tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post1736354269906841264..comments2023-06-14T06:46:23.844-05:00Comments on Savvy Working Gal: Receiving a Job or Promotion Because You are a WOMANSavvyworkinggalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08159197609419858161noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-48578660962133086632013-10-19T08:45:57.736-05:002013-10-19T08:45:57.736-05:00That's interesting! I don't think I've...That's interesting! I don't think I've ever experienced this in my own life, but I can imagine people in our culture who think this way.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07894832851934334471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-70624126734236388022013-10-01T21:07:28.183-05:002013-10-01T21:07:28.183-05:00Revanche,
Wow talk about devaluing an employee fro...Revanche,<br />Wow talk about devaluing an employee from the get go. Your story reminded me of the waitressing job I was hired for on the spot because I fit into the uniform. So glad those days are over.Savvyworkinggalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159197609419858161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-52598669469924512182013-10-01T21:04:35.007-05:002013-10-01T21:04:35.007-05:00Hayley,
Good to see companies valuing equality and...Hayley,<br />Good to see companies valuing equality and a diverse work culture. Sadly many companies even the good ones overwork their employees. Glad to hear self-employment is working out for you.Savvyworkinggalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159197609419858161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-71440471062080530582013-09-30T12:44:16.293-05:002013-09-30T12:44:16.293-05:00Catherine,
Unfortunately your friend is probably r...Catherine,<br />Unfortunately your friend is probably right.Savvyworkinggalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159197609419858161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-59508973255892166162013-09-30T05:40:18.353-05:002013-09-30T05:40:18.353-05:00Huh, interesting question. On the one hand, there&...Huh, interesting question. On the one hand, there's plenty of evidence that men are more likely to be promoted - but whenever a woman (or someone from any protected minority) gets promoted there's a question of whether it's "tokenism" or "positive discrimination"... I haven't experienced it personally but I do hear about it a lot.Rachel Cotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08969719330048416996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-8609339627491442852013-09-28T11:16:38.433-05:002013-09-28T11:16:38.433-05:00I don't know, at this point, I think I would t...I don't know, at this point, I think I would take a promotion for being a woman, just because I think it would even the scales for all the times the men have received the advantage. It is interesting though - I went to a seminar a few months ago called Women Don't Ask - by Chellie Campbell. She said that men make more money because they ASK for it. It is part of their competitive nature. Women are raised to be more social and compliants, so they don't feel comfortable with the ask. I actually have gotten up the guts to ASK for a promotion at work. I put it on my goals for the year and I plan to talk more with my boss about it at my next review. Hopefully, it will lead to something good, especially since I've got some good statistics in my favor to back it up - I am top in my department in several different areas. I think that's the key. You have to be able to show them some visible results of why you deserve the promotion, raise, better working conditions, etc. #SITSharefestAdriansCrazyLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463022076036044242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-56567410414479481252013-09-27T00:26:31.289-05:002013-09-27T00:26:31.289-05:00I was told that I was hired at one job "on si...I was told that I was hired at one job "on sight" implying that it was based on looks which is pretty ridiculous and really seemed like it was meant to diminish my value as a star employee. This was later affirmed when they started hiring another wave of employees and pre-decided whether they were hiring males or females before ever looking at resumes. I ought to have reported them to the Dept of Labor but I didn't know quite as much about handling this sort of complicated stuff as I do now. Revanchehttp://www.agaishanlife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-38764380518683153532013-09-26T08:37:26.357-05:002013-09-26T08:37:26.357-05:00I'm self employed now but in the last place I ...I'm self employed now but in the last place I worked, they were really hot on equality in the workplace. They valued a diverse working culture and supported training at all levels. That side of it was really good, but alas, my workload was much too heavy and the office politics made me wish for self employment in the end!Hayley @ A Disease Called Debthttp://diseasecalleddebt.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34866775.post-16485689345033054942013-09-25T18:40:58.313-05:002013-09-25T18:40:58.313-05:00no sadly i have never benefited from anything care...no sadly i have never benefited from anything career wise for being a woman. one of my best friends likes to say, tongue in cheek, "you are smarter than me and work harder than me, but i will always make more money than you because i am a white male."Catherine Gacadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15869966205258293567noreply@blogger.com