The man hater's society
The place I worked at until yesterday was staffed mostly by women.
I'll say this right up front, I have no problem working with women. In fact, I really respect women who prosper in male dominated professions. And I worked with them for two years without a problem in a female dominated industry, long term care.
This place however, is a bit different. Every one of them is over 30. In fact, most are over fifty. And all but 2 of them as far as I know, is divorced, if not once, twice. One is never married.
I, on the other hand, have been happily attached to the same women for sixteen years.
Someone has a problem with the opposite sex, and it isn't me.
So I was getting nagged. Carped at. Nay BITCHED at and lectured constantly. And I am supposed to be the chef? The CHEIF? The supernumarary, el supremo driving force, commander of the kitchen? Heh.
My problem is that I let it continue, hoping each new success (and there were very, very, many) would blunt the bitching and cause them to line up in my support. I was hoping that being passive, and keeping my trap shut, not letting it affect me would cause them to see that their behaivior was counterproductive.
Wrong. Lesson learned. Next time, cut them off at the knees. Take action, on the spot. Fire them immediatly if they can't control themselves.
I'll say this right up front, I have no problem working with women. In fact, I really respect women who prosper in male dominated professions. And I worked with them for two years without a problem in a female dominated industry, long term care.
This place however, is a bit different. Every one of them is over 30. In fact, most are over fifty. And all but 2 of them as far as I know, is divorced, if not once, twice. One is never married.
I, on the other hand, have been happily attached to the same women for sixteen years.
Someone has a problem with the opposite sex, and it isn't me.
So I was getting nagged. Carped at. Nay BITCHED at and lectured constantly. And I am supposed to be the chef? The CHEIF? The supernumarary, el supremo driving force, commander of the kitchen? Heh.
My problem is that I let it continue, hoping each new success (and there were very, very, many) would blunt the bitching and cause them to line up in my support. I was hoping that being passive, and keeping my trap shut, not letting it affect me would cause them to see that their behaivior was counterproductive.
Wrong. Lesson learned. Next time, cut them off at the knees. Take action, on the spot. Fire them immediatly if they can't control themselves.
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