You gotta admit it’s problematic. I’m white as can be, and so is my first and last name, totally black middle name. Think John Tyrone Jones. Did not get a single reply on my resume for 2-months until I removed my middle name. 3 interviews, 2 offers and a job within 2 weeks. (This was 10 years ago.)
To this day I’m surprised Barack Hussein Obama made it all the way to the top. Times have changed drastically, but not that much.
LOL, at least I can pronounce her name. Some Indian names utterly kick my ass. Still, easier than Eastern European names. “I have no idea what those letters represent.” At least I can sound out Indian names. :)
You gotta admit it’s problematic. I’m white as can be, and so is my first and last name, totally black middle name. Think John Tyrone Jones. Did not get a single reply on my resume for 2-months until I removed my middle name. 3 interviews, 2 offers and a job within 2 weeks. (This was 10 years ago.)
To this day I’m surprised Barack Hussein Obama made it all the way to the top. Times have changed drastically, but not that much.
LOL, at least I can pronounce her name. Some Indian names utterly kick my ass. Still, easier than Eastern European names. “I have no idea what those letters represent.” At least I can sound out Indian names. :)
The romanized versions of Indian names rely on more recent standardized transliteration rules.
Eastern European names keep legacy orthographies that are tied to centuries‑old literary traditions, records, and national identities.
I struggle with many Polish names especially.
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