A friend of mine got asked if she had a boyfriend. She asked back “why that question”. It was to know whether she would be likely to get pregnant and miss work.
What a horrifying mentality some companies have
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KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
As a guy, I’d like to see less sexism in the field, there’s no reason why gender would affect skill
potterman28wxcv@beehaw.org 1 year ago
AA5B@lemmy.world 1 year ago
As a guy, my manager kicks ass and we’re all extra motivated to make her look good. She used to be a peer but once she became manager, her true skills shone
onlinepersona@programming.dev 1 year ago
I’m curious, are you in the USA? Working in Western Europe, so far I have never seen sexism (nor racism) happen at work. Outside of it, for sure though.
Xanxia@lemmy.zip 1 year ago
Are you a guy by any chance. I also hadn’t noticed until the day I asked a couple of my women colleagues. Turns out it can be very subtle but “effective”. And it can also come from women.