Chapter 15 Letter Fourteen How Women Can Survive in the Corporate World

Your new world and your old habits. Daughter who is indignant: Through these many years of social experience, you have seen a lot of men working at the bottom of the industrial world, their disgusting and defiant attitude; you have also encountered being called dear or my heart in the workplace, and being hugged in an obscene manner Live or slap your ass, seduce, make pornographic jokes, pretend to be innocent but tease for the purpose of humiliating you personally and all women; on issues such as transfer, promotion, and treatment in the company (the treatment should be based on the principle of equal salary for the same job), You have all been unfair.Every time you have such an encounter or feeling, we have discussed it as a topic, and you have endured until today with a resolute attitude.I know that you have learned from your grandmother's spirit of never losing to others, and cheered yourself up.What I feel most gratified is that every time you encounter unpleasant things, you still return to your job with your head held high and win the final victory many times.

I even remember jumping up for joy when I heard you had won a beautiful battle.A man in the company called you sweetheart even though you were meeting with customers. After you replied Sugarplum to his face, that man never dared to be flirtatious with you again.Once a boss slapped your ass, and you immediately returned the same.You hit it hard, so you got applause from all the women present. (You hit this shot really well!) Of course you have encountered profound problems: when a salesman chased you very closely, you even reported it to the general manager; , the reason is that the required living expenses are higher than that of you who are single. When the salary is raised in a certain year, the increase is much higher than that of you.At that time, you could only silently accept this fact.

After overcoming so many disgusting and unfair things, and after years of hard work, you, who have finally climbed up to the position of a member of the company's management committee, now suddenly express that you don't want to do it and say you want to submit your resignation.Men in the upper echelons of the corporate world should be very open-minded, so I know you think this way.You never dreamed that after reaching this position, you would have to fight with some narrow-minded and prejudiced people.In fact, the prejudices you see in this world are more than before, but the types are different, and everyone pretends to be nothing.When it comes to deciding on important issues, the other male committee members know how to block your opinion in a polite manner, and they will not allocate time to review and discuss your proposal in a fair manner.When you stand up for something with a strong attitude, these people call you a mother-in-law behind your back.

However, this world will one day become a garden full of roses. Has anyone ever told you such a thing?If you ask any female senior executives, I believe they will blurt out an answer like this. In the industrial world, no matter how high a position is climbed, the phenomenon of discrimination against women still exists.It is absolutely impossible for prejudice to disappear completely in a situation where large parts of corporate society are under the control of men.You are just a recent immigrant to this male kingdom.Maybe some men (those with more brains) will welcome you, however, most men will hate, reject and put pressure on you, which is inevitable.And this phenomenon will continue for quite a long time in the future.

You are genuinely disgusted by male chauvinism and say you can't stand it any longer.I take it for granted that you feel this way.If you are really determined to be isolated from the corporate world from now on, I cannot dissuade you.I will respect your ideas, and the scope of this respect includes your professional life and personal life.However, before putting it into action, can you think again about the following question? Since you have left your family to work outside, you can be said to have participated in the earth-shattering and lively women's revolution that has only begun in this century.As a result of participating in this revolution, women's social status has been improved in the past few decades, far surpassing any era in the seven or eight thousand years of human history.

Before 1900, women went out to work outside the home only when they could not earn a living without earning additional income (basic income for some).Working women are regarded as low status and generally despised by upper class people.Even Britain, the great birthplace of democracy, gave women unlimited suffrage until 1928.Even in the 1950s, it was rare to be outlawed by a female police officer, to be preached by a female priest, to be defended by a female lawyer, to be treated by a female physician, to vote for a female politician.As for working under a female manager, that's really out of the question.The above-mentioned things are everywhere now, and this is the result of changing times. Have you ever thought about this?

The fact that your homosexuality is so elevated in today's society is something you've been born with, and you've contributed positively to that.Although you are finding it difficult to move forward, can you hold back during this historic transition period?I don't think you can do it, can you?Therefore, I hope you will not have such thoughts.It is an undeniable fact that as a result of women's efforts, the brain-centered society has advanced to where it is today, and the standard of living has improved so much. Despite this, men are so narrow-minded and don't like to see women develop in society. Why is this?I can't say exactly why.Although the unscrupulous male chauvinism of the past has disappeared, however, this concept is still deeply rooted, and its lingering power is still there.The difficulties your mother has encountered in the past two or three years in order to launch the elderly mobility aid device she invented on the market are the best proof.The first problem she encountered was that the men in the production department did not make products according to her design drawings.Although she completed this design through thorough market research and countless experiments, she had to change the design content many times under the pressure of men who thought they were experts in this type of appliance design.

Looking down on women's brains and abilities is a mistake most men make.Therefore, women's excellent and beneficial ideas are often buried.When women push for their creativity to be valued (as in your case), they are often criticized for being obsessive and belligerent.On the contrary, when a man insists on his own opinion with the same attitude, the men around him will praise him for his insight and perseverance.Is this fair?Of course it's not fair!Isn't this a waste of human resources?Indeed! Ideas being buried or treated unfairly is a real waste of resources for the company.However, this kind of thing still emerges endlessly, why?On this point, I don't know what words should be used to explain the narrow-mindedness of men.It can only be said that this is one of the natural reactions that people will show when women enter the society rapidly. Therefore, we can only wait for time to resolve such problems naturally.

Over the years, you have been recognized by all employees (male and female) for your outstanding performance as a practitioner and as a manager.At this time, if you regress from your current status, the ones who will be hit the hardest should be your same sex, right? !Didn't you say that there is no other person besides you who is in a higher position in the current company and is willing to speak out for gender equality?Resigning means losing a great opportunity. As a result, not only you, but all the women working in the company will suffer a big defeat.Never lose to prejudice and leave your current position. This is my sincere hope for you, and I hope you can reflect on it.

If you are determined to stay, the first thing you should do is to let go of anger and hatred (I don't blame you for having such feelings), and to challenge unreasonable things again with a business-like attitude.In other words, you have to face this problem with the attitude of handling daily business.You want to hold and handle the development of new products, the planning of new market strategies, and the same attitude that you exhibit when dealing with customers.If you participate in the operating committee with a normal heart for a period of time, the rest of the senior executives will learn from you an example of how a first-class manager should behave.

In order to do this, you must remain unaffected by any attempt to prevent your participation, and to freeze your proposals (to whatever degree).At the same time, in order to make the other party listen to your prudent proposals or opinions, and even get a fair evaluation, you must be calm, reserved, fair and humorous while persevering to the end (a sense of humor can ease the tension. effect is often stronger than any factor). If your conduct as a manager is so impeccable, one day you will win the hearts of people in the company who share your true courage. As a result, even extreme male chauvinists will look up to you.As long as you can combine enthusiasm for work and endurance, the final victory will definitely belong to you. When you have established your position, you will not only have the power to eradicate such phenomena, but even prevent them from happening.There are people everywhere who firmly believe that men are the supreme rulers.In order to make our company flourish, if you find such a person among your subordinates, you have to remove them and replace them with non-biased, intelligent people (of different genders). As your status is gradually established, you must have the mentality to let men share the pain you have experienced for many years, right?Please don't lose to such a temptation.The whirlwind of women's liberation is no less repulsive than male chauvinism.Both of these will bring huge losses in time, efficiency, and benefits to the cause. You have grown even more because of being sucked into this maelstrom you know how I celebrate that?In the past, I never expected that women would march into the world of enterprises with such a fierce momentum in just a few years, let alone you would become one of the standard-bearers! Twenty years ago, I would probably have bet my family, my dog, and my plane that I would never live to see a female Prime Minister in Britain.In the end, Mrs Thatcher not only achieved this status, but proved that she was the most outstanding Prime Minister in the history of this country!If I live long enough to see the appearance of a female pope one day, then I can say that I have seen the miracle of the century, right? I figured I'd stop blah blah blah.Before your mother comes back from get off work, I have to buy groceries and pick up the laundry at the laundry.Otherwise, my boss will give me a bureaucratic meal (I really didn't expect that I would live in such an era)! full of love a male