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In reply to the discussion: "We raise girls to cater to the fragile egos of men." [View all]bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Even in my business, which has a lot of women- things were much the same. When I was looking for an assistant, my boss told me to throw out mens' resumes because we were paying shit, and no worthwhile man would take that pay. (someone here will undoubtedly spin this as unfair to men, instead of an admission by my boss that they were different pay scales)
When I quit, they hired a man with 14 years less experience at the same salary. My boss told me this to piss me off, but he shot himself at the foot. The guy didn't know the nuts and bolts of the business and screwed up right and left. He refused to let me train him, LOL. He lasted six months and ruined a few accounts along the way. His management styke was to flirt or cajole people into doing his work for him. Ultimately no one had time for that shit, and he sank like a stone. Boy, my boss showed me, what I worth, huh?