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Content Warning: sexism, racism, ageism, sexual harassment and assault, weight discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, suicide and mental illness.
#99 “Just another day in tech.”
Just another day in tech.
#98 “‘I mean, we wouldn't pay a woman less just because she's a woman.’”
I mean, we wouldn’t pay a woman less just because she’s a woman.
#97 “Being new in the company and on H1B, I somehow made peace with it by telling myself that that is just the way he is and does not personally hold anything against me.”
Being new in the company and on H1B, I somehow made peace with it by telling myself that that is just the way he is and does not personally hold anything against me.
#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.
#95 “They had hired our new support operator due to her looks, after extensively stalking her on social media.”
They had hired our new support operator due to her looks, after extensively stalking her on social media.
#94 “After introducing myself to a peer at a social gathering, I was asked if I had 'come to Microsoft to find a husband?’”
“After introducing myself to a peer at a social gathering, I was asked if I had 'come to Microsoft to find a husband?'
#93 “There is also a clear discrepancy in workplace behavior expectations -- I have to constantly do emotional labor, while he gets to blow up with no repercussions.”
There is also a clear discrepancy in workplace behavior expectations -- I have to constantly do emotional labor, while he gets to blow up with no repercussions.
#92 “The insurance company made me go to an ‘independent medical exam’ where they choose a doctor for me to see to evaluate how sick I am.”
The insurance company made me go to an 'independent medical exam' where they choose a doctor for me to see to evaluate how sick I am.
#91 “I am one of two engineering managers on my team and we both report to the same general manager….”
I am one of two engineering managers on my team and we both report to the same general manager. This review cycle, our manager (man) asked the other engineering manager (man) to provide performance feedback about me (woman), but did not ask me to provide feedback about the other engineering manager.
#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.
#89 “The hiring manager bragged openly about how ‘little’ she hired me for while I was desperately leaving a toxic work environment.”
The hiring manager bragged openly about how 'little' she hired me for while I was desperately leaving a toxic work environment.
#88 “I’m going to share a TLDR version to spare a good friendship.”
I'm going to share a TLDR version to spare a good friendship.
#87 “As a new professional in the technology industry, I really didn't know what to expect upon entering the workforce….”
As a new professional in the technology industry, I really didn't know what to expect upon entering the workforce. But, someone taking credit for work I did was not what I was expecting in a professional setting.
#86 “The conversation ended with him saying that the choice was mine, but that he would still not support me if I didn’t make his suggested change.”
The conversation ended with him saying that the choice was mine, but that he would still not support me if I didn’t make his suggested change.
#85 “I was a fourth year computer science student - the only woman or person of color in my graduating class…”
I was a fourth year computer science student - the only woman or person of color in my graduating class…
#84 “The product in question shouldn't even be offered to people of size anyway.”
The product in question shouldn't even be offered to people of size anyway.
#83 “He then asked me, 'oh are you a software engineer?', with surprise.”
He then asked me, ‘oh are you a software engineer?’, with surprise.
#82 “I have an androgynous name and frequently get misgendered at work over email.”
I have an androgynous name and frequently get misgendered at work over email.
#81 “General Microaggressions when working at a predominantly male workplace: …”
General Microaggressions when working at a predominantly male workplace:
#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.