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Let me reintroduce, the VS Social Thread!
Since the Social Threads seem to have been done away with, this is the new home of the VS Social Thread. We talk about everything from VS to Express to Beauty to Coupons to Hot Deals...and of course, our personal lives.
Roll call! Let's get back to what we do!
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i can't find/don't remember which gc i used... all the ones that i have are showing 0 value. if i call they will charge me for the shipping probably.
i can't find/don't remember which gc i used... all the ones that i have are showing 0 value. if i call they will charge me for the shipping probably.
is this the same that was with $75 purchase just a week or two ago?
the glam wristlet is the same one-pink purple glittery mess. prob no one wanted it enough to order so they had to lower the purchase amt. maybe if its free with ANY purchase
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ETA: This is by using 3 $15 GC that came with the bras.
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i can't find/don't remember which gc i used... all the ones that i have are showing 0 value. if i call they will charge me for the shipping probably.
http://www.couponprobl
You get a check. Also, did you ever find those pumps at H&M?
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Here at work, they have done a ton of restructuring over the last 2 years, and my job has become a lot more support oriented and not necessarily accountable. We (one other woman and I) support 5 coordinators. We take care of all their travel and many other things for personnel. Under the previous management, I was in charge of the scheduling and coordinating of all the personnel we have, now they do the scheduling and we do the travel, logistics, certifications, etc. It's a little frustrating that after the meeting we had yesterday I felt as though I had become a "dump all" for them to dump their paperwork and crap on my department. OK, whatever, we'll deal.
However, after this happened, one of the guys came in the office and made a joke to the other girl (who technically works under his umbrella now) and pulled out his wallet and acted like he was going to hand her some money and said "OK, are you ready to take my order for what I want for lunch?" I thought it was a kick in the face to everything I have done here for him to make such a chauvinistic, arrogant remark. It made it very clear that even as a joke, we are nothing more to them now than some assistant they can ask whatever they want from. (Not that they would actually do that, but in all jokes are an element of truth.)
We work in a very male dominated industry, so a little sexism unfortunately comes with the territory. However, I thought this was completely uncalled for and degrading.
Am I overreacting? This same person told me 3 years ago that there really isn't much room for me to go up in this company because I am a woman. At the time, I let it go - because it is true. Now, I'm just annoyed and frustrated.
TIA for any input. I need an honest opinion from an unbiased person.
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Am I overreacting? This same person told me 3 years ago that there really isn't much room for me to go up in this company because I am a woman. At the time, I let it go - because it is true. Now, I'm just annoyed and frustrated.
TIA for any input. I need an honest opinion from an unbiased person.
On your reaction - that's the hard part. We know that we're constantly fighting to prove ourselves worthy of the same jobs, the same pay as men - that we earned our positions and are capable of the job... so we carry this burden with us. We have a lot going on in our heads in any particular time and I think too quickly they forget the history here. If you react angrily, then you're seen as "lashing out", "upset" or worse yet, "emotional" which feeds into the stereotype (cue menstrual jokes here) and in the future, if they are asked about what they think about your potential for advancement - in their eyes it could prove you unsuitable for the promotion into the male-dominated jobs. In this case, I may have responded with a joke in kind that let him know you would not be ordering any sandwiches unless they were of the knuckle variety: Tension broken, crappyness of situation acknowledged, future lunch orders rebuffed. In my head, the sexist part would have been, "why don't you get home and make me a sandwich" - it's that extra step to the stereotype (barefoot-pregnant-kitchen) that he didn't take.
It's such a balancing act - when is it too much? I grew up with brothers and my field is dominated by men, granted, not the chauvinistic type - the quiet nerdy ones that note to themselves "Oh, I think that one might have a vagina!" , which shapes how they deal with us too
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