Comments | dangerpudding: Notice: Why, yes, sexism still happens!

dangerpudding

Notice: Why, yes, sexism still happens!

Dec 14, 2009 21:46

It's been a week (month?) of posts in various places about the fact that - SHOCK - sexism really truly still exists ( Read more... )

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dangerpudding December 15 2009, 16:29:10 UTC

I've been accused of faking my resume when I walked into an interview because of my age (and the fact that I look younger than I am). Not fun. I imagine the name thing is similar. :)

Clear with rainbow-ish-silvery sparkles.

dixiemouse December 15 2009, 18:31:21 UTC

I have had an employer (who hired me and was in the process of firing me) accuse me of faking my resume because there "was no way someone at your age could have done this"... so yeah... been there...

dangerpudding December 15 2009, 18:42:48 UTC

*wince* yeah. I realize it's unusual to have started a career at 17, but that's what I did. I usually respond by providing references from every job I've had. :)

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chinders December 15 2009, 06:34:03 UTC

I was arguing with my boyfriend today about use of the word 'lame'. He finally said he was tired of people getting offended on behalf of other people.

THIS is why I get offended on behalf of other people, dammit.

dangerpudding December 15 2009, 16:29:47 UTC

Yeah. I mean, some weeks I don't have the cycles to be offended on behalf of others, because I'm too busy being offended on my own behalf. But, yeah, this. :)

lil_m_moses December 15 2009, 15:56:18 UTC

Maybe I'm oblivious, or maybe I'm just really fortunate (there's a really high percentage of female engineers at NASA, where I've worked 9 years), but I've never had this problem in my professional life except one job where part of it involved lifting a lot of big heavy things (and I was sometimes grateful for the help 'cause I am literally not as physically strong as many men).

dangerpudding December 15 2009, 16:28:10 UTC

I know that my time at NASA was some of the best in my career (partly) because of the lack of sexism I dealt with. There was still some, but that may have been more a function of being in the Bay Area than NASA standard, and it was way less than I've dealt with anywhere else so far.

ashiegrrrl December 15 2009, 17:04:51 UTC

In the past 1.5 years I've worked for Best Buy, five different times I've had old men tell me, "Can you find a male associate to assist me" or "I'm rather have a male associate help me." Two of them happened back to back. I nearly lost my temper. It's so demeaning and so insulting. Having a penis does NOT equal a bigger brain or being more educated!! To add insult to injury, I'm the senior sales associate in my department. I know more than all the boys do.

*hugs*

dangerpudding December 15 2009, 17:09:22 UTC

I used to get that when I worked tech support. I habitually transferred them to whichever guy I was training (who would often transfer them back) or the (male) receptionist who did very very basic support. The sputtering when they were transferred to me as "the expert in this" made me giggle. A lot.

ashiegrrrl December 15 2009, 17:16:35 UTC

My guys back me up a lot and tend to do the same. Hell, I trained all of them, they know I know more! :)

dixiemouse December 15 2009, 18:49:46 UTC

My favorite was when I worked at gun shows... (yeah, that generally is funny by itself) and guys "fresh out of the service" would come by with their buddies and ask for my "husband". I would wave my left hand, bat my lashes and say, "Not married, are you?" "oh, well, your boyfriend ( ... )