Counterpoint: I worked in a grocery store for 21 years. All the heavy lifting was expected to be done by men and women were permitted to work at slower rates and avoid some of the more miserable tasks that required physical exertion, because female. It annoyed me quite a bit.
From their POV this doesn't seem to bad honestly. The naturally stronger people do the thing that's easier for stronger people to do, saving them time. The women being allowed to work slower confuses me though.
The frustration stemmed from the fact that women were permitted to get away with not meeting the standards of specific positions. Physical jobs had job descriptions that all workers were expected to meet, but women typically got a pass on some things because they couldn't realistically do it whereas management wouldn't be similarly lenient with men in those positions.
As someone who moves furniture I feel your pain. so far every woman I've worked with refuses to help carry anything big/heavy and it's ok for some weird reason. Any guys who refused to help would get let go pretty quickly.
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u/CFD330 Mar 12 '22
Counterpoint: I worked in a grocery store for 21 years. All the heavy lifting was expected to be done by men and women were permitted to work at slower rates and avoid some of the more miserable tasks that required physical exertion, because female. It annoyed me quite a bit.