The article, Why Being a Jerk at Work Pays written by Amy Reiter, really stuck out to me for the fact a women wrote the article, she talks about the double standard women face in the workforce. She does a very good job at explaining how men in a powerful position can be a jerk and be respected, but how women in that sort of position have to find what she calls a “middle ground” in terms of how they treat there colleges and employes.
The article starts of on Amy reflecting on how for years the way she approached work was to be a nice thoughtful person to everyone, even when it wasn't necessary. She states how she would always say please and thank you and express concern for other peoples problems, in their work life or in their personal life. She very clearly stated that she was not a boss, but had a mid level position in the company, and implied she never understood why she was stuck there and had not moved up in rank in the company.
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She then makes it out that one day she realized why she wasn't the boss, and why her “jerk” of a boss was the one with the job, he never said thank you.
She explained how he would never take part in practicing manners that we were taught in kindergarten such as saying please and thank you or accepting responsibility for your own mistakes. Everyone thought he was a jerk according to her, implying that behind his back people would talk down upon him, but to his face they would respect him. The way she explained the relationship between her boss and his employees was very clear, it made me think of when I was in high school and they way all of the students looked at our principal. She was a female, and every student seemed to all wonder, “what happened to her to make her be such a bitch”? No one would say anything nasty to her face, but behind her back it was a daily activity for a group of students to roast
her. She proceeds to cite a few articles and studies in which stated that disagreeable men tended to earn more then anyone else who held a superior position in the work force, more then disagreeable women. This was a very critical fact to make known to the reader, it helps explain how she came to her conclusion on how to treat her fellow colleagues. At this point of the essay, she has the reader in suspense in two possible ways. The reader will most likely be wondering what she decided to do and how it effected her, but if the reader has a job where this situation applies to them they will be wondering, “what can I do to make more money and have more respect?” This is the climax of the essay, leaving the reader no other choice but to continue reading. She decided it was time for a change, a different way to approach how she treated everyone in her workplace, and she decided to start relatively small but it was a complete 180 for her, to stop saying please and thank you. She started this right away when she emailed people, before she would always say thank you or apologize for taking to long to respond to someones email. After typing all of the emails out, she had to go over them to make sure there was no form of unnecessary niceness used in them, and with a sense of power she sent them out. By explaining to the reader how big of a deal this was for her to accomplish and the feeling it gave her, it lets the reader know it was a big deal for her. Next she explains how the results were immediate, she begun to be treated with more respect. Her career and her salary were moving upwards, along with her self confidence. She had a complete different way in how she approached life in general, she was getting a sense of thrill and power from the way she was treating others. After a while, she started the loose some assignments and was questioning her new way of treating others at work. She wondered if she was pushing to hard, being to much of a jerk. Next she brings up a study that said people view men and women who act unapologetic and always right differently. Men are viewed as a knowledgeable man, someone who should be respected. Women on the other hand are often looked upon as a bitch, and she was questioning if thats what she had turned into. She recently had a breakthrough, which she said was due to being part of a essay collection with fellow “mommy bloggers”. She realized how nice they were to each other, there was a feeling that surrounded her that she described as a warm blanket, and she wanted to apply this feeling to her work force in a appropriate measure. She stated that she came across a, “middle ground” in terns if how she should act at work, not being to nice and not coming off as a bitch. She ends the paper with a thanks, a very funny and clever way to wrap it up, she doesn't have anything to say thanks for, but she obviously wanted people to read the essay. This article was very good at sort of showing things for how they are, and why. She explains how and why men with power typically are referred to as jerks are respected, but women who act the exact same way are called a bitch and most of the time are not respected. There are a few sources, all of which back up the things she experiences. She ends the paper with how she is going to approach her work life in order to be respected but to not come off to strong. She also comes off as if she recommends more women try to act the way she choose too, saying that its not fair that men can act like a jerk and be respected, but women cant act the same way and be respected, but thats the way it is.
Deborah Tannen brings up the issue of how women are often labeled bossy when is positions of authority in her article. ““Bossy” Is More Than a Word to Women”. She explains the everyday struggle that these women go through and the on going patriarchy in the work force. From their diction down to minute ways that women present themselves it seems that they are scrutinized in every way possible. Deborah faces these issues head on with a woman’s perspective allowing those unaware and men a small glimpse into the difficult life of women everywhere. She falls a little short on some of her theories for why this may be because of the lack of research. Besides that it is a very passionate and informative article because these issues continue to happen, whether or not she is correct about the source of these issues. Deborah makes sure to have her points come across clearly by using buzz words, writing with a passionate tone, and falls short with some of her theories by having insignificant research.
...les she had set for herself but she feels that she did a good job at her project. She was alarmed by the way that some of her co-workers lived and felt that she learned a lot from her experiences.
She uses this advice when she’s faced with problems. “I try to be aware of my interactions, and realize that it’s not always my fault. I used to take things personally, but this job has made me realize that people have difficult lives. I try to approach situations with kindness and respect, and not internalize things so
Amy Tan, in ?Mother Tongue,? Does an excellent job at fully explaining her self through many different ways. It?s not hard to see the compassion and love she has for her mother and for her work. I do feel that her mother could have improved the situation of parents and children switching rolls, but she did the best she could, especially given the circumstances she was under. All in all, Amy just really wanted to be respected by her critics and given the chance to prove who she is. Her time came, and she successfully accomplished her goals. The only person who really means something to her is her mother, and her mother?s reaction to her first finished work will always stay with her, ?so easy to read? (39).
Women now hold their place in the workforce and we have our eight hour day. Charlotte Perkins Gilman was one of the people who strongly believed that women needed opportunities for labor, and women have gotten those rights. On the contrary, women still get paid less than men. According to CNN Money, “men still make more than women in most professions -- considerably more in some occupations than others, according to a new study by the job search site Glassdoor”. Although we like to comfort ourselves with the idea that we have gotten our rightfully earned rights, we had not been given bathroom breaks until 1998. Furthermore, employees are still afraid to have a voice in the workforce. Employers establish rules that basically let laborers know that they are inferior. In Ehrenreich 's case, she witnessed being told that her bag was subject to being looked through at any time, and she saw how degrading drug tests were. Ehrenreich argues that“the drug tests, the constant surveillance, being ‘reamed out’ by managers- are part of what keeps wages low”(Ehrenreich 211) which is agreeable seeing as the low wage workers decline to fight for better conditions due to fear. Additionally, Barbara figures out that minimum jobs do not equal minimum labor, which has always been the case. I agree with that fact due to
Sex Discrimination in the American Workplace: Still a Fact of Life. (2000, July 01). Retrieved from National Women's Law Center : www.nwlc.org
Throughout the world, discrimination in all forms has continued to be a constant struggle; whether it’s racial, gender based, religion, beliefs, appearance or anything that makes one person different from another, it’s an everyday occurrence. A major place that discrimination is occurring at is in the workplace. One of the largest problems discrimination issues is believed to be gender. Women, who have the same amount of experience as men are not getting paid at the same rate as men, these women also are equally trained and educated. According to the article Gender Pay, it was discovered in 2007 that a woman makes 81 cents for every dollar a man earns.(“Gender Pay”) . This shouldn’t be happening in today’s society for the fact the society lived in today is suppose to be more accepting. Men are viewed as being more popular, valuable and having higher powers than women. The Reason Discrimination is involved in the equal pay equal work is because of the significance it has to how some businesses pay their employees.
Women are faced with extreme pressure and alienation in their career fields, and on average earn less than men. Men, on the other hand, face similar pressure, while underachieving compared to women academically, and facing more dangerous occupations. Clearly, this system benefits no one. Michael Kimmel illustrates this point in “A black woman took my job': Michael Kimmel argues that it is in men's interest to work for gender equality.” The title itself emphasizes how the fight for gender equality will benefit both genders. He discusses how sexism is harming men by narrowing their worldview (2). Slaughter, Ullman, Kaplan, Dorment, Knestaut, and Miller all agree with Kimmel to some extent. They all agree gender equality does not exist. When all these perspectives are brought together, it becomes clear that it is in the best interest of both genders that the fight for equality is still pursued. Hopefully, one day women will earn as much as their male counterparts and be equally represented in both careers and intentional unemployment, and men will be attaining higher education goals and employed in less dangerous occupations, and both genders will be relieved of some of the pressure to dedicate 100% of their time to both a career, and a
Bravo, Santa Anna and Meric discuss the ways in which women are disadvantaged in the workplace which directly ties back to gender roles, in "An Overview of Women and Work." Crawley, Foley and Shehan
Clare Booth Luce, a woman who broke the gender barrier herself as the first abroad female ambassador, once said “Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, "She doesn 't have what it takes." They will say, "Women don 't have what it takes"”. As a country, the United States of America has come leaps and bounds from where it began with women’s rights. Women were not allowed to vote, and now we have women running for president. But, women are still not always treated as equally as men. Women still cannot hold certain positions in the military, or even wear what they want without being told it is too risqué. Gender inequality is still astronomically prevalent in today 's society and can be seen throughout mass media, career opportunities, and in
One thousand years go by and an abundant amount of people still view women in a stereotypical type of way. On the opposing view, if women did not overstretch the slightest of things, this wouldn’t be such an enormous issue. Women may be overreacting to what the media has to say about them. It is not affecting everybody but a vast majority of successful women from continuing to moving forward said Marianne Schnall. Important to realize, women are capable of doing jobs men can do. Such jobs as being an engineer, physician, mechanic, lawyer and even top notch business women! Up to the present time there is an ongoing public debate on women suffering from double standards. If it makes a female feel threatened or belittled than it may be sexist. A very interesting article this came to be because the writer had numerous accountants to keep her argument steady. A worthy writer brings up present time activities, statistics, and people being affected by the scenario and provides the reader some closure. With a devastatingly crucial issue such as women being shunned by the media, it’s not okay to have the ideas of other people in your work. In the article, “Controversial Hillary Cover of Time Illuminates Sexism in the Media” by Marianne Schnall, implies that the media is negatively affecting the chances of women becoming successful with all the sexism it is portraying. Marianne Schnall is a published writer and professional interviewer with many influential credentials that she in not afraid to use.
Over the summer I had the pleasure of reading Off the Sidelines: Speak Up, Be Fearless, and Change Your World written by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Senator Gillibrand is not only a brilliant politician, but also an inspiration to all women in the fight for equality. She is a true feminist, in the belief that all people are equal man and women of any ethnicity deserve the right to equal pay and opportunity. Currently, a man earns more than a woman in a professional setting for doing the same job. To rectify unfair situations such as the wage gap and beyond, more women need to speak out and have their voices be heard. Senator Gillibrand’s book does a great job of motivating women to strive for greatness and never backdown to a challenge.
Men have dominated the workforce for most of civilization up until their patriotic duties called away to war. All of a sudden, the women were responsible for providing for their family while the men were away. Women went to work all over America to earn an income to insure their family’s survival. Women took all sorts of jobs including assembly line positions, office jobs, and even playing professional baseball. When the men returned home from war, the women were expected to resume their place as housewives. The women who had gotten a taste of the professional life decided that they wanted to continue working. Thus, the introduction to women in a man’s working environment began. Women were not taken seriously at first, because they were stepping into a “man’s world”.
She starts to take a stand and realizes that she’s pathetic in the way that she’s just letting this pass by her. As she watches her co-workers take the abuse without any retaliation she snaps and tells Ted to treat them better. She’s surprised that no one has the fight to talk back. Surprisingly Ted gives her a raise when he calls her in. She thought she was going to get fired. Then she realizes it’s because another co-worker quit. She’s had enough and decides to reveal herself to everyone that she’s working in secret when she’s really an author. She asks why they would go through this kind of work and they say that it motivates them to work harder.Ehrenreich
Gender bias has a long history and continues to occur in the workplace today. Research indicates that women remain significantly disadvantaged and mistreated compared to men in the workforce. How do the disparities of hiring, promotion, and salaries affect women in the workplace?