When I put “I choose not to answer” I get more calls for interviews or if I put white. I also have an ethnic first name but a “regular last name” when I changed my first name I also got calls back instead of using my name at birth. On LinkedIn I removed my profile picture and more companies were interested in looking at my resume.
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Sad Reality
Got pissed off at a 20 cent raise in January, wanted to see what I could do to get back silently. So the past month I've started doing the bare minimum work. Now my situation is weird because I am in quality control and don't necessarily have a “boss” that's within my field so people usually leave me be. I work directly with production side of the company so my presence is usually felt doing checks as soon as its ready. Instead of staying on the floor all day now I just stay in my office and only pop out to show my face randomly, catch up and then go back. Some days I'll spend 8 hours of my 10hr day in my small office watching YouTube videos and bullshitting. Now when I'm need I absolutely do not shy away from the work but it's just not all day anymore.…