Reviews & Comments
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
re: No work or friendships for non-Hispanics - 10/ -
2/23/2015YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. I have had the same experience as you. Not Hispanic, not from San Antonio, educated but not bilingual ... you’re screwed in this city. When people like us finally leave, the city loses. Never been subjected to anything like this in any other U.S. city. Btw, "bilingual" is often code for "don't bother applying for this job if you're not Hispanic".
Tucson, AZ
re: The Workforce - 9/14/2013 -
12/7/2014Good info, thanks!
Tucson, AZ
re: The Workforce - 9/14/2013 -
12/7/2014Thank you for the useful info!
Tucson, AZ
re: Proceed With Caution - 10/21/2014 -
12/7/2014Thank you. Appreciate the info & your honesty.
San Antonio, TX
re: No work or friendships for non-Hispanics - 10/ -
12/6/2014Many of the posts I have been reading in this thread strike me as being honest and accurate. Yes, it is extremely difficult to get a decent paying job in San Antonio, regardless of your work experience and level of education, etc. --- even more so if you are not Hispanic. This especially seems to be the case if you are of the same gender as the person interviewing you but you're not Hispanic and they are; the chances of you getting that job are virtually zero. It does not matter how great the interview went, it's simply not going to happen. I am speaking as a person who has lived all over the United States and never had a problem getting a job anywhere else, ever. And the wages here reflect those of the 1980s, especially for jobs not requiring a college degree. The FM radio stations are also stuck in the 70s-80s. One plays some boring pop from the 90s. Absolutely no progressive or cutting edge interesting music on the radio. No variety. Just obnoxious stuff like the noise pollution blasted in H-E-B and many other local stores. Speaking of stores, EVERYTHING seems to be in unattractive strip malls, except in the city's urban core. Education and higher skills are often not valued much here. Dumb down your resume and don't indicate you're over 30, maybe you'll finally get a $10 job, even if you're not Hispanic. As one person has already expressed, it seems like many Hispanic people in San Antonio appear unable to be sincere friends with white people. That's perplexing and sad for white people from outside of Texas who've relocated to this city. The population in San Antonio is approximately 75% Hispanic ... good luck making real friends if you're not. However, in my opinion, the biggest problem with San Antonio, Texas is not race relations or the miserably humid suffocating summer season, which lasts at least 4 months. It is that this city is disorganized on every level and there is an undercurrent of incompetence. I am truly sorry to say these things because this is where I am living now and most of the people in this city are very polite and friendly. That, by the way, is a huge plus. I respect and appreciate it very much. But ubiquitous disorganization and incompetence is preventing the city from reaching its full potential. Myopic, stupid decision-making, most visibly evident in the thoughtless uncontrolled sprawl (they can't stop building ugly structures and cramming them onto every last piece of vacant space) and also evident in the not hiring of the best people for important jobs, will continue to drive away talented residents who could bring vision and change for the better to San Antonio. These are the people can do arithmetic and also know the cost of living here does not explain the low wages and salaries --- nor the lack of career advancement opportunities. Greed does. Stupidity does. Nepotism does. So does exploitation. Perhaps too many of the people in this city have not moved past a mentality of tribalism.
San Antonio, TX
EMPLOYMENT -
10/1/2012The city has potential BUT must decide to seriously focus on attracting ethnically diverse, well educated people to relocate to San Antonio. This will likely happen ONLY if major large national employers with high paying jobs relocate first. That in itself may not happen without top notch educational institutions to attract them, which San Antonio really doesn't have at this time ... however, the city is in the process of becoming a hub for the cyber security industry, which is great but military-oriented. If you are not Hispanic and, especially if you are White, most likely you will not be able to secure a decent job in San Antonio unless you are very well connected. This city is full of people who do not appear to value higher education. If you are an educated White person who has relocated to San Antonio you will not have any difficulty observing & experiencing what I have stated in this comment. It sux.
San Antonio, TX
ETHNIC DEMOGRAPHIC -
9/19/2012THIS WEBSITE STATES THE FOLLOWING ABOUT SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS : "72.58% of people are white, 6.88% are black, 2.43% are asian, 0.89% are native american, and 17.23% claim 'Other'. 12.08% of the people in San Antonio, TX, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 87.92% are non-hispanic)". THIS IS INCORRECT. San Antonio is approximately 75% Hispanic; while at least two out of three residents are Hispanic ( which is 66%), the latest demographic has been trending toward three out of four residents being ethnically Hispanic (75% of the population).
San Antonio, TX
re: San Antonio for the caucasian "white" disabled -
9/18/2012I like San Antonio but don't believe the experience 'San Antonio for the caucasian "white" disabled' has described is a complete exaggeration or racist. This city has tremendous potential but falls quite short in its effort to reach its potential. It is chock full of people significantly less educated, as a population, than what you'll find in virtually any other large American city. I've heard it referred to as "a majority of stupid people". Does that mean less intelligent or uneducated or undereducated?? Regardless, it's not hard to find "all of the above" in San Antonio. I've observed it frequently, such as during public events and I see it in how organizations operate in this city. Incompetence does seem to be ubiquitous in San Antonio. Getting back to the posting by 'San Antonio for the caucasian "white" disabled'---I am not racist, either. I like Hispanic people ... they are my fellow Americans, including the ones that don't like me because I am not Hispanic. But I'm really hurt by the ridiculously low wages here, the lack of multiculturalism and lack of equal opportunity for non-Hispanic people. And I believe that's chasing away a lot of good people.
San Antonio, TX
Discrimination -
4/6/2012"Reverse discrimination" is rampant toward white women in San Antonio. The discrimination comes from a substantial number of Hispanic women. This is also the case in Austin. The discrimination is in regards to employment and is profound in central Texas. Discrimination of any type is stupid --- and it is truly sickening and unacceptable. I have read that careers come here to die and this is but one of several reasons.