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Always wondered why women were so eager to join the nasty, awful corporate world anyway. It really is that awful for the most part.

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Re: Sweden’s ‘soft girl’ trend that celebrates women quitting work
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2024, 08:17:37 pm »
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j1wwypygxo

Always wondered why women were so eager to join the nasty, awful corporate world anyway. It really is that awful for the most part.

I work in an industry that was formerly the province of men, but is now dominated by women in most areas except for IT and sales. 

The discrimination against men - especially older men - is palpable, but rarely spoken about.

Promotions are routinely given to (younger, minority) women, while men are passed over regardless of ability or performance.

The culture is toxic, especially in customer-facing roles, where a large percentage of workers (including women) are on anti-depressants or anti-anxiety drugs, owing to constant oversight, endless performance metrics, and draconian "policies" about everything imaginable. 

I'm glad I am retiring soon, because I have had more than enough of it.
"The most terrifying force of death, comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone. They try, so very hard, to mind their own business and provide for themselves and those they love. They resist every impulse to fight back, knowing the forced and permanent change of life that will come from it. They know, that the moment they fight back, their lives as they have lived them, are over. -Alexander Solzhenitsyn