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kdmorris

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6. In my last company, in 2000, we had layoffs

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 09:55 PM

Aug 2014

We had two CIO types - one over the software development side and one was the head of the hardware (servers, networks, etc). The CIO of the hardware side was a woman and my CIO was a man. So we all knew one of them would be laid off, but not which one.

They laid off the man and the woman was the one that had to give us the news. She did it professionally, though I'm sure she was shaken.

As we were all filing out, I heard quite a few of the men say that she was an Ice Queen because "she didn't even cry when she told us that he got laid off."

I was astounded... If the man had been the one not laid off, NO ONE would have said shit if he didn't cry.

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The One Word Men Never See In Their Performance Reviews [View all] Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 OP

I have often gotten reviews, over all positive, with a little character nugget in there kdmorris Aug 2014 #1

"Nurturing"? Curmudgeoness Aug 2014 #2

Yep, my male boss said that kdmorris Aug 2014 #5

"Yep, my male boss said that (nurturing)" Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #10

Gads, that was insulting. Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #11

When my husband took his first job out of college, his boss was woodsprite Aug 2014 #3

The Double Bind. Curmudgeoness Aug 2014 #4

In my last company, in 2000, we had layoffs kdmorris Aug 2014 #6

I'd rather be an Ice Queen Curmudgeoness Aug 2014 #8

Among the things that were noted on my review. . . Paula Sims Aug 2014 #7

I'd hire you on that review. nt Curmudgeoness Aug 2014 #9