“Well, Mr. Torres, we’ll have an answer for you within the next couple of days.”
“Thank you for this opportunity. I am excited to work for your company,” Aldo replied, a hint of an Italian accent having a slight effect his words. He then reached out a brown hand in farewell which meet the much lighter toned palm of his interviewer. Mr. Torres now slowly walked out of the Dupont office building where he sought to soon be employed. He acknowledged each person who passed with a wave and a polite smile. Aldo surely noticed that all of those people looked different than him, though he didn’t mind. He was carefully dressed in a borrowed suit and polished shoes. A new haircut contributed to Mr. Torres’s trim appearance. He needed to look his best. …show more content…
He soon recognized the caller as the man who had interviewed him. The man told him that he had some bad news and Mr. Torres’s heart sank. They had not given him the job. He was not “the kind of employee they were looking for.” John would be starting there the following Monday. He was crushed. He simply could not believe that he did not receive the position. He had surely scored higher than John and was certainly more qualified. It became increasingly clear, the more he thought about it, why he was denied the position. He was an immigrant. He was different. Aldo was enraged. Why had John Hunt gotten the job, obviously less qualified? With an anglo name like John Hunt, he must have been “the kind of employee they were looking for.”
My grandfather, Aldo Torres was denied a job because of his differences. Because he was darker, because he spoke with an accent, because he was an immigrant, his interviewers were scared of his differences. After this event and other similar occurrences, my grandfather was forced to get jobs in manual labor. He worked hard and eventually was the head of a building company. Because he was different, he had to work harder than most in his life.
I know that today immigrants are still discriminated against. I can prevent this by not spreading false stereotypes and giving all an equal chance at
“Thank you for this opportunity. I am excited to work for your company,” Aldo replied, a hint of an Italian accent having a slight effect his words. He then reached out a brown hand in farewell which meet the much lighter toned palm of his interviewer. Mr. Torres now slowly walked out of the Dupont office building where he sought to soon be employed. He acknowledged each person who passed with a wave and a polite smile. Aldo surely noticed that all of those people looked different than him, though he didn’t mind. He was carefully dressed in a borrowed suit and polished shoes. A new haircut contributed to Mr. Torres’s trim appearance. He needed to look his best. …show more content…
He soon recognized the caller as the man who had interviewed him. The man told him that he had some bad news and Mr. Torres’s heart sank. They had not given him the job. He was not “the kind of employee they were looking for.” John would be starting there the following Monday. He was crushed. He simply could not believe that he did not receive the position. He had surely scored higher than John and was certainly more qualified. It became increasingly clear, the more he thought about it, why he was denied the position. He was an immigrant. He was different. Aldo was enraged. Why had John Hunt gotten the job, obviously less qualified? With an anglo name like John Hunt, he must have been “the kind of employee they were looking for.”
My grandfather, Aldo Torres was denied a job because of his differences. Because he was darker, because he spoke with an accent, because he was an immigrant, his interviewers were scared of his differences. After this event and other similar occurrences, my grandfather was forced to get jobs in manual labor. He worked hard and eventually was the head of a building company. Because he was different, he had to work harder than most in his life.
I know that today immigrants are still discriminated against. I can prevent this by not spreading false stereotypes and giving all an equal chance at