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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of you will not believe me, but I served in a very high level detail in the federal gov't during 2022-23. As the detail was ending, I had a private exit conversation with a senate-confirmed agency head. When they asked what I was doing next, I replied that I had applied several times over the last few years for an SES role in their agency (and others) and this person said that although I was highly qualified, well known and liked etc., it was "highly likely" that I wasn't invited to interview because I am a white male. I couldn't believe they would actually say this aloud.

FWIW - I was literally abandoned as a teenager, finished high school while living on my own, and put myself through 5 years of undergrad (because I worked full time) and 6 years to get a PhD, also while working outside jobs. Sometimes, there were months on end where I didn't have a day off, but it's because of my skin color and the associated privilege that I was successful. Whatevs.

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[b]The response to your story from someone in the DEI field would be that throughout this you still benefitted from white privilege, which you did.[/b]

I get it though.  I'm a similar story of low-income white person who improved myself, etc.[/quote]

So now he shouldn’t get selected for a job because of it?[/quote]

Didn't say that.  Point is to acknowledge that within your sob story (and lots of people have them) you still had white privilege and it helped you.  Because it did.[/quote]

ummm you realize that the notion of “privilege” does not justify overt discrimination based on race/gender?[/quote]

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