Rubber Tangents

karmcity:

cakeordeath:

(via airhen)

One of the best lessons here is: Brag. Ask for what you want. Voice how important you are to the organization. No one else is going to do it for you.

But another thing I find interesting is that the author found equitable treatment in college, where nearly everyone was of the same generation, and inequitable treatment in the workplace, where everyone is not.

Then the question is: is the inequitable treatment in the workplace due to being young, or being a woman?

My guess, given the equitable treatment in college, but not in the work place is: both. Older genreations weren’t so warm to giving equal treatment to women or outside ethnicities / religions / sexual orientations. It’s only THIS voting generation (as in the current generation, not mine) that has seen a spike in male feminists, open gays, and bi-racial dating.

However, I’ve found that bragging about your uabilities costs serious brownie points. Given the opportunity to hear how well someone can do vs. SEE how well they can do… its best to show. Believe me, if you do well enough, people will brag for you. If one of my subordinates does an outstanding job, I brag for him to MY superior. I’ve had my superiors come back and tell me others have bragged for me. Humility and humble ethics go a long way in the work place. Of course I’m a Light Blue collar worker (I have white collar aspects to a generally Blue collar Job).