When I was a chemist in the early 70’s, I interviewed at P & G. I was rejected because I had previously worked for J & J and had a non-compete agreement from there.
It’s really hard to get on at P&G. When we were hiring we would have 3500 or more local applications. My brother graduated from MTSU and worked for AT&T for several years. He retired early and applied at my plant. They told him he wasn’t what they were looking for but no other reason. I assume it was because he was a white educated male. He was extremely qualified for anything they needed. It wasn’t because of me either. It was normal to hire family members and I was a 37 year employee with an excellent work record.
Before I retired we were working rotating 10-12 hour shifts. I was in leadership. Openings were coming up in administration that I was qualified for and my supervisor/s told me to apply so that I could get on day shift and off the manufacturing floor. I got word that P&G had decided to fill those jobs with people from plants in other states. I turned in my retirement papers that week.