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Ask Dr. Helen: Are Men Keeping Other Men Down?

April 10, 2008 - 11:10 pm - by Helen Smith
Protagonist
2008-04-11 12:18:43

You’ve neglected mentioning the disparate treatment in the workplace. Older men in management are sweet as sugar to their female employees while treating entry-level men like frat pledges or Marine corps privates, with them as Sgt. Hartman.

I’ve even had a former boss admit to me–in a moment of weakness–that he never respected or got along with his father, and subsequently, always had trouble working with men. His statement was sandwiched between 22 months of sadistic and inefficient management before I got fed up an resigned, and not without a big shakeup to my career. It’s a pain in the ass having to work with crazy people.