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Re: How's Life? - Filia 2025

[(Anonymous)]

Dyrt

I had briefly searched the directors and one had a job of "wellbeing coach", while another looked like she had ties to high-ups in saudi arabia (worked for the "research arm" of a big saudi holding company, where it looked like the Director of *that* was a close relative of hers). Another of the refugee-charity directors seemed to have a masters degree in spy stuff? (Security and something, from the Uni of Khartoum; I'm too lazy to search it again and idk how to interpret it, not being Sudanese m'self, but it looked like spy stuff and I was curious about the curriculum!). The plan for the charity for refugees involved treating them for trauma and teaching them recovery tricks, so they could then become teachers and teach others. None of the directors is a qualified therapist or medical practitioner. It all looked very sketch to me, though I am a very cynical dan.

Re: How's Life? - Filia 2025

[(Anonymous)]

I mean, one Sudanese woman was complaining that universities wouldn’t hire her, and was it because she was black or spoke poor English or because she didn’t have relevant experience in the country, which is so unfair because she could learn standard operating procedure and also Google translate exists! I felt like I was being trolled.

Re: How's Life? - Filia 2025

[(Anonymous)]

Tbf,I think it's frustrating if you're from a country that's more casual about this kind of stuff, and I think Britain is one of the more paperworky ones. My dad was all "in the event of my death, here you will find my credit card" and we had to explain to him that you couldn't do it that way in Britain; it'd count as credit card fraud. And I'm a very "have no formal certs, learn on the job" sort of person, so I sympathise with her... but obv it should depend on the field! :'D

Re: How's Life? - Filia 2025

[(Anonymous)]

I can sympathise with the frustration, but when you are literally describing applying for a job that lots of people will already have the skills for, which you currently lack, perhaps that is the actual reason you were not hired?

Re: How's Life? - Filia 2025

[(Anonymous)]

Oh yeah trying to claim it's racism is just dumb.

Re: How's Life? - Filia 2025

[(Anonymous)]

SD

But yeah, ruling class and Sudan tracks, and I think the prominent ex-muslims at the conference should keep their wits about them, though I'm sure they're used to that. :/ Because ruling class but in strict, plain hijab? That seems weird to me. Maybe not *impossible*, but unusual.

Re: How's Life? - Filia 2025

[(Anonymous)]

SD

(oh this post is ambiguous. to be clear, 3 directors. 1 is a social media manager and didn't seem too odd, tho iirc was previously involved in a completely different nonprofit that folded after like a year (not that unusual for company directors tho). Another was the "wellbeing coach", with a history of DEI roles, and a degree in spy stuff from Sudan. And another was a (molecular biology?) lecturer who worked for a big saudi holding company where it looked like she had ties to the directors.)