[javanscala]

Often one is not 100% certain they are being discriminated against or for the reason. Rarely do people publicly admit their biases, particularly in a professional setting. In some cases people can't actually recognize the bias in their decisions.

Black people in America are often taught that they will experience racism, there's a ton of history to back up that assertion, and they have most likely experienced some event that confirmed this teaching. Given that context, racism often seems like a plausible explanation when not meeting some subjective criteria and it's hard to rule out.

As a black person you can't completely rely upon the experiences of white people (or other races) for guidance. It's not unusual for black person to mimic the actions of others and have a completely different experience.

I often hear the phrase "cultural fit", particularly in Silicon Valley and cringe. It feels like a new way to express prejudice and cronyism.

[x0x0]

culture fit is a phrase that means what the person saying it means, and without knowing that, you can't infer much. I've seen it mean anything from

- read those stupid pickup artist books, hit on chicks in the marina after work, and hire a shitty designer because she has big tits and you think you'll have a better chance at sleeping with her if you work with her (there's many reasons I didn't last long here)

- are you down with tuesday night strip club

- are you fucking obnoxious to be around for 40 hours a week? (There are people in the world for whom the answer to this question is a strong yes.)

- do you have your shit together enough that you'll fit in a more mature team with relatively low supervision, lots of work getting done, and who really want to work from 9-5 unless there's an actual emergency?

In case it isn't clear -- the majority of places I've worked would (thankfully!) consider putting tuesday night strip club on the calendar a firing offense.