I work in an organization where people often make inappropriate comments and undermine the value of people who are younger or female. I’ve spoken to peers and they go through the same thing often. The only reaction or remedy we get from HR and leaders is “speak up”. It never gets addressed at the org level. What is the best way to go about remedying this? Or is it a lost hope for those of you who have been in an organization like this where it is about 90% male from director and up unless it’s CSM or something like that.
The only real solution is to work for a company that already takes gender issues seriously. You'll never change a corporation's culture.
Exactly. Vote with your motherfucking wallet and leave an anonymous Glassdoor review to blow the fucking roof off.
I feel the same way. The number of senior women is dwindling in my org as there is this barrier from the senior director. I am looking out. HR loves him and in casual conversations whenever I have brought this up, it has only made me look bad. Sigh.
Non-white or Indian males have no chance of advancement at Adobe - and HR doesn't give a shit - time to leave
I recently left and in my exit interview shared several specific, documented instances of racist and sexist behavior in Ops staff meetings (which were flagged to my manager at the time they happened) and fewer fucks could not possible have been given by HR in their response.
People making inappropriate comments about younger women seem to be like a big deal. Does HR have an anonymous hotline or something? Most likely you can’t change the perceptions of management — they’ve been doing this so long and they won’t change. The most that’ll happen is they won’t do it publicly, but if you really want growth and advancement, best vote with your wallet.
In the latest South Park video game you shout "Micro Agression!" before punching the person. But we are all adults here so mostly we rerun the conversation in our heads over and over while contemplating how cream isn't the only thing that floats to the top.
U grow up
What are you talking about? The tech industry is biased against the old, in favor of the young. And the west coast has plunged into extreme political correctness, which is great for the female gendered people.
Sounds like you work on earth, sorry to hear.
So what are you saying? Is it okay for org leaders to make disparaging remarks about young women, or should we hold leaders accountable and try to improve the culture?
The later through and attempted joke that humans on average appear to be terrible people.
With the caveat that everything I say is being said as a cis-gendered white male and should therefore be taken with a grain of salt: I'm not sure there's anything any single person can do to change their company's culture in such a significant way. The patterns of power and exploitation are deeply woven into the fabric of society, and that goes beyond any one company or even industry. The best any of the exploited can do is survive, and the best any of their allies can do is advocate and organize for positive change. Your best bet at your current company is probably to band together with your coworkers and make it known to HR that their current laissez-faire attitude is no longer acceptable, and further inaction will lead to increased turnover or worse. Consider unionizing too. Both options open you up to potentially severe backlash though, hence my view that trying to change things "from the inside" is a losing proposition anyway. Aside from that? Find a company that doesn't discriminate against its employees that way, get involved in political activism, and so on. This is more of a cultural problem than anything else, so radical cultural change is necessary to fix it.
Is leaving an option? Value yourself. Too much of this is negative, but as a "young lady" I've left jobs and found better pay and more... I don't even know the proper term, "acceptance" (maybe?). Say it in interviews, "I don't put up with SHIT", it's a thing and you don't have to deal with being treated differently... You can move on. Be an advocate for yourself and you'll be respected don't accept less.
In addition, idk what Adobe is like but I've had the best experiences at companies where there is a larger age difference.
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Excuse me, did you just assume their gender?
Don't be a dick
Did you just assume my sex? Bigot.