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Subject:Re: No Gray Hairs From:Rebecca Phillips <rebecca -at- QRONUS -dot- CO -dot- IL> Date:Sun, 20 Oct 1996 08:37:44 +-200
Robert Plamondon wrote:
>>Ageism works both ways.
No kidding. I'm under 30 (and a woman). In my last job I found it impossible to
get promoted because, among other things, the general perception was that
I was young enough and was in no hurry. I wasn't in a "hurry", but after almost
3 years in a job, I was getting bored and looking for new challenges. The company's
response was: Wait another year and we'll see. At the same time, the company was
hiring senior writers at a much higher pay scale than they were giving me, and
telling me that I was mistaken in thinking someone so young could be making
that kind of salary. Well, I am now. However, it took me a while to find a company
that understands that a young woman who does the same work as an older man should
get the same salary.
Rebecca
Rebecca M. Phillips
Documentation Manager
Qronus Interactive Ltd., Automated System Testing
14 Shabazi Street, Yahud 56231 Israel http://www.qronus-int.com
rebecca -at- qronus -dot- co -dot- il
