Man, that does sound frustrating! I would be pissed as well…I would at least want the courtesy of an invite although I probably would not really want to come and be with a bunch of Neanderthals :~)

Stinky Neanderthals!

I’m facing a bit of age discrimination at my church, of all places. I applied four years ago for a position and they gave it to someone older. The position needed several people, and another person left, so they hired me for it anyway. But now I applied to be the coordinator of that job, I’ve put four years in and have been doing administration stuff extra for it and going above and beyond, but they called yesterday that they chose someone else, and as far as I know it was me and that person who applied only. I’ve had six years of college, and this job is a tiny part time for three hours a week, and they give it to another person? I bet because that person is older.

Sometimes, you just want to stay in the house and hide under your pancake.

(No, it’s not Dutchess, although it does look similar.)

Okay to be honest, I think what I’d be tempted to do is keep a little list, even if it’s just a mental one, of the companies/individuals that did this and then exclude them from things. I’m not sure what. But I’d be happy to find an excuse to say oh I’m sorry but since you obviously don’t have enough respect for me to even consider inviting me to your events, I naturally assumed you wouldn’t want to be involved with this project either.

And I’d probably make sure, if I was invited to something that I didn’t want to go to (Oh you’ve planned a social evening at a strip club? I see) that I said something like “You know, I think I’ll pass on that, it’s really not my kind of thing, but I do appreciate being remembered with an invitation though”.

But then again I’m in a bit of a bad mood today, lol

– Annette

BBM, I’m a bit surprised that you don’t get invited. Very neanderthal considering most women have to work now without the option of staying home and being supported by anyone else. I am betting that you are not the only woman in this situation, so you might check around and see if your industry has some professional wormens groups, or industry guilds, that gather as a type of networking club that you could join. Usually if it’s wide spread there is a backlash and reaction that forms to counteract it. Even the local Chamber of Commerce or Rotary Club might have some support groups. I just did a google search for “women in construction” and got two International organizations pop up immediately! Check it out.

Then put these bozos out of business.

I used to work for a construction company, only girl on the crew… I totally know what you mean.

Come party with me, we’ll play with bunnies and drink fruity cocktails

I can only.. imagine how you feel.

I am going through partial unemployment – I work for an Asian company but I do not speak anything but English. I think it is seen as a disability at my job that – “I cannot communicate.” My hours were cut from 27 to 9.5. I am assuming my boss was served by unemployment because yesterday, my hours went from 9.5 to 13.5. However, I am still going to push for unemployment because this is unacceptable.

It would be fun to throw back a few fruity cocktails ;D

Well, that’s just wrong and I would be totally pissed too! Don’t men know that you’ve come a long way baby? I don’t understand their thinking at all about this…seems so blatantly chauvinistic…can’t they see that? You definitely should be invited if your colleagues who do the same work as you do are invited.

But truthfully, you’ll have more fun with the bunbuns at the humane society :~)