It'll probably turn into a triple or quadruple-whammy over the next 5 to 10 years. Last I heard, men were far less likely to mentor or interact with women in the workplace post-#MeToo.
I don't blame them when a single word to HR can ruin your entire career. I follow the Mike Pence rule, myself. It's just good practice, honestly.
Started doing it before I even knew what it was. When I was going through training to be a teacher, the profs really emphasized how us men needed to make sure we were never alone with students (mainly the girls, but still) since it's basically a given you'll always be scrutinized by parents and others for molesting kids. To the profs' credit, they really stressed the importance of this with the women in the program too.
Good practices for the workplace but it wouldn't surprise me if we start seeing discrimination suits against men who're simply trying to protect their livelihood and reputation. Co-ed workplaces sure work out, huh?
I’m in my 40s and it used to be you could go to lunch or hangout with female coworkers after work - as colleagues.
Now even the interns know not to do these things. This movement removed women’s ability to create work relationships and knowledge by requiring a chaperone at every engagement.
And the worst part is it’s not your work friends that have an issue. It’s always THE OTHER WOMEN who will start rumors and drama where none existed. They definitely played themselves bc I go out with guys all the time for drinks and boating adventures outside work. I can’t do that with women anymore bc it will for sure cause a problem not worth having.
I know in my church men counsel men and women counsel women. It's always been considered inappropriate due to the power dynamic or being mistaken as an abuser.
Of course, men are more subject to this. A man sitting on a park bench while reading a book as his child plays on the playground at the park? Instant suspicion he's a predator; he's no father, he's just pretending to read while he scopes out the area for his next victim.
A woman in the same situation? The most she'll get is "oh she's a bad parent, an evil MAN could come along and snatch her child, and she's not paying attention. Look at her reading instead of paying her child, she's so neglectful."
That last paragraph is such a psychotic request. Essentially, because a small handful of men are assholes, the rest of men should give women total control of everything. At which point they will treat you like shit as payback for that small handful of assholes.
"Don't give money to people who hate you" applies to any other kind of assistance as well. Especially in the work place stay the fuck away. They'll destroy you the minute it benefits them.
You KNOW the reason #MeToo stopped being a thing was that it was hurting Democrats more than anything else.
They stopped talking about #MeToo because the guys getting caught were virtually all democrats.
A double-whammy then.
It'll probably turn into a triple or quadruple-whammy over the next 5 to 10 years. Last I heard, men were far less likely to mentor or interact with women in the workplace post-#MeToo.
I don't blame them when a single word to HR can ruin your entire career. I follow the Mike Pence rule, myself. It's just good practice, honestly.
Started doing it before I even knew what it was. When I was going through training to be a teacher, the profs really emphasized how us men needed to make sure we were never alone with students (mainly the girls, but still) since it's basically a given you'll always be scrutinized by parents and others for molesting kids. To the profs' credit, they really stressed the importance of this with the women in the program too.
Good practices for the workplace but it wouldn't surprise me if we start seeing discrimination suits against men who're simply trying to protect their livelihood and reputation. Co-ed workplaces sure work out, huh?
I’m in my 40s and it used to be you could go to lunch or hangout with female coworkers after work - as colleagues.
Now even the interns know not to do these things. This movement removed women’s ability to create work relationships and knowledge by requiring a chaperone at every engagement.
And the worst part is it’s not your work friends that have an issue. It’s always THE OTHER WOMEN who will start rumors and drama where none existed. They definitely played themselves bc I go out with guys all the time for drinks and boating adventures outside work. I can’t do that with women anymore bc it will for sure cause a problem not worth having.
I know in my church men counsel men and women counsel women. It's always been considered inappropriate due to the power dynamic or being mistaken as an abuser.
Of course, men are more subject to this. A man sitting on a park bench while reading a book as his child plays on the playground at the park? Instant suspicion he's a predator; he's no father, he's just pretending to read while he scopes out the area for his next victim.
A woman in the same situation? The most she'll get is "oh she's a bad parent, an evil MAN could come along and snatch her child, and she's not paying attention. Look at her reading instead of paying her child, she's so neglectful."
That last paragraph is such a psychotic request. Essentially, because a small handful of men are assholes, the rest of men should give women total control of everything. At which point they will treat you like shit as payback for that small handful of assholes.
Yeah, I'm going to have to pass on that.
Are they under represented in higher paying jobs? I know several women making 45 dollars an hour…and where they work is majority women.
"Don't give money to people who hate you" applies to any other kind of assistance as well. Especially in the work place stay the fuck away. They'll destroy you the minute it benefits them.