I Am A Victim Of Local Racism
Greetings. I'm a job seeker from Zamboanga City. I am a graduate of Western Mindanao State University where I finished my Bachelor of Laws. I applied in ESS Manufacturing Company, Inc. (EMCI) which holds its offices at the 41st, 42nd and 23rd floor of PBCOM Tower, Ayala Avenue, Makati, for the position of Legal researcher/legal indexer They called me to take their written exam. The next day they called me and they told me that I passed the written exam. Furthermore I have to pass their assessment (I don't have any idea on what's their procedure on this). Later they call me and told me that I passed and I was invited for an interview. On the day of the interview, I was asked by this interviewer: Where did I take my Bachelor of Laws? I told her: from Western Mindanao State University. She replied: Pardon again. I repeated my answer. Then she blurted: Oh Mindanaooo.. As if there's an expression of awe and surprise. I felt a bit insulted because I sense a negative connotati