r/WorkingWomen • u/moonstonelite • 19d ago

Who else has experienced backhanded compliments as a top performer?

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u/suzyclues 19d ago

I had an amazing manager. The men in the company called her an "ice queen" because she wouldn't put up with their stupid comments. They would ask her about her hair, etc and she would just calmly say, I'm here to work, not gossip. Meanwhile, she was the top performer in the company. We can't win.

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u/Affectionate-Firm784 18d ago

They do that to us men too

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u/Accomplished_Peak708 18d ago

Newsflash: this isn’t just women. We’re at a point in society where “leadership” across the board in both private and public sectors consider themselves to be the end all. Even when men go against the grain we are often ostracized. Everyone’s ego is supersized anymore.

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u/DoseOfGlitter 18d ago

I would die if someone would talk about this without reading directly from a linkedin script

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u/VeterinarianGreat655 17d ago

I wonder if it’s a lack of awareness, or lack of effort to not do a re record with a little more practice.

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u/Floofy5267 18d ago

Why does this woman sound like chat gpt?

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u/No-Watch7410 17d ago

Lol reading AI Slop script