I "spam" my resume to positions that attract me. If the HR girl calling me says first interview must be in person with a woman HR, I say that I need to check my schedule and never callback again. I'm fine if it goes on by phone, though. If I discover that there is a woman in the team, I don't do it either.
I'm not trying to make a statement with this, even less change anything. This is about pursuit of happiness. It obviously doesn't makes me invulnerable to corporate idiocracy. But it reduced a whole lot. I reached a point that I prefer to look for the "perfect" job position, instead of jumping in the first best payment offered. I have other incomes and savings for the rest of the year, so I'm in no rush to find anything. I left my last job 4 months ago, and it is all peace and quiet in my life so far.
I have very low tolerance to bullshit and arrogance. I would have to write a whole wall of text just about the cancer that human resources is today, so I won't elaborate on that. If I'm interviewed first by male managers and techical people, I have zero struggle to get a job. If the interview with human resources is the last one in the process, I could say that I hear voices, that like to dissecate and I'm utterly insane, because that won't matter. The people that will actually work me knows what I can and have zero fucks to give to HR potheads. It already happened many times.
So far, so good. It is amazing how different the entire process is when there is no woman involved. People are much more straightforward, to the point, down to earth, much, much more respectful. If I was in need for a salary, I could be already working in a not so bad place. But I'm enjoying waking up whenever I want for now, so I will wait a bit more for something that I think is right.
Take in consideration that by "good" I consider what it is possible in a corporate environment. Idiocracy runs rampant in these places, but that would be another topic of discussion.
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If you are already employed, are content, and are just looking for work as an upgrade, this definitely works.
I've found corporate politics to be infuriating - there were articles recently that talked about managers and professors having literal open door policies where they would refuse to have one-on-one discussions with female staff unless there were witnesses or the door was wide open. It makes sense to do this, but it is just depressing how a corporation must behave to protect itself.
Personally I work from home, and that alone is worth it (saving money on expenses and getting paid a tiny fraction more also helps) - I no longer have to deal with company politics, interact with females except in a detached, formal manner (and everything is recorded) and can focus on work rather than covering my ass.
Plus suddenly the uncomfortable office groping (something I cannot find an outlet for to discuss) no longer happens.
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I find it at least comforting that the people over at TRP advocate not hitting on anything at work. However, at my office, there's a guy who used to be a boxer - still pretty fit despite his age. He's a huge flirt, and while that's what he's famous for (as in, the women mention this) it's not thought of negatively. So he gets "away" with it.
And then, while I'm not personally surprised, it was surprising when two office employees started dating.
I only advocate not hitting on women at the office because personally I feel the risks outweigh the rewards. Pointing to the two colleagues who are now dating, if they were to break up, it might (some of you may say likely will) cause problems in the workplace, because they are not of the same rank. And if the two people were in the same rank, were one of them to be promoted, unless they can both act as adults, it would then get awkward.
Too many risks. The reward is the same (with much lower risk) to fish elsewhere
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Women will grab me (not that it matters but some I'm not attracted to) and I don't believe that going to mgmt or hr would matter as they won't take it seriously.
It's a moot point since I don't work in the office environment, but it might not be worth it BC of the lack of camaraderie (otherwise) and networking opportunities. I'm on track to retire in my 50s (if I retire earlier I give up on their pension program, so I'd need a much bigger pot) though, so all in all I consider it a success
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Reminds me of the Peter Principle, but what you are describing is actually the Dilbert Principle
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