Inspired, not so much... I feel bombarded by cynicism, criticism and reality checks... Thank you for highlighting my incompetence, immaturity and lack of professionalism... The gender topic was slipped as I have come to understand some companies do show a gender
bias when choosing technicians. I am still learning the best ways to apply and
express my interest in the industry and felt this forum may have been the best way to associate with warm and welcoming members who wouldn't mind offering some helpful pointers, so thanks for putting me up against the wall and letting the firing squad loose.
Sorry I didn't inspire and what I posted seemed as cynic critism or rality check. It absolutely was not intended to be so and I apologize for having let you feel I was hamiluating you, calling you incomptent, immature and in any way lacked pofessionalism. Instead, jumping the gun some but none of the above and in having the guts to reply in letting me know where I was wrong - I would say all of the reverse was true. No firing squad intended and I am mortified that I was so harsh in message, intent was not there.
I very much apologize for any unintended intimidation, harsh or rubbed the wrong way feelings my reply caused you and all the women of this forum. My reply was intended to be of help and more about editing in the norm of not mattering what sex you are I have always seen and hired from as a concept. I it would seem am very ignorant of problems still existing in the industry in never having seen or heard of them since the early 90's anywhere I know of.
Minimum guidelines for employment are amongst others, the ability to lift 40 pounds. That’s necessary for employment in carpentry and lighting. Other than that, you get to where you get by way of your ability from what I can see. In attempting to help, I grossly failed to help and believe me, I am very sorry for having brought up what I noted in thinking it didn’t matter but it would seem at times it does come to
play.
I am also sorry for humiliating you it would seem in me mentioning the above thoughts of stating your sex didn’t matter and shouldn’t be mentioned. This by way of as said later, it at times does matter and limits your career.
Stand up on the other
hand as your sex doesn’t matter, you are a tech person and your future is about education and where you take it in ability. Those companies that wouldn’t hire a woman, or those that make a woman feel estranged are not much of companies to learn from or
advance your career with anyway. Given this we would hope they as a company and those in the company with such feelings go out of business and them working there get a job at a gas station. No place in this industry for sexism. I am sorry if in bringing up editing points this has caused unintended trauma for you - you are young and especially I’m sorry for bringing up a subject that in doing what you did was persay a way of doing it, but I also hope it brings up for you a concept that this is not the norm. In the industry, your sex does not matter, it is your ability that is useful.
Sorry again for having offended you and women of the forum, I did not think sexism, racists or gay/straight problems still existed in the industry. In the Chicago area I grew up and work in and have for almost 20 years now, I only knew of one instance of sexist employment policies and it changed in like 93' while I was there. Given this sort of tunnel
vision of the employment world I live in, I thought it the same across the industry. Sorry for that and for an industry that has not grown up. I cannot imagine the rational for such policies these days.
My public and personal apology for such situations as a guy and for my own having bought up details that I never thought could be a reality of your life. I hope you get the summer intern job, and know of many companies out there that as my initial statement said... it don’t matter. I’m a woman - get over it... now get to work.
