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I'd like to point out that men also interrupt men, and women interrupt both men and women. Especially nerds. I'm a bit socially awkward, so I can never tell whe
by m0zg 6y ago
I'd like to point out that men also interrupt men, and women interrupt both men and women. Especially nerds. I'm a bit socially awkward, so I can never tell when it is a good time to start speaking. As a result I interrupt other people quite often. It's not intentional, I just don't know any better. I also don't care one iota what genitals you have.
You should not assume malice on the part of your co-workers. Just because someone interrupted you doesn't mean they don't value your input. In the case when it's obvious that they don't, don't hesitate to push back, but in most cases it's not going to be anything of the sort. It's just someone else being socially awkward while trying to wedge themselves into the conversation.
- vixit 6y agoI would say that from my experience (as a woman, who has spoken with other women as the only women on male dominated teams) we don't assume that interruptions are caused by malice. Some interruptions are what I would class "normal" where anyone could be interrupted by a situation/person and some interruptions are what I would class "not actively malicious, but really rude" where people assume that the speaker is not saying what the interrupter would want the speaker to say. Multiple interruptions in a discussion by an individual can show a lack of observance of normal conversational patterns, or a lack of care. It's a fun mix of many reasons, some of which are inadvertently malicious.