I've been representing corporations for years, and you would be shocked at the stupidity of management. (I'm not talking about the board of directors and officers -- althought they can be pretty stupid also -- but rather, store managers and regional managers.) For example, a few years ago on Long Island a major brokerage house was nailed for sexual discrimination and harrassment, for essentially turning the office into a frat house/strip joint, where females were regularly groped and subjected to sexually explicit comments, and stippers were brought in to the office to entertain the boys and favored clients. Not only was management aware of the situation, but it was also an active participant. Who would have thunk they could be so stupid, but they were.
I wonder how many CB managers are people of color?
Not many, I bet.
I dunno about store managers, but they've had a black VP of Human Resources for something like a decade.