You are in a firm that “embraces diversity”, yet you see pervasive racism. Is that the case with your firm too?

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This scares me being a WOC who entering consulting first time post grad in August

Racism, or at least some level of ignorance, is everywhere unfortunately. Seen it the most on my current project but mainly from subcontractors

I think we all need to be careful in generalizing based on our individual anecdotal experiences. There are assholes everywhere; in most cases they do not represent all of the leadership or the firm, and are condemned when identified with harsh consequences. Unfortunately the challenge is that some are very good at hiding and their bad behaviors are hard to quantify and escalate, but in my experience, it all comes out one of at or another at the end.

What happened, OP? What’s on your mind?

But you don't even need to have a bunch or even any assholes for racism to still be prevalent at your firm. You just need people to go along with the status quo and reflect the society they live in and the structural racism that holds people back will be just as strong as ever.

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