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Content Warning: sexism, racism, ageism, sexual harassment and assault, weight discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, suicide and mental illness.
#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).
#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.
#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.
#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.
#96 “He said that she did not know what she was talking about and that she should be fired.”
He said that she did not know what she was talking about and that she should be fired.
#90 “I don’t think the senior leaders notice how this macho way of communicating can have women wasting their energy trying to get a word in and sometimes just giving up.”
I don’t think the senior leaders notice how this macho way of communicating can have women wasting their energy trying to get a word in and sometimes just giving up.
#80 “When I mentioned her name he told me to 'not contact that woman since she is a huge bitch' and proceeded to say derogatory things about her.”
When I mentioned her name he told me to ‘not contact that woman since she is a huge bitch’ and proceeded to say derogatory things about her.
#76 “For most of my career my team has been all male.”
For most of my career my team has been all male.
#73 “…one of the men asked if I was there as the wife of the person standing next to me.”
…one of the men asked if I was there as the wife of the person standing next to me.
#72 “Management and HR seems unwilling to even acknowledge that there is a problem at all beyond surface platitudes.”
Management and HR seems unwilling to even acknowledge that there is a problem at all beyond surface platitudes.
#64 “AWS has approved a list of ‘safe’ (their word) names for use in this type of content to avoid using real employee names.”
AWS has approved a list of ‘safe’ (their word) names for use in this type of content to avoid using real employee names.
#63 “I set up a meeting with the candidate and invited a white male coworker along to shadow….”
I set up a meeting with the candidate and invited a white male coworker along to shadow…
#49 “At Amazon I worked with a Black man who was working on his promotion to SDEII. Getting promoted was anything but easy for him: he wasn’t even being treated with respect by his teammates…”
At Amazon I worked with a Black man who was working on his promotion to SDEII. Getting promoted was anything but easy for him: he wasn’t even being treated with respect by his teammates…
#46 “ ‘…the only thing holding my promotion back is that I am too quiet and the process needs me to be more outspoken and assertive.’ ”
…my manager (later my skip) kept telling me that I am already operating at the next level in terms of the technical bar required, but the only thing holding my promotion back is that I am too quiet and the process needs me to be more outspoken and assertive.
#45 “I would restate my colleague's suggestion and get much more positive feedback.”
I would restate my colleague's suggestion and get much more positive feedback.
#44 “The disagreements were always courteous, but after a while the manager invited the colleague to less meetings.”
The disagreements were always courteous, but after a while the manager invited the colleague to less meetings.
#43 “Time and again, I have been made to feel that I am invisible.”
Time and again, I have been made to feel that I am invisible.
#39 “No matter how many times I tried to fight out of it, I just wasn't given the chance.”
No matter how many times I tried to fight out of it, I just wasn't given the chance.