old me that it was a plus that I was available at anytime because not many of the people that have applied have had the availability like I did. After a few days I found out that neither my friend nor me got the job. The lady who interviewed me told me that there weren’t anymore positions available and they are no longer hiring anyone. She told me that she would still keep my application on file so that as soon as a position was available she would call me and let me know. I was a little disappointed when she gave me the news but I figured that’s life. A few days later I spoke to my friend. He had asked me if I got the job and I told him no and explained why. He said that was strange because two people went there that day and filled an application out then got hired on the spot. When I heard that I was really upset. I decided to wait a few days, then return there to see if there were any positions that were open. To my surprise there were and they were the same positions that I had applied for. Later that day I found out that the two people who were hired once worked with my mother not to long ago. My mother told me 2 young black guys who worked with her but only for a few months because they were fired. When she told me that they were both black I began thinking of some crazy things that I later found out were true. I thought, “Well maybe they didn’t hire me because I’m white and most of the people in there are black or Hispanic.” It turned out that my crazy thoughts were right. Another one of my friends who worked there told me that all the people they hired were black and that anyone who came in applied who was white didn’t get hired. Also if a white person went in and asked about the job positions, they were told that they were only looking for a night crew for maintenance. When a black or hispanic person asked about the job positions they were told a different stor...
