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A Black man has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against a hotel in Detroit, Michigan, alleging the hotel only offered him a job interview after he changed the name on his resume, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by CNN.

Dwight Jackson filed the lawsuit against the Shinola Hotel on July 3, alleging he was denied a job when he applied as “Dwight Jackson,” but later offered an interview when he changed his name to “John Jebrowski.”

The lawsuit alleges Jackson was denied a job in “violation of Michigan Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act.”

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[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 125 points 2 years ago

Middle-aged white guy here. First and last names, total white bread. Middle name? Black. Think "Tyrone" or "Trevon". (LOL, Trevon shows a spell check error on one of the top 20 black male names.)

Couldn't get a response on my resume for 6-weeks, nada. Changed the email to take out my middle name. Next week, 3 interviews and a solid job.

Had a black neighbor with a valley girl accent show up to an interview. 8 white girls waiting for their interviews. They showed her the door and said there was a mistake, no openings. She eventually got hired since her preacher was a top dog at the place.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 65 points 2 years ago

The good thing about racists is that they're fucking stupid. Just interview the person and say nothing instead of making up an obvious lie.

[-] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 31 points 2 years ago

But what if the interview goes well... Then what? We can't just hire them. Then we'll be forced to maybe face... Something. Not sure exactly what...

[-] rottingleaf@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago

Just interview the person and say nothing instead of making up an obvious lie.

You don't get it, they consider this a humiliation inflicted by them on someone they want, well, humiliated. Eh, and sometimes it is true.

[-] morphballganon@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago

8 white girls waiting for their interviews. They showed her the door and said there was a mistake, no openings.

This is baffling. She could clearly see the other girls, yeah? All applying for the same position?

How do you dismiss one candidate in front of others, and say there are no openings? I don't get it.

[-] Seleni@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

They just didn’t finish the sentence. ‘There are no openings for someone of your heritage.’

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Well maybe she misread the room? 🤔

Arrives for the interview and there are 8 white girls, in scrubs, in the waiting room. Also, the person who was to take her in the back for the interview was visibly shocked.

My wife is a Filipino and I'm shocked at what she's encountered in interviews.

"Are you Mexican or Asian?" Visible disgust at Asian.

"Are you a Christian? Oh. A Catholic. You have to attend our church every Sunday or we won't hire you."

Bonus points: Her first name is sorta black sounding. Told her to work around that somehow. Because I had to.

https://old.lemmy.world/comment/11105265

[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
[-] Malfeasant@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Surely nobody would go on the internet and tell lies...

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I heard the man from the church and his wife discussing with them in the driveway. Take that as you will.

[-] Jumpingspiderman@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I have a Latin surname. I am sure it's cost me in some circles. But in others it's an advantage. At least for me I think it kind of evens out.

[-] Ilovemyirishtemper@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah, me too. I'm a white woman with an Asian last name and a gender neutral first name. Honestly, I think my gender neutral first name opens more doors for me than the Asian last name closes.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

LOL, Trevon shows a spell check error on one of the top 20 black male names

My autocorrect replaces “human” with “juman”! wtf

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