Terra, Operations Manager in Las Vegas, US
All too often, Terra had to hear the sentence “You are not experienced enough” when applying for her next career step. Just to be 'experienced enough' to onboard the selected candidate into the job she was rejected for. In an honest conversation with her manager, he unpacks the real reason: "You are a woman and you are African-American. If you want to be selected, you have to work double as hard and bring double as much to the table". She changed companies and now works at DB Schenker. For the first time in her life, Terra feels like she receives the respect and acknowledgement she deserves. Terra shares her troublesome journey in climbing up the career ladder. She reveals what kept her going for more than twenty years until today where she can finally say “I have the job of my dreams.”