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by carlmr 2588 days ago
Just one piece of anecdata. I'm white as snow and got the same question from HR before. I also found it weird.
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It's entirely possible she didn't think that way. But prior to and after that experience I did have people (outside of an interview context) that explicitly told me I should not have my level of confidence due to their perceived racial expectations. So I could be overly sensitive to the whole thing.