?" This is not the way to approach hiring. You are losing quality folks by asking how much they want to work before you even talk through the role, company culture, etc. Also, don't breadcrumb and ghost candidates. I have also been asked what pronoun I want to refer to myself as. I don't give a frig if you are man, woman, or a toad. As long as you come to work to do just that and have a strong character, your pronoun of He/Him/Other or She/Her/Other should have no business in the work place. In most of my interviews, the executives conducting the meetings aren't dressing professionally either. I have had several men come to a meeting in shorts, hoodies, and simple polo shirts to interview me at the Sr. Director and VP levels. If I am expected to be dressed appropriately (waste up at least!), so should they. One woman wore a sweater that had fur and cat images all over it. Wow, did I feel like I was just a box waiting to be checked off during her interview process! It is hard to remain optimistic when you consider time of year too. Most companies are now in a lock down or change management period because of EOY, holiday, vacation, etc. Trying to find a job in the Fall is statistically limiting. Throw in a pandemic and scandalous election, and you have the perfect trifecta of limited chance. I use tools like LinkedIn and others to look and research for roles and opportunities. They are worth the investment, for the most part. My new method of madness is trolling recruiters directly linked to roles I am interested in to get noticed faster and it is working. I can't change that I am vastly experienced and have certain expectations from the company that I want to work for and with. I also have no control over my gender, ethnicity, etc. I am not embarrassed by any of those. I will ask for feedback during the process and will most certainly let you have it if you are unprofessional. I want to let all of the women out there in similar situations to mine to know not to lose yourself. Stay true to who you are and what you stand for. Integrity, Professionalism, Compassion, and Courtesy are all traits that the right employer will seek out and find from you." content="Fairygodboss" /> Sexism and Ageism in Tech | Fairygodboss
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Anonymous
11/13/20 at 2:11PM UTC (Edited)
That surprises me, because typically an oppressive work environment still has levels based on differences (nobody can speak their mind, but her more so than him). And a staff of mostly women can still be in a "gendered" workplace if it is mostly competitive, hierarchical, focuses on performance, and transactional --- whereas a balanced workplace would have equal feminine strengths: collaborative, flat structure, focus on tasks, and transformational. If an organization is not change-oriented there's a good change it's adopted strictly male norms.
Anonymous
11/14/20 at 8:45PM UTC (Edited)
If it helps, I've never worked at a balanced workplace. I've mostly worked in places where women are treated equally in general, but there is a top tier, if you will, comprised of the owner's or manager's friends (regardless of position) that functions as a boy's club. And even without that, all gender issues aside, most of the companies that I've worked for which were change-oriented were very good about preaching employee well being, both publicly and internally, while actively making it difficult, if not impossible, to accomplish. They were mainly concerned with changes that helped the customers at their employees' expense. I understand how terrible this sounds, but based solely on my experiences as well as those around me (friends, family, family friends, etc.), this seems to be more the norm than not. It's entirely possible that that's incorrect - maybe I just know a LOT of people who've gotten a bad deal, but there's no way for me to know for sure.
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