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Woman denied job for ‘ghetto’ name, but company blames hacker
New York Post ^ | August 15, 2018 | Joshua Rhett Miller

Posted on 08/17/2018 6:56:05 AM PDT by EdnaMode

A Missouri woman said she’s hurt and distraught after being denied a job because her name was considered too “ghetto” — but company officials insist a hacker sent the racist message.

Hermeisha Robinson, of Bellefontaine Neighbors, shared her experience with Mantality Health in Chesterfield in a Facebook post on Monday, saying she was discriminated against due to her name — even though she had what it takes to fill the job post.

“I have a public service announcement,” Robinson wrote in an all-caps post. “I am very upset because today I received an email about this job that I applied for as a customer service representative at Mantality Health … I know I’m well qualified for the position as they seen on my resume!”

Robinson’s post continued: “They discriminated against me because of my name which they considered it to be ‘ghetto’ for their company! My feelings are very hurt and they even got me second guessing my name trying to figure out if my name is really that ‘ghetto.’”

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: bellefontaine; hermeisharobinson; mantalityhealth; missouri
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To: EdnaMode

Hermeisha - Is that airborne or does it take swapping of bodily fluids?


21 posted on 08/17/2018 7:40:50 AM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (To the Left, The truth is Right Wing Extremism.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
I have spoken with a lot of her sisters in various customer service departments. They are often very sweet, kind, and patient people, but understanding them is a real challenge. I'm not sure which is worse -- getting a Hermeisha on the phone or getting Lakshmi or Vijayalakshmi.

I have a 2-syllable last name. Somehow, the Hermeisha receptionists invariably manage to tack on about 1 - 3 additional syllables to it when calling me from the waiting room.

E.g., if my last name was "Badger", Receptionist Hermeisha would call out "Badger-erio"?

22 posted on 08/17/2018 7:43:55 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (Marxism: Trendy theory, wrong species)
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To: EdnaMode

The rule is, if they’re black, to *have* to hire. Right?!


23 posted on 08/17/2018 7:44:19 AM PDT by CatOwner
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To: Geronimo

We had a fellow worker named Richard Ryder. He went by Dick.
Yeah.


24 posted on 08/17/2018 7:46:15 AM PDT by Ronald_Magnus
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To: EdnaMode
I know I’m well qualified for the position as they seen on my resume!

That sentence is reason enough.

25 posted on 08/17/2018 7:49:18 AM PDT by tomkat
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To: MayflowerMadam

“Courtney”!

Bwahahahahahaha-hah!

The best punchlines come from no where and everywhere at once.

Thanks for posting that.


26 posted on 08/17/2018 7:50:04 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Gen.Blather

I’ve got a non-traditional name and I love it.

My dad first suggested Venclouse Erislovial though. Mom rescued me from that.


27 posted on 08/17/2018 7:54:25 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Geronimo

Never forget the “t” in “Asst.” either.


28 posted on 08/17/2018 7:56:20 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne

“I’ve got a non-traditional name and I love it.”

Ditto. My name is Bern. When I was born my father wanted to name me Bjorn. The registrar would not accept it, so he went with Bern, which was for some reason acceptable. (It’s the capital of Switzerland.)

Still, I have had problems because nobody believes the name when I say it. They assume I said Brian and they misheard.


29 posted on 08/17/2018 7:58:36 AM PDT by Gen.Blather
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To: Disambiguator

Cletus take the Reel

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zfs3BJZxKkc


30 posted on 08/17/2018 7:59:40 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Gen.Blather

I guess this means you weren’t Bjorn yesterday. /runsaway


31 posted on 08/17/2018 8:01:44 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne

LOL - that was great. I love the bird dog at the end, what a cutie.


32 posted on 08/17/2018 8:04:00 AM PDT by Tax-chick (Fill in my standard rant.)
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To: Geronimo

Back in 1985 while a teen working for Lechmere dept store here in MA i somehow acquired a name tag that read “Mitch Stallone”. I wore that tag all of the time the customers thought i had a wicked cool name lol.


33 posted on 08/17/2018 8:42:57 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: EdnaMode

Hermeisha ain’t dat ghetto, yo.

I kinda likes it.


34 posted on 08/17/2018 8:51:57 AM PDT by chris37 ("I am everybody." -Mark Robinson)
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To: EdnaMode

“Robinson wrote in an all-caps post”

“I know I’m well qualified for the position as they seen on my resume!”

Hmm, writing in all caps, and saying “they seen” doesn’t assure me as to her qualifications.


35 posted on 08/17/2018 8:52:40 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: cuban leaf

36 posted on 08/17/2018 8:56:30 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Ronald_Magnus

Had a kid in the Naval ROTC at my high school. Last name was “Cummer”, and he held the rank of “Seaman”.

He worked very hard to get promoted as fast as possible!


37 posted on 08/17/2018 9:02:51 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: EdnaMode

There’s the urban legend about the girl called Fem-AL-ee: on her birth certificate it was spelled “Female”.


38 posted on 08/17/2018 9:09:20 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: EdnaMode

She’s cute. I’d have hired her.


39 posted on 08/17/2018 9:09:36 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Cowboy Bob
I thought companies still had the right to hire (or not hire) who they wanted.

I am not aware of any law, regulation or rule requiring the company to declare the reason for rejecting an applicant, either.

40 posted on 08/17/2018 9:11:34 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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