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Sounds like a shitty work place, and she was a woman. Those guys sound like assholes. She should find another job; not everything in "tech" is like this. I d

Sounds like a shitty work place, and she was a woman. Those guys sound like assholes. She should find another job; not everything in "tech" is like this. I don't feel this way at my current position.

jpxxx 14y ago
She should disrupt her life and tear down her most important professional relationships to go somewhere that doesn't exist?
- calinet6 14y ago
  I was in a negative situation at a workplace (despite being a straight male) and yes, I did exactly that, and found a new job that was a hundred times better. Sometimes it's a good idea to leave and find something better. Sometimes it's worth it to stay and try to change the situation. It's difficult to say when each action is appropriate, but you can't say that either one is strictly a poor choice. In other words, yes, she absolutely should if it makes sense.
juridatenshi 14y ago
As mentioned in the post, I don't work there anymore. It's worth noting that this isn't the first bad experience I've had at a workplace (see other post [1]). Also, several of the things I mentioned have nothing to do with work, so a new job doesn't solve them. [1]http://juliepagano.tumblr.com/post/46216419829/my-experiences-in-tech-once-upon-an-internship http://juliepagano.tumblr.com/post/46216419829/my-experience...
- subsystem 14y ago
  You unfortunately doesn't seem to be alone in that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4LExVkv4Pw#t=6m14s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4LExVkv4Pw#t=6m14s
hsmyers 14y ago
"Works for me" is never an answer
eksith 14y ago
Maybe not everything, but certainly a lot of places. There are two women I work with and they have had similar experiences to varying degrees in the past and it seems to be that the smaller the comapanies (as in our case) the less likely these instances happen. Preconceptions are harder to hold on to (unless there's an ultra-douche on the team, in which case it's a management problem as well) when you really get to know someone. It doesn't help that it starts early on -- I'm hopeful the millennials will be raising their children differently -- and the infuriating and frustrating preconceptions that women endure now will fade to nothingness.

Sounds like a shitty work place, and she was a woman. Those guys sound like assholes. She should find another job; not everything in "tech" is like this. I don't feel this way at my current position.

jpxxx 14y ago

She should disrupt her life and tear down her most important professional relationships to go somewhere that doesn't exist?

calinet6 14y ago
I was in a negative situation at a workplace (despite being a straight male) and yes, I did exactly that, and found a new job that was a hundred times better. Sometimes it's a good idea to leave and find something better. Sometimes it's worth it to stay and try to change the situation. It's difficult to say when each action is appropriate, but you can't say that either one is strictly a poor choice. In other words, yes, she absolutely should if it makes sense.

juridatenshi 14y ago

As mentioned in the post, I don't work there anymore. It's worth noting that this isn't the first bad experience I've had at a workplace (see other post [1]). Also, several of the things I mentioned have nothing to do with work, so a new job doesn't solve them. [1]http://juliepagano.tumblr.com/post/46216419829/my-experiences-in-tech-once-upon-an-internship http://juliepagano.tumblr.com/post/46216419829/my-experience...

subsystem 14y ago
You unfortunately doesn't seem to be alone in that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4LExVkv4Pw#t=6m14s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4LExVkv4Pw#t=6m14s

hsmyers 14y ago

"Works for me" is never an answer

eksith 14y ago

Maybe not everything, but certainly a lot of places. There are two women I work with and they have had similar experiences to varying degrees in the past and it seems to be that the smaller the comapanies (as in our case) the less likely these instances happen. Preconceptions are harder to hold on to (unless there's an ultra-douche on the team, in which case it's a management problem as well) when you really get to know someone. It doesn't help that it starts early on -- I'm hopeful the millennials will be raising their children differently -- and the infuriating and frustrating preconceptions that women endure now will fade to nothingness.