I have a very similar story. In 1974 I applied to NY Telephone for a job. Went down to the employment office on...Madison Avenue? Anyway. I took the test. I aced it. I knew SxS stitching, PA, ICM and 1A2. I was rejected and I was told that "At this time we are only hiring minorities." I asked how many people of Jewish extraction they had working at NY Tel?
Let me say that NY Tel - in the 50's, 60's and into the '70s hired no one who wasn't Irish or German - or at least had an Irish or German name and looked like they could pass.
The fellow who was interviewing me said he had all the information in front of him and looked it up.
"Something under 1/10 of 1%" was his answer.
"I would think that in NYC with its current ethnic makeup, that would not only make me a minority - but a discriminated against minortiy" I said.
"Yes" he said, "but you're the wrong minority".
And I said.....
And they had Security escort me out of the building.
And I stayed in Interconnect and never looked back.
Sam
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