOUR calls that convey “the woman was rude to me so fuck this job”, they have evidence against her and can report her. I’ve seen them go after being reported a couple times, and look, it’s not about the company caring about you, or racism or anything.
It makes the White Guy on Top lose money.
Call the recruiter. Be polite, but be clear. The recruiter wants you to get that job.
