Beware if you are a person of color… But if you are a person of color who subscribes to respectability politics and being white adjacent, you’ll fit right in! This office is about as melanin deficient as they come. Their questions and responses make it evident that they don’t prepare for interviews. When I asked different interviewers about their experiences at GLG, people volunteered information about a high turnover and poor Glassdoor reviews while failing to mention how the company is addressing it. In addition to not having questions prepared, someone on leadership interviewed me in an open space filled with background noise and passersby. I couldn’t help but think the same consideration of overlooking this unprofessionalism wouldn’t be extended to me if I had children running in the background. Multiple interviewers mentioned how everyone is competitive within their own teams, but then began to backpedal and talk about how collaborative the environment is. Every interviewer indirectly referenced a lack of work life balance. One manager told me if I had plans for the evening, be prepared to cancel. The same person on the leadership team asked me, “Why should I be concerned about you?” When I asked for clarity on whether he was asking about my weaknesses, he said no. Then I asked is there anything he’s concerned about that he wants me to address and he said no. Later I asked him what qualities are needed to succeed in this role and his response was, “You tell me.” Tip: Be prepared for interviews and mindful of how you interact with candidates. You can only camouflage racial bias as “culture fit” for so long. If you think this assumption is a reach, note my observation below. During my in-person interview you made the mistake of sending me two employees who weren’t scheduled to interview me. While speaking with them, one woman shared that she was a school teacher prior to joining GLG and the other was a recent college graduate. As someone with research experience, I’d love to hear the mental gymnastics in your rationale when discussing the qualifications of our resumes side by side. But hey, I’m familiar with working twice as hard to get just as much.