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Absolutely! Same problems, different companies no doubt. Admins who refused
to take messages (pre-email), secretaries who wouldn't speak to me for weeks
after I asked for help in typing up contracts, and the list goes on.
That's when I really learned the lesson that every position deserves
respect. I have a feeling in my very green days, I tended to be patronizing
towards the admins. As soon as I put them on the same level with me, the
problems usually went away. Not always--there are always going to be some
that will behave badly no matter what.
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From: Tom Murrell [mailto:trmurrell -at- yahoo -dot- com]
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 3:37 PM
To: TECHWR-L
Subject: RE: Gender Issues in Technical Communication
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But I would like to ask a related question that matches her experience.
She's
often complained to me as much about discrimination she's faced from other
women as about male discrimination. Back in the days when there were such,
my
wife talked about how (female) secretaries would not take messages for her
but
would for her male office mate. Also, she could not get memos and papers
typed
in a timely fashion, but comparably 'ranked' and qualified male peers had no
problem with theirs, even rush jobs.
I don't hear so much of this thing these days from my wife, but I wondered
if
women Twhirlers have similar experiences along these lines?
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