Comments on: why i’m not pregnant in corporate america

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:31:50 +0000

Thank you for writing this! I am currently working in an all male environment and am terrified to tell them that I am pregnant. I’ve only worked at this job for 5 months, but have worked my butt off. I’m currently only 9 wks, so way too soon to tell. I dread the day I have to share. Hopefully, everything will work out!

By: Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson

Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:17:19 +0000

Yes – what a long, long way we have to go with judgments in the work environment. When did we start focusing on people’s family statuses or whether someone is pregnant or not, for heaven’s sake, instead of focusing on RESULTS??? This is completely ludicrous.

Time to make change – who’s up for it?!

Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson
Creators of the Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE)
Authors of the forthcoming book “Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It”

By: Meg

Meg — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:35:12 +0000

I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that glass-ceiling-doesn’t-exist guy is either a) not married, b) married to a moron, or c) ***********. Whichever it is, he deserves a swift kick in the teeth. And, as long as we’re using the presidency as a benchmark for all of society — all men must be sleeping with their young-attractive associate. A Clinton did it, so I must be true, right?? You might as well base socioeconomic theory on whether or not Britney Spears is wearing underwear. Ugh, what an idiot.

By: Sarah in Disturbia

Sarah in Disturbia — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:18:55 +0000

Oh my! there is a whole lot going on there that I wish I had time to respond to. I hate that you (we) have to spend so much energy on all that CRAP. Because that's what it is. Bullshit. But it's there and you have to deal with it. It sounds like you are doing the best you can. Keep it up. We hear you and admire you: ) Sarah in Disturbia's last blog post..Another Meme

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:28:42 +0000

I was sent home to work 2 weeks before my due date because I was huge and my all male co-workers were terrified I would go into labor at work. Most of these men had kids and knew better, but I guess I looked miserable. Work was taken away from me slowly, I was almost treated like a tiny fragile china doll…oh no, she is pregnant, she can’t walk, she can’t carry a folder. That was a lot of the reason why I didn’t go back to work. I could have gone back, but in the fast paced life of contractorhood, my work had to be done by someone else while I was gone.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:56:36 +0000

I try to answer questions like that matter of factly. I'm determined that if anyone in the conversation is going to be uncomfortable it isn't going to be me. So I'll answer their question and then shoot it right back to them, almost trying to make them uncomfortable. I've been watching The Office seasons on Netflix lately. I hope and pray your office environment isn't like that! The only real office environment I was in was when I worked for the Army as a Customer Service Rep for their payroll (sucked). I worked in an office of all women except two German men. It was interesting to see their viewpoint on gender issues. Vicki's last blog post..Accountability April

By: rima

rima — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:45:42 +0000

Auughh! We have so very far to go in this society. Meanwhile, in some European countries, your job is safeguarded for up to THREE YEARS after taking a leave of absence to have a child (although I wonder if the assumptions about the expectant mother’s work ethic are any different over there?)

You sound like a very dedicated, smart, and capable employee. The company you work for is lucky to have you, and I hope that the people who really count realize that.