Western European companies most discriminatory
Ireland based Janet Anderson (name changed) will be writing for WhenWomenWork occasionally, under an anonymous name, sharing her experiences as a working professional.
Having worked in four European countries, including my country of birth, I can say European companies are all discriminatory in varying degrees going up to extreme high. Employers don’t seem to want you unless you speak the language of the country to perfection, have the ‘correct’ sounding name and even the ‘correct’ skin colour. Qualifications does not always matter so much. It seems to have less to do with racism and more with a fear of the new: new ways of thinking, a different culture than their own etc. I would actually call these countries arrogant.
In contrast, American companies in Europe are much more fair and law abiding - more on this in another post.
It is not easy getting a job either in Europe; but I must say if you are lucky and do get a job, you are actually almost guaranteed payment of salaries, equal rights and help from unions etc.
