To think we're still judged on accents a lot

[Francais223]

I live in the Greater Manchester area but don't have the accent as I didn't grow up round here.
Have been called 'well spoken' before.
I work in care part time, and a 'professional' role otherwise.
Without mentioning any of my education or other work, a couple of people have told me they could 'tell that I was better educated', and a lady told me that she didn't know why I worked in care as I 'seemed intelligent'.
For some reason I don't think they'd be making these remarks if I had a strong Manc accent, though I could be wrong.
Also a ridiculous and rude assumption that people working in care must be unteliigent and uneducated.

Wouldn't dream of covering up my accent. I'm Glaswegian. I love accents. Of course it's important to be understood by your audience. So appropriate grammar and articulation is important - but it's great to hear a variety of accents.
My accent has never held me back though I'm aware certain stereotypes are assumed when I speak. Couldn't care less - their ignorance.

I'm Irish. I had security at two different Manchester bars ask me if a) I am a traveller or b) am I in the IRA. (Neither by the by, I'm a Dubliner)

In London I was told I'm "very well spoken" and "well educated" for an Irish person, as well as being told I had "more money than [they] thought Irish people would have". These remarks were made by people who had only met me in passing.

(Post Brexit I was also told "we'll send you home paddy" by very obnoxious people who were really quite serious...)

So yes OP, we are judged quite heavily on accents.

I'm from Liverpool, as is my partner. When he was a student at uni, him and a few of his friends applied for an outbound part-time customer service role selling insurance.
He was told they couldn’t employ him as people wouldn’t trust him!!