MatureDJ
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Men Overran a Job Fair for Women in Tech
The Grace Hopper Celebration is meant to unite women in tech. This year droves of men came looking for jobs.
"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"
You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
Job-fair for chick techies gets overrun by unemployed males
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"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
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The article says that it was an event for women and “non-binary” people. Non-binary literally means that you can be whatever the fvck you want…whenever you want. I hope someone files a human rights complaint against those bigoted binary feminists trying to keep non-binary folks from getting jobs.
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"She Made Her Decision Before You Finished Your Sentence"
Three seconds. That's how long it took. Your shoes. Your posture. The way you held your drink. Whether you looked at the floor or looked at her.
She already filed you away. Interesting. Boring. Safe. Bold. Before you even opened your mouth.
Everything you say after that is just her confirming what she already decided.
So stop rehearsing lines. Fix the first three seconds. Stand tall. Look up. Smile like you mean it. Walk like you belong wherever you're standing.
The words come later. The impression comes first.
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I have never groped a woman that I wasn't in a relationship with or didn't pay for.
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The reason why more women aren't in tech is because most women are not interested in it.
Same reason more men aren't secretaries/administrative assistants or nurses.
That's the problem with trying to assume all jobs should be 50/50 men/women. It doesn't take into account thr nature of the job which inherently is going to lean, sometimes very strongly, towards one gender or the other and has NOTHING to do with discrimination or not hiring men/women into it.
There simply aren't many men/women interested in those jobs that lean towards the other gender. It's common sense but people don't want to accept that answer even tho it is the truth and want to go looking for something else.
Same reason more men aren't secretaries/administrative assistants or nurses.
That's the problem with trying to assume all jobs should be 50/50 men/women. It doesn't take into account thr nature of the job which inherently is going to lean, sometimes very strongly, towards one gender or the other and has NOTHING to do with discrimination or not hiring men/women into it.
There simply aren't many men/women interested in those jobs that lean towards the other gender. It's common sense but people don't want to accept that answer even tho it is the truth and want to go looking for something else.