Every company i have been so far, its been like im th only woman in my team. Most of my girl friends in tech have moved out to leadership and management roles. I these find myself working 20 year old men, whom i dont really connect. I eat my lunch alone, escape to coffee shops when ever need a break or i end up over working! yoe - 15 Any one can relate or in the similar situation ?
15 YOE and still an IC? You are skating on thin ice my friend. Guess who gets laid off first in downturns.
First job in a tech company (was in consulting before) and find it a lot harder to make friends. I’ve been wondering if it’s the company or just tech culture.
It’s the culture.
Yes, it’s the culture! I tried hard when I was young to fit in! Played video games even though i hated it, wore the tech tee shirts
Its true. Even for younger women in 20s it’s harder to feel included when most of your colleagues are men.
As a 27 year old male. 5 yoe total and after 1 year at apple.. I still don’t feel included.. I feel so much bias and racism ... so I decided not to want it .. changed attitude, try to find the people outside your company and kick asses at work if that’s how u r treated ..
Even if they are not engineers, try to find people to eat lunch with. Managers and pms are great people that can help your career a lot whether you know it. Many of the other female coworkers are probably struggling with the same difficulty and more than happy if you ask. I know its effort but well with it.
Yes. I quit Home Depot because of this. My team went out of their way to isolate me and any other older woman. In the end I couldn’t wait to get out of there. I don’t think it’s tech culture since in other companies that I have worked for I had no problem chatting with people even with the 20 year old men. I think it’s the culture of that team or company.
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Are you in the SF Bay Area? If so my company (not Autodesk anymore) have 40% female engineers and lots of leadership are women. If you want to go somewhere that’s supportive :D I can DM u if interested.
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Name the company, I am already seeking referrals 😆😂