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Content Warning: sexism, racism, ageism, sexual harassment and assault, weight discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, suicide and mental illness.
#119 “A male startup founder told me I was almost like one of the guys but didn't get it quite right.”
A male startup founder told me I was almost like one of the guys but didn't get it quite right.
#118 “I was told that my work had to be stacked against the work of my 3 male coworkers (who were not on any kind of leave the previous year).”
I was told that my work had to be stacked against the work of my 3 male coworkers (who were not on any kind of leave the previous year).
#117 “I was once called ‘Barbie’ by a coworker for asking a dumb question.”
I was once called 'Barbie' by a coworker for asking a dumb question.
#116 “You can either make a stand and have your career limited or accept racism should be the norm and move on.”
You can either make a stand and have your career limited or accept racism should be the norm and move on.
#115 “The managers though eventually determined that this person was middle aged. They pulled the team other than this member into a room and closed the door...”
The managers though eventually determined that this person was middle aged. They pulled the team other than this member into a room and closed the door, and said they had reevaluated this person's resume and job...
#114 “Just about the most tone-deaf and backwards claim about inclusivity I’ve ever heard.”
Just about the most tone-deaf and backwards claim about inclusivity I've ever heard.
#113 “I have been told several times by colleagues that I should not be working in technology (as they pointed to brown-skinned window washers cleaning the building windows of our offices)...”
I have been told several times by colleagues that I should not be working in technology (as they pointed to brown-skinned window washers cleaning the building windows of our offices)…
#112 “...he said ‘I just have to touch your belly’ and walks right up to feel for kicks.”
...he said “I just have to touch your belly” and walks right up to feel for kicks.
#111 “He meant it as a joke, but he said it loud enough for our whole area to hear and it was humiliating.”
He meant it as a joke, but he said it loud enough for our whole area to hear and it was humiliating.
#110 “Some names for our team that were ‘suggested’ behind our backs were Bugatti Babes and Bugatti Bitches.”
Some names for our team that were “suggested” behind our backs were Bugatti Babes and Bugatti Bitches.
#109 “Yes, my having a child was convenient for my manager to replace me without having a real conversation about my career.”
Yes, my having a child was convenient for my manager to replace me without having a real conversation about my career.
#108 “So instead of sticking up for me, my tech lead came to tell me that I needed to ‘tone it down and be nicer.’”
So instead of sticking up for me, my tech lead came to tell me that I needed to “tone it down and be nicer.”
#107 “It made me sad because I felt like all of the micro aggressions that were jabs at my ability were actually just him flirting with me and I was being seen as a woman, not a valuable coworker.”
It made me sad because I felt like all of the micro aggressions that were jabs at my ability were actually just him flirting with me and I was being seen as a woman, not a valuable coworker.
#106 “...it's too ‘he said, she said.’”
…it's too ‘he said, she said.’
#105 “My male mentor at the company told me I had to work extra work to show case my work because I am girl.”
My male mentor at the company told me I had to work extra work to show case my work because I am girl.
#104 “My boss mentioned offhand that he noticed there was only one woman in an executive level meeting of thirty people.”
My boss mentioned offhand that he noticed there was only one woman in an executive level meeting of thirty people.
#103 “A technician's sex or perceived gender has absolutely nothing to do with how much they know about your technology.”
A technician's sex or perceived gender has absolutely nothing to do with how much they know about your technology.
#102 “Yes, female technicians know the same things that male technicians do.”
Yes, female technicians know the same things that male technicians do.
#101 “‘On this team silence is consent’”
‘On this team silence is consent’
#100 “I asked my teammates to go, and one response I got was that there was no point in learning about this stuff, because we would never be on a team with Black people.”
I asked my teammates to go, and one response I got was that there was no point in learning about this stuff, because we would never be on a team with Black people.