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Discussion on: As an under represented minority, what do you watch out for when job hunting?

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Ben Halpern

In addition to everything that others have said, here's some thoughts based on some friends' experiences that doesn't always come to mind:

Who's your boss's boss? Or your boss's boss's boss?

Sometimes you'll meet the people you'll be working with and things seem great, but things change within an org and you don't want to realize that once you get a new manager, you're now in a terrible environment.

On this note, the company itself might be a subsidiary of a larger company with wholly different culture and values. This will wind up creeping into your life more than you think. Companies like this are more connected in ways like shared holiday parties, promotions between organizations, top-down politics, etc.