"He reminds me of myself when I was younger." "I see a lot of myself in him." ~Things you never hear a white boss say about an ambitious and intelligent young black man

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I’ll probably get dragged for this but life goes on. You were hired for a reason. Someone saw that you have potential. Worry about what you can control.

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This same thing was posted in the Women in Consulting bowl and just literally life goes on. We don’t need posts like this. We get it!

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If there’s a white man saying “he reminds me of myself when I was younger” and “I see a lot of myself in him”, I know I’ve taken the wrong path in life and need help.

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That’s real Accenture 1 🤣🤣🤣

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I've had non-black bosses make comments along those lines to me. Usually other minorities, tbh though. Or a white boss in relation to something specific

Out of curiosity, do you tell your white bosses that you really value their opinion and hope to be able to be as X,Y,Z as them one day? (And I'm not saying this to imply that you need to be the one to open the dialogue in that way)

Maybe he sees that you are smart or ambitious 💁🏿‍♂️ not always a bad thing.

“I said what I said” 😂😂😂 oooookkkaaayyy big dawgggg!

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