Vortex, I remember reading that. And the boss of the two people was dinging the woman because she had to spend more time on calls than the man ... and then the man realized she spent a lot of her time assuring people that, yes, she knew what she was talking about and the information she was giving them was correct and, sometimes, no the information you have/process you've "always used" is WRONG.

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As a woman in IT in the 80s it was a very small minority of customers who would talk to me, preferring to talk to the menfolk in our company. The guys I worked with would purposely tell obvious sexists, oh you'll have to talk to Laura about that, she's our highest level tech. They of course could well handle things but enjoyed jerking them around. I worked with great guys.

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Oh boy - what an interesting real life lesson that was . . . Too bad there isn’t some way that it could be replicated on a regular basis where it is most needed.

Random - did you know that there is such a thing as pop-up stickers??!!??

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It's funny to me that in Publishing, traditionally it's the men's work that you have to be leery of. (There are happy exceptions and I work for and alongside some of them, but male writers and editors seem to have a much higher WTF?:competence ratio on average.)

Speaking of masculine competence, I'm very stoked that I managed to jury-rig my bedroom closet's sliding door back onto its tracks without having to call in the building super for repairs. He'd probably be horrified that I tightened the bracket it's anchored to with a stack of pennies, but hey, at least I'm not using them in place of fuses!

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Can I say an open and shut case?

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Random - did you know that there is such a thing as pop-up stickers??!!??

WHAAAAAAAAT?

There was a great article a while back by a guy who had a shared mailbox with his female co-worker.

I remember that! I also seem to recall a trans scientist who after he transitioned, he was told he was smarter than "his sister" who was actually HIM.

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There was also one from a man who transitioned to woman who said when she went looking for a job, all she was offered was either lower level and/or paid a lot less. Including a position under what he'd been offered some time before the transition.

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I did a lot of onerous tasks today. Healthcare related--asking for referrals for O & R, requesting insurance coverage information, getting a blood draw for me and a follow up appointment later--FLU SHOT! Yay!

I will be rewarded with C's homemade chicken dumpling soup.

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That's some heavy duty adulting there, Cash! Enjoy the soup!

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Cash, you deserve all the soup you desire.

In other news, I came across this YouTube video of a guinea pig trying on costumes. He was NOT a fan.

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