Female Workers Experience Unfair Treatment at Work--along with the rest of us

[TJ]

A nationwide survey by CareerBuilder.com and Kelly Services revealed that twenty-five percent of female workers have experienced discrimination or unfair treatment in the workplace, and 17 percent said they have felt sexually harassed by a fellow employee or manager.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070620/aqw006.html?.v=15

Gee, a survey asking women if they felt they were being treated unfairly--- how scientific. The part I thought was funniest was this:

The most common incidents of discrimination or unfair treatment involved...

-- Not receiving credit for one's work (44 percent)
-- Not having concerns addressed or taken seriously (43 percent)
-- Co-workers saying derogatory comments to or in front of the worker
       (38 percent)
-- Feeling ideas or input are generally ignored (34 percent)
-- Co-workers were talking behind their backs (33 percent)
-- Not being given projects that provide worker with more visibility in
    the company (31 percent)
    -- Being overlooked for a promotion (26 percent)

Is there anyone, male or female, that hasn't had these sorts of things happen to them from time to time at work? For some people, male and female, these sorts of things happen on a regular basis. So what?  And what are we all suppossed to do about any of this?  Come on girls, its time to join the major leagues... try to buck up a little.

[TheManOnTheStreet]

THe key words are "feel" anf "felt".  Shit I feel like some of those too sometimes... so what?  Doesn't mean that it was intentional.  Nor does it mean that it even is real! 

TMOTS

[Cordell Walker]

thats why it is called WORK...you get paid to do a damn job, not to feel like your treated fairly....................... men have experienced unfair treatment at work for a LOOOOOOOONG time...............see Johnny paychecks"take this job and shove it"

[Mr. Bad]

This happens to me all the time, and in fact, I'm passed over so that women can get the glory and career advancement.

This study is worthless for comparing women and men because, like most all such "studies," they don't collect information by men from men.  It's almost like they don't want to know.

[Virtue]

Thats because women have yet to realize that their feelings are worthless......everyone has feelings everyone feels bad or mistreated .....who the fuck cares.....its what you DO that matters.

[TheManOnTheStreet]

Suck it up and take it like a man!

Oh wait......

TMOTS

[Mr. X]

-- Not receiving credit for one's work (44 percent)

You got paid din't you?

-- Not having concerns addressed or taken seriously (43 percent)

Yeah cause everyone should listen to me when I open my mouth.

-- Co-workers saying derogatory comments to or in front of the worker (38 percent)

You mean like "Why can't the good looking guys work here instead of all these fat geeks?"

-- Feeling ideas or input are generally ignored (34 percent)

Yeah cause everyone should listen to me when I open my mouth.

-- Co-workers were talking behind their backs (33 percent)

Wow... you get talked about? Trying working in a place where the opposite sex never even knows you exist and you could die in your cubicle and none of them would know or care.

-- Not being given projects that provide worker with more visibility in the company (31 percent)

Gosh I wish I had all the sweet projects. Why can't the ugly fat men do all the boring, hard, grooling stuff while we women get the glory jobs.

-- Being overlooked for a promotion (26 percent)

Try working overtime, knowing the material and being reliable... and you might get that promotion. I guess secretary can't be president.

[BRIAN]

Damn not feeling apreciated is now another way for women to claim sexual harrasment now huh. Well welcome to another club that was "male only" until you came into the workplace ladies.