The many forms of bias

What does bias in workplace look like?

1. Closed door meetings without you that make the decisions that you were supposed to
2. All top roles in a company filled by colleagues from previous companies or close friends from outside of work
3. Getting feedback on attire being too casual and not “polished” enough
4. Getting assigned a desk that is in a “quiet corner” away from the “cool members” for no reason
5. Others favored to lead in group settings because they are white and can “talk well”
6. Peer picked for a new role because they “look more mature”
7. Peer promoted to “Director” because they “sound more confident”
8. Not invited to a group meeting because “your manager can represent you”
9. Not allowed to interview customers because “you are too new” after 4+ years in the same role and 1+ year in the company
10. Given feedback that “you are a work-horse, not a leader”
11. Being asked to revise your formal feedback on a peer promo doc to be more positive and to remove negatives
12. Provided with no direct guidance or feedback on areas to do better, but being given critical comments in a closed door performance reviews
13. Implying that you are hired as “diversity candidate” or that you don’t belong
14. Expecting that you must be strange if you do not drink or cannot speak about different alcohols varieties or exotic tasting outings
15. Going out with the team after a team dinner when they want to get drinks, but getting told “you should know when you are not wanted”
16. Expected to work for the opportunity, not for salary or data on what your shares/options are worth
17. No written down promotion criteria
18. Hiring people to “grow into” a role, while not promoting from within based on the same criteria
19. Being told that higher studies is not important for you because you are a woman. Being told that women only work until they have children. That raising kids is more important than everything else including your own happiness. That working for women should only be as a hobby, with family needs coming first. That women need to learn the ways of their husband’s family and give up theirs.
20. Being told that whatever you accomplish, you will be judged by “blah”, i.e. random self-serving criteria