CASE STUDY: DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE Whitney, a top graduate from Harvard University in Massachusetts, USA, was hired by a major corporation into a management position. Whitney finished the corporation's management training program top in her group, and is performing excellently in her position. She is really enjoying her work. However, as an American black woman, she feels isolated, as there are no other black women managers and few women in her area. One night at a company party, she heard a conversation between two of her male co-workers and their supervisor. They were complaining to him about Whitney’s lack of qualifications and her unpleasant personality. They cursed affirmative action regulations for making the hiring of Whitney necessary. Whitney was very upset and wants to quit. Write an essay discussing the case study by including the following aspects: a) Whether Whitney should quit b) The validity of her co-workers’ evaluation. c) Whether Whitney should confront the co-workers.
