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All say just be glad you have a job. Do ya think that is what - slave owners told their slaves? nm

Posted: Mar 04, 2011

Okay, don't work and be happy that you don't have a job - I choose to be thankful for honorable work

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I don't see any slavery around here. That's a little dramatic. Are things perfect? No, of course not. We can always work to change and make things better. In the meantime, I am totally thankful for honorable work. If I find honorable work that pays better and meets my personal needs, I'll consider it. Until then, I'm thankful for what I have. We all choose our attitudes, and that's mine. I'll respect your right to your own.

OP here. Where did I say I dont have a job? Bet the MTSO - very glad most MT are female, with female mentalit

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Hey, OP - xx

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What's with the sexism?

As industry of mostly females, MTs let themselves be walked - on, wont stand up for themselves SM

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are just "happy to have a job." They dont care if they are being cheated, not being paid how they thought they were being paid. Heck, most dont want to know these things b/c then they would have to react. Most are good little girls, who just do what they are told with no regard to the fact they are being misused. If this were a male dominant field, things would be SOOOO different.

You bet! A lot of it is the way we are brought up - - s/msg

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"Good girls" don't talk back, they don't question authority, they don't rock the boat. We're taught not to expect much, that way, we'll never get out tender little hearts broken by disappointment. If attacked (physically, mentally, sexually, financially) we are taught the best way to survive is to "not fight back".

It's too bad we have that hardwired into our collective psyches, because if we could shed the dogma of our gender-based upbringing, stick together, and fight back, we could be the Boss-Man's worst nightmare.

I posted about knowing how you are paid and another - posted to just be quiet and take SM

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whatever they give you!!! I couldnt beleive it!! That poor person must not think she is worth a darn.

Maybe some are like that, but no victim here. - Successful and not a victim at all

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I'm female and never thought of myself as a victim because I've done well. Is it true that females are all victims? No, but some have allowed themselves to be. Many of us are not in that classification though, so please don't label us as victims.

You assume (wrongly) that everyone is doing as poorly as you are - but results vary

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There is a wide range of success and lack thereof in our field just like in any other. If you feel that your job is like slavery, you need to take action, no doubt! Don't kid yourself that every MT is in your own situation though. I think any reasonable person would want you to get yourself out of your awful job and into one that you enjoy.

Dont think of it as sexism, think of it as woos-ism. Any who acts as - MT acts, is a woose masking as SM

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a doormat.

If MT were a male-dominated field, the state - of Mt would look a lot different today. nm

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Male dominated fields - Anonymous

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Garbage collecting and coal mining are male dominated fields, do you think they are treated with respect? Be thankful for what you have, it could be a lot worse.

I even know male attorneys who aren't doing well, so gender isn't the whole answer - nm

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