It's bloody hard being a working woman

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revngproof

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Apr 15 154 Comments

Shout out to all my fellow women who manage work without any recognition or acknowledgement of all the effort being put in, big and small, in keeping sanity at home. All the unspoken chores that you silently pick up, which go unnoticed. For the one time you complain, being called out for not being flexible enough. For picking up slack because the husband needs some time off. For remembering every little detail about everyone's 'needs' because it's just impossible to shut off and not do that. For not getting any time off, because you are guilted to pick up husband's chores since you're 'anyway free today'. All of this after slogging through the day to prove oneself at work, because you are fighting the bias, and hedging against any doubts that might come up about your performance or potential.

This is a rant. If you are not in the mood for that, feel free to skip 💩 commenting.

And no, I'm not posting my TC, because it is irrelevant to this post. I work just as hard if not more, at work, most likely get paid fewer cents to my male colleague's dollar, and then go on to 'fulfill' every other responsibility at home, which is obviously unpaid in cash or kind. Not that I expect cash, but kind?

I'm heavily underpaid in the grand scheme of things. *This post is not a work pay rant. I'm happy with my job, love the work, fortunate to be in a good team.

Posting in this channel because I think my sentiments are relevant to women in this industry.

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  • New
    Tim3l3ss

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    Tim3l3ss
    Since we’re ranting…

    Also a working woman here. I made a choice (many years ago) that I’d happily take on the full responsibility of being the sole provider for my household so I don’t have to ever depend on a man for $ or have to ask permission to spend it. I make a ton of it and I do with it whatever I please.

    As long as I give my husband a small portion of it to also buy whatever he wants, he is perfectly content with the situation.

    Reality is, we both know he could never get anywhere close to my TC (many real reasons for this which tie back to poor choices he made earlier in life). So we’re fine playing the roles we have chosen to assume in our marriage and that’s that!

    Yes, being a woman still means my little ones want “mommy” when they do and let daddy play video games instead. I fight that shit all the time….”go to your daddy” “he is your mommy in this household”.

    I don’t cook, don’t do dishes, don’t do laundry…why the f would I do that after working my a$$ off every day (sometimes til midnight)?

    Not my job and I could care less if anyone around me expects it of me because I’m a woman.

    My .02!
    Apr 15 14
    • Love it!!! Ki and Ka. Each human born has limited time to spend on this earth. Social stigma is bs. Who cares! as long as family is being fed, money is there to buy basic necessity, why would one want to climb the corporate ladder and stress out every day with things that dont matter and doesnt help in anyways. I prefer being happier with family than being stressed out as a director for a high impact critical position. Its too much. Been their done that! With ICs getting paid equal to that of managers, its the best time to be an IC and love what one does and be content with salary one gets. Enjoy limited remaining time left in this world with people that love you and make you feel important!
      Apr 16
    • New / Product
      queens2k

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      queens2k
      do you have any friends? asking for my self 😂
      Apr 16
  • Respect for working women and more than just being a woman. It’s okay we men have our downs too. Let’s look for a brighter future and go work towards it.
    Apr 15 0
  • Google
    gtq87623d

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    gtq87623d
    TC or .. don't expect us to make an exception just because you are woman.
    Apr 15 6
  • Amazon
    pip-dodger

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    pip-dodger
    If you're doing stuff like "picking up slack because your husband needs some time off" and "being guilted into picking up your husband's chores", then sorry to say - your partner has failed you. This sounds unhealthy and could be devastating in the long run.
    Apr 15 7
    • this person has society so deeply ingrained in their rant that they don't see the useless value suck of a partner that they live with and blame that problem on society in general rather than find an actual person who treats their spouse equally. maybe OP likes the power trip/ego boost
      Apr 16
    • Argo AI
      argowhat

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      argowhat
      Whats the background to the mythology part here? Are you referring to traditions in cultures like indian for example?
      Apr 19
  • New
    TC👮‍♂️

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    TC👮‍♂️
    I get your overall sentiment but "not sharing TC because it's irrelevant" seems like wrong attitude.

    Gender inequality in TC exists, and it's important to identify which companies seem to have worse wage gap than others.

    If none of the women share their TC, other women might not learn that, for example, Company X doesn't pay female developers as much, or Company Y treats their employees fairly regardless of their gender.

    This information is important to promote gender equity in tech companies
    Apr 15 7