i just realized that people in HR seem to not want to hire ethnic minorities even those who can understand/speak cantonese. im talking about manual labour jobs... like dish washing, baggage handler...
whenever i try to apply for a job through whatsapp or email, i type it in Chinese. Then the moment they ask for my name, i gave them my english name and they always never reply back or do the 'my colleague will call you back bs' i cant even get an interview for a dishwashing job guys, a job where literally do not need to open your mouth or even read.
my first job was retail which actually requires you to speak in cantonese and i assume the reason i even got a job there is because its a foreign company and its a well known clothing brand internationally. But based on my experience applying for a job in local companies, seems like they dont want to hire non-chinese even if I could speak/understand.
there was this dishwashing job ad that just got posted not long ago (1 hour ago) and i called and ask if i could apply (in english), they told me no. But few days ago when i try to apply through whatsapp (typed everything in chinese) they say 'will call you back' but this made me think the moment i told them my english name after they told me to 'call me back' they automatically didnt want me.
i know there are ethnic minorities working in the airport, so i tried to apply for some low skilled jobs as airport trolly agent where u just collect trollys and organize them. I messaged their whatsapp in chinese, told them my name, they told me to meet at a specific place in the airport and gave me 2 numbers to call once i arrive and when i did call them, they pretend i called the wrong number, so i called the other number that was provided, same b*tch, same voice answered and i told her 'im here for job interview' this is (my name) and she told me 'no' I dont understand the logic behind this, why tell me to meet up and then tell me i dialed the wrong number, then tell me theres no job interview the 2nd i dialed the other number?
born and raised here, never experienced descrimination because i basically look like a local. maybe if i show my pale asian skin they would let me 🙄