" On gays and lesbians in the workplace, Wall Street may have embraced change faster than other industries. That is one suggestion in a recent feature from Bloomberg News, which examines the increasing number of openly gay employees at old-line securities firms." The full story is here.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=a2GgU1I4YhPc&refer=home
Isn't there a Bob Dylan song that goes "Times they are achanging."? Years ago when I started working for a securities firm, they were very concerned about my 'telephone voice.' I know this because the telephone operator told me months later, after we became friendly.
I had told my mom about the many telephone calls I received from the manager before I actually started the job and mom, God bless her, got it on first try, she said "Baby-girl they want to know if you sound colored on the telephone." My reaction was, "Oh, that can't be true, but Betty confirmed that indeed it was true. Did I say anything to my manager? No I did not. Did I quit? No I did not. But when I did leave, I did it with style. There were real reqrets from the brokers (except one-I think) and my manager. It did my heart good, when he repeatedly asked me to stay and offer me a raise to do so. It did my heart one better when I said no.
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