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"Being told that I work like a senior engineer and if I do more work, I'll get the promotion next year." My f'ing God, This. A thousand times this. 10 years
by Core0001 9y ago
"Being told that I work like a senior engineer and if I do more work, I'll get the promotion next year."
My f'ing God, This. A thousand times this.
10 years I've been working as a junior f'ing programmer doing senior (and above) level work and roles. Every review is glowing. Every manager fights to have me on their team. I jave engineers under me. I mentor all the new hires. I am go to for all questions.
When it comes time for a promotion.. Suddenly I need to do more of something. They can never define what that something is, but i can forget ever being promoted.
I'm so close to saying screw it and quitting. Being talked over, interrupted, not having my ideas taken seriously until a male parrots them, being micromanaged, having my accompliahments dismissed while lesser accomplishments by males are lauded.
If i didnt love this work so much, I wouldve quit 5 years ago. Being a woman in tech sucks balls. I was a LCpl in the Marines and faced less sexism and animosity than i have in the tech field.
I completely belive the findings by these women are real and accurate. Too many other fields have proven the same scenarios exist.
- pottersbasilisk 9y agoIm a male junior dev.I go through that too. Its not a gender thing,but a toxic personality thing. The military teaches teamwork but tech is the opposite. Just look at the hype about 10x and ageism. The focus on superstars and the fear of being outshined.
- Core0001 9y agoYou've been working 10 years as a junior developer while doing senior level work for the past 5 years too?
- jlebrech 9y agoI think it's less of a gender issue than it is an exploitative management issue. Hire diverse people, get good PR. Then milk juniors for more than they are worth, and they think the "diverse" will accept it because they are grateful for the job.