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Women For Hire
Apr. 10th, 2008 04:28 pmI'm returning that bloody blazer. What a waste of money.
Good thing the Women For Hire expo was worth my getting by with only 5 hours of sleep. CEO Tory Johnson gave an inspirational speech on her career: the beginnings of a competitive spirit when as a teenager she and a friend became the first girls to win Florida's state title, how she dealt with a sudden dismissal, and how she became an entrepreneur. Loads of good points during her hour plus talk, including the necessity of negotiating. She gave the example of a Good Morning America experiment where individual participants were told beforehand an amount of $12 would be paid - negotiable, of course. After the activity were performed, the participant received $5 and asked if it was okay. The women overwhelmingly took the amount, but the men balked and asked for the rest.
Why is it the women here are more likely to accept the lower amount? To avoid confrontation? Being grateful enough to be paid?
I know if I were there I would ask about the $5, but apologise first for bringing it up. Not the best approach. So now I shall be more proactive and less willing to accept the lot in life. Hopefully.
I have a bunch of work to do on my resume and to e-mail the people who've requested more info; it looks like Script Frenzy's going to be postponed longer :(
Good thing the Women For Hire expo was worth my getting by with only 5 hours of sleep. CEO Tory Johnson gave an inspirational speech on her career: the beginnings of a competitive spirit when as a teenager she and a friend became the first girls to win Florida's state title, how she dealt with a sudden dismissal, and how she became an entrepreneur. Loads of good points during her hour plus talk, including the necessity of negotiating. She gave the example of a Good Morning America experiment where individual participants were told beforehand an amount of $12 would be paid - negotiable, of course. After the activity were performed, the participant received $5 and asked if it was okay. The women overwhelmingly took the amount, but the men balked and asked for the rest.
Why is it the women here are more likely to accept the lower amount? To avoid confrontation? Being grateful enough to be paid?
I know if I were there I would ask about the $5, but apologise first for bringing it up. Not the best approach. So now I shall be more proactive and less willing to accept the lot in life. Hopefully.
I have a bunch of work to do on my resume and to e-mail the people who've requested more info; it looks like Script Frenzy's going to be postponed longer :(
