How was your interview ?   Pretty good . The HR manager asked me the usual questions . Then he wondered why I had decided to leave my previous job .   What did you say ?   I told him that I hadn ’ t got a raise for three years . I also told him that one of my best co-workers quitted her job because she had not been promoted for eight years .   Did he want to know the reasons ?   Yes . I told him that my boss made some excuses of the recession . But I thought he had a pattern and a record of promoting men only .   That ’ s sex discrimination . When will you get the reply ?   In a couple of days , I was told .   Wish you good luck !   Thank you . 