Enginerd
I went to engineering school for two reasons: 1. I was good at math (and let’s be honest, what do you ACTUALLY do with math?), and 2. the boys. The latter wasn’t really a reason, but it was a nice perk.
The really cool thing about being a WOMAN engineer is that there’s really not very many of us. In fact, I am the only woman engineer in my entire building, and in meetings I am usually the only woman period. The greatest thing about this is that I feel this huge sense of accomplishment…
Until I have meetings like the one I had today. I understand fully that other parts of the world have different views on the roles of women, but I am a firm believer of the fact that if someone comes to the United States, and works in the United States, they should be accepting of the way we accomplish things here.
I am the lead engineer on a program for a Middle Eastern country, and coincidentally the head of that program for my company is from the Middle East. When I ask him questions, he answers faced away from me directing his replies towards other people. When I write him emails, he doesn’t respond. When I tell him we have a problem, he laughs like I’m a little girl who doesn’t know what she’s talking about.
Interestingly, this is the same guy who, on a business trip to London, drank a bit too much and slobbered all over my hand. Ewe. Really, being a woman sucks sometimes.
sounds like an ass-whuppin is in order