Diary Of  A Black Woman In A White World

Diary Of A Black Woman In A White World

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My White Boss Told Me I Was Too Big To Climb The Corporate Ladder

My White Boss Told Me I Was Too Big To Climb The Corporate Ladder

Big women don’t make it in corporate she implied

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Zuri Stevens
May 20, 2024
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She considered herself a tight little package and she mainly hired people that looked like her: white, petite, and European. I was an exception because she didn’t quite have a choice. They needed someone to manage Africa and so after unsuccessfully looking for months for a white woman who would fit…

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