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seabeyond

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16. isnt that amazing and fun. i found your posts awesome in the walk
Wed May 23, 2012, 08:18 AM
May 2012

down memory lane. remembering what it was like working in the early 80's and on. i was not in the type of career path that you were, but, you were reminding me of the effort, and in my case, the willing effort to adhere to what was being suggested in embracing the working women into the workforce. i was lucky enough to have men bosses that wanted it to be a comfortable environment and demanded it with no holds bar of the employees.

things that were accepted and had been overlooked just because they had not been considered.

i didnt realize how lucky i was that i was always in an environment where nothing but the best intentions were allowed.

i remember i had to walk back to a male environment where vending machines were worked on. three men in this building. a couple times a day i would have to walk back to explain a message. they had a porn calendar on the wall. no one thought about it. they were also the only ones that would make crude and vulgar comments to me. the manager of that area was just that kind of guy.

without necessarily thinking about issues of work environment, i was talking to top boss and in passing i said..... i hate going back there and on regular basis see some naked woman with legs spread, just to give the men a message

next time i was back there, it was off the wall, and the men didnt make comments.

but, it was a learning curve for all of us and it was something that none really thought about, and once thought about was an of course.....

but, that is what i mean about having bosses that implement rule with resentment. i didnt see that. it just seemed like it was an environment of cooperation and today the whole thing is a competition and who can use who.

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It always amazes me sometimes boston bean May 2012 #1
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2021 #19
I like Gloria Allred, but she is sinking herself daily by accepting tabloid cases. I don't know why Sarah Ibarruri May 2012 #2
I did notice on that last case- the anthony weiner boston bean May 2012 #3
Yes, exactly. She needs to quit accepting tabloid cases and start Sarah Ibarruri May 2012 #9
the one that was odd to me, and i really cant remember was having kids there seabeyond May 2012 #10
My first-hand experience with Gloria Allred: calimary May 2012 #4
I have always respected her. boston bean May 2012 #5
That was such a mind-bending time. calimary May 2012 #11
I was 23 and I was intimidated to all hell seabeyond May 2012 #12
thank you so much for your story. i needed to hear this about this woman seabeyond May 2012 #7
Truly. You have to speak up. You HAVE to be loud and pushy and annoying. calimary May 2012 #14
Funny enough - this anecdote takes me full circle. calimary May 2012 #15
isnt that amazing and fun. i found your posts awesome in the walk seabeyond May 2012 #16
By the early 80s things had straightened out a little bit. calimary May 2012 #18
+100000 Thanks for sharing. She'll always be aces with me too. n/t Little Star May 2012 #13
Recent news about Gloria Allred Cindery May 2012 #6
page not found with your link. nt seabeyond May 2012 #8
I've never had an issue with Allred MerryBlooms May 2012 #17
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