tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post4485061169341299765..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: Updates as Events WarrantCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-20730120304807654752022-04-15T20:26:47.368-07:002022-04-15T20:26:47.368-07:00As a manager/implementer myself, I found the time ...As a manager/implementer myself, I found the time that I finally started getting credit for my work from higher ups was when I had a supportive non-sexist boss and when I landed a job in charge of an entire group. So I'm still responsible for all kinds of implementation but I get the credit because I'm the face of the group. In my turn I make sure to publicly recognize all my people every chance I get to make sure they are visible. But it sucks that it's so dependent on luck. <br /><br />I am really glad y'all didn't get COVID from the January infection and hope your heart issues stay minor and don't annoy you much more from here. Revanche @ A Gai Shan Lifehttp://agaishanlife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-39984484791286858862022-04-12T06:12:28.409-07:002022-04-12T06:12:28.409-07:00Sneakers - Glad health issues are improving - smal...Sneakers - Glad health issues are improving - small medical issues are more stressful - and big ones like tachycardia, even more than earlier. So sorry about the project. I quit last year for a similar issue - and having finances in place to be able to that is needed - this is the first time I did that although we've been similar in setting things up when we got together. Hang in there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-87753855539036720942022-04-11T08:55:27.436-07:002022-04-11T08:55:27.436-07:00Thanks, everyone, for the supportive comments! I a...Thanks, everyone, for the supportive comments! I appreciate them. I am still thinking about what I should do next. Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-54481332875517821052022-04-11T08:52:20.960-07:002022-04-11T08:52:20.960-07:00Hi - my booster was in October. My first significa...Hi - my booster was in October. My first significant tachycardia event was in July, but if I think back there were other smaller events years earlier. They just resolved quickly and so didn't cause any problem. In talking to my cardiologist, it is likely that I've had this non-productive pathway since birth. She described it as having a window that would open to allow the non-productive pathway to take hold and that age, menopause, stress, and other things could all make that window open wider so that events become more likely. Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-79841474280521444732022-04-11T08:28:00.834-07:002022-04-11T08:28:00.834-07:00Thank you for the new post. Your last post was in ...Thank you for the new post. Your last post was in January, so I was wondering how your family were doing. Sorry to hear about the work situation. <br /><br />Just curious, when did you have your booster vaccine? I'm asking because I've been having tachycardia and elevated BP as well since my booster vaccine, plus other symptoms such as dizziness, blurred vision, fatigue, and weight loss... Have you lost any weight? I apologize if my questions are too private, I've heard lots of people have heart problems after vaccine or COVID. BTW, I'm not anti-vaccine, and I took all three shots... SaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-88976579701318613862022-04-11T06:02:38.387-07:002022-04-11T06:02:38.387-07:00Yeah, agree with other commenters that you got a r...Yeah, agree with other commenters that you got a really raw deal & it sounds like sexism. Good on you for thinking about how you might have contributed to being undervalued somehow. I think that is useful introspection. But I hope you also see that they treated you badly and you shouldn't have to be 'perfect' to be treated wellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-48432938983481347622022-04-10T16:58:24.726-07:002022-04-10T16:58:24.726-07:00YES, Boys get credit and more pay and girls do wor...YES, Boys get credit and more pay and girls do work. Start job hunting quietly. But look carefully because a new place may play the same old game but not have people you enjoy working there. Look for major pay increase too....... I am sorry. Remember in only about 20 cities in the US do women UNDER 30 earn the same as men.... and over 30 and in the rest of the country...............FACT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-4542403266501104622022-04-10T14:52:14.936-07:002022-04-10T14:52:14.936-07:00First: yay, I am glad to read this update! I have ...First: yay, I am glad to read this update! I have missed them. <br /><br />I also came in to identify sexism too. I cannot tell you how many great women I have worked with who could have written "I am sad to be back in the role I seem to always end up in: the person behind the scenes making sure the goals are met so that someone else can get the credit." And it almost always comes back to that the next rung on the ladder is either boystown, Old Boys' Club, or in some cases a layer that is not, in fact, good at implementation so those people kind of have to have an unexpressed covenant that the people who make sure the goals are met are below them and not in the room pointing out when the goal-setting is getting ridiculous. <br /><br />Sorry for the middle-aged burnout analysis. <br /><br />I stepped off the ladder but have ambiguous feelings about that choice. Jenn Grudenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055992943285063060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-54877403716480585642022-04-10T10:12:15.669-07:002022-04-10T10:12:15.669-07:00Yeah... it does sound probably sexist there. Your ...Yeah... it does sound probably sexist there. Your anger is justified! And the not talking to you about your preferences before making major decisions seems particularly bad on their parts. <br /><br />I'm glad it sounds like you've figured out the heart thing. The ER sounds unpleasant. <br /><br />I wish you did more of what my DH does-- they are completely remote and need project management and DH's direct boss (programming lead) is a woman. nicole47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00985990833998235565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-50127978235592680402022-04-10T01:18:59.471-07:002022-04-10T01:18:59.471-07:00You are blaming yourself for not getting the credi...You are blaming yourself for not getting the credit for your successes but I see another, more likely cause: sexism. It's been shown that whenever two people of different genders work together to accomplish a goal, the implicit bias in the observers causes them to attribute the success to the man. So if you pulled off the near-impossible milestone, with the help of your friend/colleague, he was seen as the cause of that, and so he got the promotion. I have seen the same dynamic in my company, where a very good manager got demoted in a reorganization despite overseeing a project that was bragged about across the company as a huge success, and her male employee who worked on it (who was also very good, mind you) was given all the kudos while her contributions were minimized and ignored. The new organization, where you will be working with your male boss, is going to exacerbate the problem. I think you are right that you will do all the work and he will get the credit.<br /><br />I don't really have advice though. Maybe your new boss would be open to talking explicitly about the gender dynamics of the situation. You can also work on your visibility - making sure that you are presenting the results to the higher-ups, and agreeing with your boss that he will talk you up any time someone gives him credit for your work. But I don't know how much these will help. Sexism sucks, and even changing companies isn't going to get you away from it.Dr. Confusedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299137746687520246noreply@blogger.com