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Q4MEN: Is it difficult to work with young attractive women?

December 4, 2018
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Let's pretend the woman is not being sensitive or taking anything the wrong way, she is not accusing you of doing anything wrong, and she's generally pleasant.

Men, when you work with a young attractive woman in the office, is it difficult to NOT hit on her? Is it difficult to listen to her opinions because you have want to show you're competent? Do you ever feel fear or nervousness around her?

I have a close female colleague that is very intelligent, but obese and not feminine at all. I am a young woman who is slim and dresses femininely. I think that I am a nice person generally but I have noticed that the men tend to listen to her opinions more, and when I try to ask a question, I get shot down. I sometimes feel like I can't really ask questions at work because of the male ego, and it's really making me wonder if it has anything to do with men working with a young attractive woman.

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Title Q4MEN: Is it difficult to work with young attractive women?
Author vanBeethovenLudwig
Upvotes 11
Comments 99
Date December 4, 2018 10:53 AM UTC (4 years ago)
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[–][deleted] 16 points17 points  (3 children) | Copy Link

Nope. Don't shit where you eat.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

Had this same rule at work for many years. Then I met the (now) wife. I shat where I ate and we've been going strong for years!

But until that point, I avoided any office shenanigans. It's a good rule to have.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

You followed the rules.

1) Be attractive.

2) Don't be unattractive.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Would you make the move in today's climate?

[–]testpostignorepls 5 points6 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Men, when you work with a young attractive woman in the office, is it difficult to NOT hit on her?

Yes.

Is it difficult to listen to her opinions because you have want to show you're competent?

No

Do you ever feel fear or nervousness around her? Does working with an attractive woman cloud your judgment?

No

I have a close female colleague that is very intelligent, but obese and not feminine at all. I am a young woman who is slim and dresses femininely. I think that I am a nice person generally but I have noticed that the men tend to listen to her opinions more, and when I try to ask a question, I get shot down.

We shut down men equally as hard but they fight back or look at the objective facts in the arguments, men don't care who they shut down.

I sometimes feel like I can't really ask questions at work because of the male ego, and it's really making me wonder if it has anything to do with men working with a young attractive woman.

Toughen up a bit.

I love beautiful women, I'll hit on anything that looks nice, but I'm smart enough not to shit where I eat. A bit of light flirting is OK. Men shut down women just as hard as men shut down other men, at least that's what I think.

[–][deleted]  (26 children) | Copy Link

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[–][deleted] 18 points19 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

I came here to say this.

If everyone treats you like you’re stupid, well there’s one common factor there...

Your fat friend is probably competent and contributes well at work.

Just because you have an idea, does not mean it is a good idea. If you have a track record of incompetence, people will learn that and will treat you like you are incompetent.

Not everything is to do with attraction. In my experience, sure men might pay more attention to the pretty girls, help them out more etc, make guy-talk comments about them in their absence. But they don’t really do anything. Work is work. But, metoo has happened now, so that previous extra attention paid to the pretty ones is likely over-compensated into maintaining strict professionalism and avoiding anything but the most necessary of interactions.

One wrong move, a false accusation, and BAM, your career is over.

[–]passepar2t 4 points5 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

I'm tempted to agree. More than likely, your less feminine colleague is just a better overall employee and is easier to deal with for a reason that has little to do with y'all's looks.

[–]Nevidimka- 9 points10 points  (5 children) | Copy Link

Women who are attractive are more likely to be viewed as annoying and bitchy though. I've been on both sides, and noticed people, both men and women, got an entirely different image of me when I was attractive. I'm shy and introverted. Ugly girl being shy and introverted = shy and introverted. Pretty girl being shy and introverted = stuck up bitch who feels like she's to good for us. That's just one example of many.

[–]Eastuss༼ つ ▀̿_▀̿ ༽つ 2 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Ugly girls too behave and feel like they're stuck up bitches who feel like they're too good for us. And from experience it's actually AWALT.

But we rejoin the "social ineptitude".

[–]Aaren_Augustine2 points [recovered] (2 children) | Copy Link

My wife is shy and introverted. And she hates attention, like in any way, which I assume you do too.

By very definition, doesn't that make you unapproachable?

[–]Nevidimka- 1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

yes, but when I was ugly nobody judged me for it, nobody cared about me. When you're pretty, people suddenly demand your attention and judge you when you can't give them the social butterfly they assume every pretty girl to be. Both men and women btw.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

yes, but when I was ugly nobody judged me for it, nobody cared about me.

No one cared who I was until I put on the mask

[–][deleted]  (16 children) | Copy Link

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[–]Eastuss༼ つ ▀̿_▀̿ ༽つ 3 points4 points  (12 children) | Copy Link

Men listen to my ideas way more if I dress like a slob than if I dress up cute and feminine.

I'm not denying that masculine traits do help both men and women. As a short dude in CS, nobody listen to my ideas either unless I prove myself first.

However OP also talks about "being helped", which typically is more successful if you are feminine. And the most significant factor here is probably her behaviour before what she looks like: she's probably a demanding child.

[–]__Some_person__ 4 points5 points  (11 children) | Copy Link

Get a pair of these. Not only are they a symbol of masculinity but they also literally make you taller.

[–]Eastuss༼ つ ▀̿_▀̿ ༽つ 3 points4 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Thanks buddy, my life is fixed now.

[–]Willow-girlACAB (All Cows Are Beautiful) 0 points1 point  (9 children) | Copy Link

No, no, you're just supposed to pretend you have a huge set of antlers attached to your head! It's a mental exercise that is supposed to make you more masculine. (I have actually seen this advised on the men's RP forums. Hilarious!)

[–]alby333 1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

Oh yeah I loved that guy he imagined giant antlers on his head bigger than any other man's in the room and women had little point stubby ones.

[–]Willow-girlACAB (All Cows Are Beautiful) -1 points0 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

I'm surprised we got antlers at all!

[–]__Some_person__ 0 points1 point  (6 children) | Copy Link

Does this include constantly ducking so your imaginary antlers don't hit door frames for tall guys?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

This is one of the only times I've ever seen the word "ducking" where three person actually meant to type it.

[–]Willow-girlACAB (All Cows Are Beautiful) 0 points1 point  (4 children) | Copy Link

Yes, you probably shouldn't carry out this mental exercise to the extent where you can't fit through door frames! Although that would make a hilarious skit -- Bob from Accounting, coffee cup in hand, struggling to get through a door, and co-worker asking him, "Hey Bob, what's up?" "Dude, it's my MantlersTM . They're stuck!"

[–]Salty-Bastardjust an excitable boy -1 points0 points  (3 children) | Copy Link

Willow gets the ppd chuckle award for the day.

[–]Willow-girlACAB (All Cows Are Beautiful) 2 points3 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

I do what I can. :-)

Tomorrow we will take up the question as to whether it's masculine to allow your wife to string Christmas lights and hang little ornaments from your MantlersTM .

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

God damn! You're on a roll!!

[–]Nevidimka- 1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

I second this

[–]maplehobo -1 points0 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

What's CS?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Computer science.

[–]SerpentCypher 8 points9 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

For me personally, it's not hard, but I don't hit on women anyway and I'm very fulfilled in my relationship.

That being said, it's not a bad thing to be cautious, men are aware of the power that women have in society, and the workplace especially. Even if women themselves deny it. Men know what women can do to them.

I don't see men not taking chances around women any differently than I see women calling each other to make sure they get home safe, or walking at night with their keys between their knuckles. Sure, the likelihood of something bad happening to them is minuscule, but it still pays to take precautions.

[–]Million-SunsMarriage is obsolete 2 points3 points  (5 children) | Copy Link

In our tiny company, we decided I'll be the one responsible for hiring because my collaborators were too soft and still vulnerable to the power of the pussy. One of them took one woman for an internship. Already the dynamics changed in the office. She was not even good looking imo but the others were making weird comments, not to her, but between themselves. Nevertheless the tone of their voice and body language changed when interacting with her.

I called them out on them, and said never again. Don't need that kind of distraction and bs in our fragile company.

I know what you are going to say. It's the fault of my collaborators, the girl did nothing wrong etc.

Still I don't care. I won't hire a woman if we can afford another employee, because while I can work with hot women because I stopped all flirty bs since 7 years ago, my coworkers can't.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (4 children) | Copy Link

So you work with a bunch of predators unabpe to keep it in their pants and thats the woman's fault? Lmao youre pathetic.

[–]Million-SunsMarriage is obsolete 2 points3 points  (3 children) | Copy Link

Glad to notice that 1/ you did not read fully what I typed. 2/ that you right away play the blame card. Looks like you're pathetic rather and are projecting.

I don't understand why PPD mods let people like you comment in this subreddit. Don't bother responding, I won't be able to read your comments from now on.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

You wont work with women because you have an office full of predators. Maybe fire the predators and create a safe work environment instead of pretending women existing is the problem.

Incel safe space lmao

[–]mwait 1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

Seems easier to just not hire any women

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

So instead just allow abusive people their safe space? Why do they deserve that exactly?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Generally, I don't take young attractive women seriously at work. They tend to skate by on their looks and charm like they have in the past in every other area of their lives. They're accustomed to getting free shit and free help because they are young pretty women, and they expect this at their jobs as well. And they get that "help", because men want to be around them. They tend to use their feminine charms on male superiors they have no intention of ever having sex with. They use those charms to get male coworkers to do their work for them and fix their fuckups. Their only real value around the office is as eye candy. No one wants to try to date/fuck them (post-PoundMeToo) and she wouldn't date/fuck them anyway.

They don't work hard, and usually, their work is of poor quality and low quantity. They work for a couple of years, they marry a guy they went to school with or work with, quit, and start having babies. This of course leaves us with about $200,000 in wasted money and salary we could have spent training a man who would do better work, more work, do it himself, get better at his craft, and stay with us longer. And it leaves the young pretty woman behind about 3 or 4 years on having babies.

She joined us for no reason other than to check 'worked a high status job' off the bucket list and get the Feminist "Work/Career" merit badge, and to use us to find high status men to date/fuck/marry.

[–]_Neon_Shadow_ 6 points7 points  (8 children) | Copy Link

Honestly, it's harder working with ugly/fat women imo. Because they aren't getting male attention, they try to make everyone around them feel as miserable as they are.

Men, when you work with a young attractive woman in the office, is it difficult to NOT hit on her?

Yes and no.

Is it difficult to listen to her opinions?

Yes, because generally their ideas are shit. Her opinions on things outside of work are usually superficial, annoying, and boring.

Do you ever feel fear or nervousness around her?

If I'm trying to smash? Yeah. Otherwise, no.

Does working with an attractive woman cloud your judgment?

No.

I have a close female colleague that is very intelligent, but obese and not feminine at all. I am a young woman who is slim and dresses femininely. I think that I am a nice person generally but I have noticed that the men tend to listen to her opinions more, and when I try to ask a question, I get shot down. I sometimes feel like I can't really ask questions at work because of the male ego, and it's really making me wonder if it has anything to do with men working with a young attractive woman.

No offense, but you're either bad at your job or an insufferable bitch. Your immediate reaction to blame men, even though they are perfectly fine interacting with other women, is a good indicator. You immediately assume it's their fault without doing the slightest bit of introspection. Its obviously because you're beautiful/intimidating and she's a fat cow, right? Not that you sound like a total bitch by throwing your overweight but more pleasant coworker under the bus. Nope. Couldn't possibly be you.

You sound like an awful person. I don't blame them for avoiding you.

[–]SnackPatrol 2 points3 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

Dude your whole last bit, especially the last sentence was completely uncalled for. She seems more like she's questioning if this is the case, like do you know her co-workers? Maybe they do have egos. And guys are generally the more egotistical of the genders IMO (when it does show up, and I am a guy btw). Rude as shit dude.

[–]_Neon_Shadow_ 1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Well, shit. Too late now 🤷‍♀️

[–]vanBeethovenLudwigroses are red, feminists are blue 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Thanks. I think the last bit was a huge over assumption. I probably have the problem of being too nice actually, and FWIW, my "fat" friend only gets her way by putting her hand in male colleagues faces (to get them to stop talking), she swears in meetings, she yells at the male colleagues whenever they talk over her, and she tells people to stop talking when she doesn't think it's necessary. OTOH - I'm very quiet in meetings and I generally don't interrupt people. I'm definitely the more pleasant one, I'm sorry to say.

[–]Barneysparky 1 point2 points  (3 children) | Copy Link

You've admited you generalize attractive women by saying their ideas are shit.

That is the bias women face, and part of why I was personally so happy to hit menopause.

[–]_Neon_Shadow_ 1 point2 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

You've admited you generalize attractive women by saying their ideas are shit.

That is the bias women face, and part of why I was personally so happy to hit menopause.

My intent is not to generalize, but communicate the experience at my workplace. For the most part, the attractive women here have shit ideas and performance. There are a few who don't, and I love working with them, but the others coast by. Being attractive does not make a woman's ideas bad, it just so happens that a lot of attractive women I work with have bad ideas.

[–]Barneysparky 0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

How many guys that you work with are just coasting by?

I've worked with men and women and have equally shaked my head at co-workers.

The male version of the co-worker you are saying is an attractive men who goes for lunch with the boss, hang around his crew ect.

I once had a new manager come to town who was very lonely. All lower management after was filled by the guys who went out with him on the weekends. Two women also went out with them, instead of management they got labelled problems, and hysterical. They were but no more then the guy, and his asskissers.

Given that was my experience, can you see why I find it prudent to not put labels on people based on past experience or how they look, but rather what they do in the present?

Are there not men in your life like I've described?

This situation I've describe did not affect me much, I went out with the gang a couple of times then opted out...stage left on that nightmare. I did my job and was friendly with them, honestly their exploits were fun to watch and made the day go quicker. When I left the company I was in good standing, they held my job for 6 months.

[–]_Neon_Shadow_ 1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Why are you commenting on all my post?

How many guys that you work with are just coasting by?

A lot.

[–]Alth12Purple Pill Man 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Honestly, it's harder working with ugly/fat women imo.

This for me. I find them more likely to be overbearing, rude and to have a huge chip 9n their shoulder.

[–]ifeelfuckingterrible 1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Attractive women are often difficult to work with because they're accustomed to getting preferential treatment and having others do favors for them for no reason. In the workplace that means she does little work and others pick up the slack for her, but she still expects everyone to act like she is good at her job. This is why dressing down can help women who want to be taken seriously, because it shows they are not trying to use their looks to leverage special treatment.

when I try to ask a question, I get shot down

What do you mean? Give us an example of a question you'd ask, and tell us exactly how it was "shot down."

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Thread removed for OP abandonment.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (6 children) | Copy Link

I thought that was done only for CMV posts.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (5 children) | Copy Link

I thought that was done only for CMV posts.

For the most part yes. However, this thread seems to be somewhere between a Q4M and an advice post and I'm not sure how to mod it since there's a few top level comments that aren't appropriate as a Q4M that would be fine as advice because they get a little too personal about OP. At this point I would normally ask OP to clarify what type of post she would like to make, however I doubt I'd get a response in any sort of reasonable time frame since she hasn't responded to anyone else. Therefore I'm just pulling the whole thing down to make life easier.

[–]Atlas_B_Shruggin✡️🐈✡️ the purring jew 3 points4 points  (3 children) | Copy Link

so instead of reflairing it, you pull a good discussion thread entirely. thats what made sense to you

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

so instead of reflairing it, you pull a good discussion thread entirely. thats what made sense to you

Yes, the 3 hour rule applies to advice posts as well, so it would have been pulled either way.

[–]Atlas_B_Shruggin✡️🐈✡️ the purring jew 1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

just make it a discussion post and put it back up. its a good topic and not about incels

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

just make it a discussion post and put it back up. its a good topic and not about incels

If OP would like to appeal for a re-approval in she can do so in mod mail. In the meantime, you can make an actual discussion post about this topic if you like.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Too bad. She was getting some good responses, whether they were "about her" or not.

[–]Arobin08 2 points3 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

It's not difficult, it's pleasant. I enjoy working with attractive young women more than anyone else and I treat them politely and respectfully and like a normal employee but stick to light banter more than overt flirting, just trying to seem handsome and charming to them without having to make a move or take a risk. Casual chats with attractive young women are very enjoyable.

[–]Redpetrol -1 points0 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Pretty much sums it up for me.

If they are a nice person it's great. Sometimes you get ones who want to manipulate you in to doing their job or doing things for them if they know you are attracted to them, but it's usually easy for me to tell who needs a favour sometimes and who is just lazy or taking advantage.

[–]daveofmarsFor Martian Independence 3 points4 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

It's easy not to hit on the women in my office. Just don't hit on them. Don't find your honey where you make your money. Keep all conversation professional.

The problem that I find is that a lot of these women are distractions in the office when they decide to wear yoga pants or tight jeans to work. I work at a tech startup so the dress code is fairly lax, and I don't have a problem with leaving these women alone so we can get our work done, but when you shove an ass in my face it takes more of my mental energy to not get distracted and return to work. Talk about emotional labor.

And the women who are about to comment on this: just stop right there. I know you're going to say that men should have the self control not to look, but you all would be just as distracted if guys were allowed to come into work with muscle shirts and booty shorts. Don't tell me you wouldn't notice.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (4 children) | Copy Link

You could say it's a little hard

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (2 children) | Copy Link

Are you ahem HARD at work?

[–]CombatStaceyBlue ovaries -1 points0 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Are you ahem getting excited at the prospect of him getting hard at work?

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Yes, I have a throbbing head at the end of the day

[–]_Neon_Shadow_ -1 points0 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

😂😂😂

[–]Willow-girlACAB (All Cows Are Beautiful) 2 points3 points  (4 children) | Copy Link

At work, you need to be "one of the guys" and to play that card, not the "slim, feminine and girly" one if you want to be taken seriously.

[–]couldbemage 2 points3 points  (3 children) | Copy Link

You could restate this as: if you want to be treated like everyone else you need to act like everyone else.

[–]Willow-girlACAB (All Cows Are Beautiful) 0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

Yes. A thought experiment: Think back on a recent workplace conversation with a co-worker. If it were transcribed and printed out with no names attached, would a reader be able to ascertain your gender? If the answer is "No," you're probably on the right track.

[–]couldbemage 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

I'd also point out that guys with the wrong presentation have similar issues with respect at work, but the right work presentation for men matches with the right presentation for attractiveness. The same is not true for women.

I bet if you ran that experiment, you'd find the people who aren't getting respect to be attractive women and unattractive men.

Just one example: maturity. Gets respect. Attractive in men, not so much with women.

[–]mwait 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

This.

[–]Aaren_Augustine2 points [recovered] (12 children) | Copy Link

Are you good at being assertive?

[–][deleted]  (11 children) | Copy Link

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[–]TheBurningSoda 2 points3 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Wow its almost like different men have different opinions

[–]mwait 1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

The personality traits that yield respect and results in a professional setting don't generate attraction in a woman's personal life.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Modern women are too aggressive and masculine.

You don't have to bring the aggression home with you. Your partner is not the same as your colleague. Context is important here.

Do you treat your boss like your boyfriend? Do you treat your boyfriend like a coworker?

[–]Aaren_Augustine2 points [recovered] (7 children) | Copy Link

Oh god. Okay if you can't tell the difference of being assertive as apposed to being aggressive I'm gonna assume you aren't very good an relating to people in general.

I'm making When I Say No I Feel Guilty mandatory reading for my children. It's damn good at explaining what assertive actually means.

[–]UnconfidenceSocial Anarchist - BP 0 points1 point  (6 children) | Copy Link

Meanwhile, every guy boss I've ever had with two exceptions was outright aggressive, and expected any women management in training to copy their aggression.

[–]Aaren_Augustine2 points [recovered] (5 children) | Copy Link

Sure if they expect you to be aggressive rather than assertive. I get what your saying, but these are two different behaviors.

If you're a drill instructor in the Air Force, you need to be aggressive. If you're a Small Business Advisor working to insure that government organizations adequately comply with federal regulation, you need to be assertive.

[–]UnconfidenceSocial Anarchist - BP 1 point2 points  (4 children) | Copy Link

I'm talking about everything from low-level management at minimum wage jobs, to contractors overseeing workers at a job site, to backstage work at a theatre. I've been in only one situation where such aggression wasn't explicitly encouraged by the highest-authority people in sight at any given moment, and that was when I was a QA tester for EA, as the company was gigantic and had an HR department so people were less likely to be confrontational about anything. But even when I was working for a large restaurant chain with a national managerial policy of non-aggressive behavior, every member of the management staff had an understanding that such ideology lasted neatly until nobody above the GM of our store was in the store, and then it went right back to calling the poor eighteen year-old military jarhead a complete moron, tossing around "faggot" in front of gay people specifically to unsettle them, and red-faced screaming at anyone who said anything like "Hell no we shouldn't climb on top of a still-hot fryer to clean the hood vents, have you never read your OSHA guidelines?"

[–]Aaren_Augustine2 points [recovered] (3 children) | Copy Link

All great examples of being aggressive and or poor ability to manage.

[–]UnconfidenceSocial Anarchist - BP 0 points1 point  (2 children) | Copy Link

Yet they're in management. Kinda points to the idea that maybe women face a double-standard with regards to their aggression in the workplace.

[–]Aaren_Augustine1 points [recovered] (1 child) | Copy Link

Well, you are basically giving instances where its going to happen because it's inherent to that field. Government contracting or government service or education or a ton of other places don't have that.

You can't expect highly aggressive fields to stop being highly aggressive fields just so women can continue to be agreeable. But if you do want to continue to be agreeable, then there are fields that support it.

[–]UnconfidenceSocial Anarchist - BP 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Thing is, I don't see "restaurant management" as something that requires a high deal of aggression in most cases. The line isn't between some types of fields and others, the line is simply between large businesses with strong HR departments, and those without. The same behavior which my manager displayed at one fast food joint would have gotten him fired at somewhere like McDonald's, because their HR practices are just more thorough.

For businesses without strong HR protections of employees, dealing with unnecessarily aggressive supervisors is just something to expect. It has little to do with what field you're in, and in my opinion that's a common excuse people make to justify unnecessary aggression in men. My favorite is the people who insist that you can't run a high-class kitchen without Ramsay-yelling at people, then my friends who work at Emeril's in New Orleans are like "If you raise your voice in anger, you're out, there's no place for that in a professional environment".

[–]UnconfidenceSocial Anarchist - BP 1 point2 points  (1 child) | Copy Link

Well young, attractive women are humans, so I'm going to go with "Yes, but no more than any other human".

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Username accurate.

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[–]dejourPurple Pill Man 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

It's not difficult to not hit on her. I guess when I was younger I might have felt nervousness around her.

I don't think that it would be harder for attractive women to voice their opinion. Normally people would want to be supportive. That said, if you have a crush on a woman and then she pointedly embarrasses you in front of a group that would sting even more than usual. So I could see someone getting slightly more defensive with their crush than another person.

[–]wub1234 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

when you work with a young attractive woman in the office, is it difficult to NOT hit on her?

It is difficult not to find her attractive, it is not difficult not to hit on her.

Is it difficult to listen to her opinions because you have want to show you're competent?

As a rule, I listen to everyone, as I'm not arrogant enough to believe that I know everything. Everyone has something to impart that I don't know. That's how you get smart in the first place, by listening to people who know things that you don't know.

Do you ever feel fear or nervousness around her?

It is possible to feel nervous around an attractive woman, but for most people it should be something that you outgrow. It doesn't make me nervous.

Does working with an attractive woman cloud your judgment?

It might cloud your judgement if you were in a Roman bath full of hot naked women. But one moderately attractive clothed woman will not cloud my judgement.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

It used to be when I was a younger man. Now in my middle forties, not so much.

[–]says_harsh_thingsRed Pill - Chad 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

I work with hot women often. Its not a big deal as long as they have a good attitude

[–]Currycell92 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Yes, i work with a couple of attractive women who are in their mid 20s (my age, dunno if that qualifies as young). I find it difficult to get along with them at times or even maintain eye contact. Then again, I'm a sperg lord incel.

[–]DissentientUnplugged 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Maybe not for everyone, some men seem to be unable not to think with their dick and admit to being unable to be platonic friends with women they consider attractive, for instance.

For me personally it doesn't matter. I can't guarantee that I would treat an attractive and an unattractive female coworker exactly the same other things being equal, but I would certainly not treat a reasonable coworker poorly regardless of gender and attractiveness.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

I have a hard time working with women because I have a short temper and don't respond well to women who have attitudes (which is most of the younger ones). I've been turned in a few times in the past, just not for sexual harrasment.

I do however get along with women who do their job very well

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

 I think that I am a nice person generally but I have noticed that the men tend to listen to her opinions more, and when I try to ask a question, I get shot down

Be honest here, are you dumb? You did mention that shes very intelligent. What's the context of this? Meetings? I cant do my work by myself send help?

[–]Barely-moralRed leaning purple-seal. Diagnosed ASPD -1 points0 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

is it difficult to NOT hit on her?

No. But it doesn't matter if I don't hit on her. If she says I did, I am in trouble. I can't just assume she will never say it.

Is it difficult to listen to her opinions because you have want to show you're competent?

Women get hired because of her looks all the time. Unless she is really ugly I will doubt that she is competent. She will have her chances to prove me wrong and I will change my mind about her if she proves herself.

Do you ever feel fear or nervousness around her?

She can damage my career and reputation with a few words so... yeah.

Does working with an attractive woman cloud your judgment?

Not because she is attractive but because she is a HR shitstorm in the making.

I have a close female colleague that is very intelligent, but obese and not feminine at all. I am a young woman who is slim and dresses femininely. I think that I am a nice person generally but I have noticed that the men tend to listen to her opinions more, and when I try to ask a question, I get shot down. I sometimes feel like I can't really ask questions at work because of the male ego, and it's really making me wonder if it has anything to do with men working with a young attractive woman.

The men around you know/assume that since she is not attractive, she earrned her position in the same way any man did it.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (0 children) | Copy Link

Difficult to work with good looking young women?

Oh my God what is wrong with this world.

[–][deleted] -2 points-1 points  (4 children) | Copy Link

It's easy to work with a person you are attracted to unlike with a woman who is fat, feminist and post wall

[–]Barneysparky 1 point2 points  (3 children) | Copy Link

Why would someone's weight factor in on the ease of working with them?

I've working with many difficult people, none of the difficulties in working with them had anything to do with weight, or for that matter their politics.

Did they steal your lunch?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (2 children) | Copy Link

Why would someone's weight factor

Attractive people are liked more than unattractive. Thus, weight plays the role.

[–]Barneysparky 0 points1 point  (1 child) | Copy Link

And so does social skills. And overweight people sometimes meet and fall in love, or you are pretending that there are no fat men, instead of I think the statistics are close about that.

I went on a dating website when I was 29. I was pretty alternative looking and did not talk about having friends with benefits, in friends only I talked about not feeling like I fit into the culture of my city, and I liked to meet like minded people.

Beside the 100 or so replies from men who never bothered to read what I wrote at all......I met my husband, whose profile was very simular to mine.

2 weeks before we just were a couple, almost 20 years now.

We are odd, but because we both were kinda ourselves we fit. Our histories eventually become problems, but we deal with it. This is how growing old together works.

As a side, my husband messed up his hip 2 months ago. Do you think he's complaining of a dead bedroom or going to treatment and kinda apologizing but he knows I'm not going anywhere?

That's love...

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children) | Copy Link

Lack of options that is.

You can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea.

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