tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post5677957965446358999..comments2024-03-29T09:30:26.199-04:00Comments on Reflections from Crumbly Acres: The price my generation paid for being female in the workforceJenn Jilkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-29238530202855842232012-09-01T07:08:14.900-04:002012-09-01T07:08:14.900-04:00You're right, Linda. When I worked summers for...You're right, Linda. When I worked summers for Canada Post, we said people were 'promoted to their level of incompetence!'Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-68973077460117407052012-09-01T06:30:08.527-04:002012-09-01T06:30:08.527-04:00Very astute observations! One of the sad things t...Very astute observations! One of the sad things that companies frequently do is promote someone who does a decent job in a worker position, to a position of leadership, assuming that means they can lead. Rarely does that happen...sad!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12373898253123133590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-18506034096200241142012-08-31T19:15:17.179-04:002012-08-31T19:15:17.179-04:00I taught at a middle school that had turn over of ...I taught at a middle school that had turn over of the administration at least every other year. It was hard.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-6638989447685785032012-08-31T15:31:50.277-04:002012-08-31T15:31:50.277-04:00Yes women have paid a price and I believe we still... Yes women have paid a price and I believe we still have along way to go. I'm appalled by some of the same attitudes I see in younger males. Now I only had one female administrator and she was a dud. She only thought about power rather that support. I watched her ruin several new teachers. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7155086611992337391.post-66094318104290119442012-08-31T13:49:32.266-04:002012-08-31T13:49:32.266-04:00Jenny, in my naive opinion, being a boss is not ju...Jenny, in my naive opinion, being a boss is not just a way of earning greater amount of money but a real profession and many people - both women and men - don't accept the role. Moreover, people with different expectations and personalities cross their carriers and sometimes it's not easy to find common ground with those narrow-minded. I regret to hear about your bad experiences.<br /><br />I followed both the links leading to the first RCMP female officers and the current lawsuit and found it very interesting. 1974 doesn't seem that long ago to find first women within that police force... If there have been hundreds of women alleging harassment within the RCMP, a serious problem must persist there and it's so sad that the police which are supposed to protect human rights shelter such awful behaviour. I admire the women who have been brave enough to speak out and fight for their rights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com