On September 10th, 2024, I interviewed with Susanne, the Office Manager, and Jalisa for the position of Collections Specialist. During the interview, they advised that my resume was the best that they had received and that I would be a great fit for the team. She then invited me to come in on 9/17/24 to their company-wide meeting to get an idea of how their company worked and sit with Jalisa to shadow her on the type of accounts I would be working on. She also stated that she wanted me to meet with Joe, the division manager, after the meeting so that he could meet me as well. People introduced themselves to me during the conference and welcomed me there, except for Joe, who did not say anything. After the meeting, when she tried to set up a meeting with him to meet me, he said he didn't have time, just commented on my purse, and walked out. He did not even introduce himself to me. I expressed my concern to Susanne about this and she told me not to worry about it everything is fine. I then sat with Jalisa for the day, going over the accounts I would be working on and how to maneuver through the system. After I sat with her, I met with Susanne in the conference room, and we went over the different divisions of accounts I would be working on and where I would be sitting. She then said for me to make sure I sent her my cash app so that she could make sure I was paid for the day until everything got finalized. She told me not to worry about anything because I expressed that I was concerned because he did not want to speak to me. She said he does whatever I say, so don't worry about him. She then sent me a text message expressing how much I could bring to the company and how she could not wait to talk to him at 530pm to tell him about the great things I could bring to the table. On Thursday, I received a call from her stating that Joe decided they would be moving forward with another candidate who would be a better fit for the organization. I expressed to her that their was no mention of another candidate and that she had made it clear that I was starting the position. I asked her how he could make such a decision when he would never meet with me? How can he base this decision just on looking at me? She just kept going back to the job is still posted on Indeed which did not make sense at all. He based this decision on looking at me, a black female over 50. The rest of the team saw me as a great asset to the organization, and each text message and conversation I received expressed that. I feel I was discriminated against because of my race and age, and I think something should be done to correct this, as I turned down a position for this job. read more