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Hmmm. I’m an older female in same field and I find the same fron younger colleagues. Sometimes openly hostile. Sometimes just sneaky. So I guess it can go both ways
Not really, but ok.
As an ‘older’ woman I noticed that the young ones come in with an air of entitlement. Nobody wants to pay their dues anymore.
Yes, it is generational. We came up in a time where it was kill or be killed. As an intern, the older ladies were jealous of my wardrobe. I didn’t run to HR, I didn’t cry. I sucked it up. We dealt with it and did our business. This younger generation is just way too soft. Everything is ‘toxic’, everything hurts your feelings. It’s exhausting. I’m so relieved that I grew up with a spine.
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Jeez, who hurt you.
It’s sad that people were nasty to you back in the day and you doubled down and refuse to break the cycle. Please do better, being a bully isn’t cute nor is it acceptable at ANY age.
Paying dues is an antiquated concept, I don’t blame any of the younger generations for not making work their entire life only to be laid off in lean times. Work is a means to an end, nothing less and nothing more.
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I hear you some of it is just bad behavior and I loathe women not supporting other women. It is hard to remember that this is a male dominated field. For the older women who "made it" the nonsense they had to deal with was limitless. Many women who made it to 40 years old or older in Advertising above a director level had to have nerves of steel. At 28 it is a different generation it feels more open and possible to work and be rewarded without as much of the struggle to just take up space. You can see women who have reached the top levels this was not the case even 10 years ago.
Yes! My first agency I dealt with the meanest older woman on my team
Can you clarify - millennials or genX or boomers? I've been condescended to by millennials and genX... quite dismissive actually.
I am actually I think considered a millennial or sometimes even Gen Z, but it’s definitely Gen X generation (I’d assume because I don’t know their age) and even some millennial women who may be more on the cusp of being Gen X. But more often then not I think it’s Gen X.
Absolutely. And I don't have kids, so there's no excuse for working late or missing any other outside-of-work events, like eating dinner...
This is such a complex problem, from every angle. I think that there are so many differences in the way we have been raised over the last 50 years that there is bound to be issues in relating to one another. A point in fact, to ALL WOMEN OF ALL AGES, I ASK THIS: "WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU TO STOP BRUTALIZING OTHER WOMEN WITH YOUR WORDS AND ATTITUDES AND START EMBRACING THE SISTERHOOD THAT WE HAVE NEVER HAD??" Men have historically been very competitive and yet have seemingly always had the capability of shaking hands at the end of a match and sharing laughs at the bar later on. They don't typically hold grudges, its always "May the better man win" and they accept the outcomes. That allows them to have no hard feelings, per se, and move on. They don't feel the need to tear the opponent apart from head to toe, or criticize everything they do. Instead of complaining about the pretty young face in line to take your job, how about getting to know her and showing her the ins and outs of the position, giving her insider tips aimed at her success. That's what a true leader does!! There may even be a promotion for you at the end, but doubtful if you become a bitter pill. Men have made things very difficult for women over the centuries, but women, you play right into it. A suggestion for EVERY PERSON, Male or Female.....Stop focusing on you and start putting your focus on the WE, we are not here for our own agenda, we are here to be part of a community, where we share the struggles, the highs the lows and the rewards, the growth, the lessons we have learned and our strengths. It is not a man's world any longer, but a world where both men and women can play just about any role in any industry and succeed!! Please let them! This can be an amazing world if we only look at ourselves to improve and look outside ourselves with love and encouragement and uplifting and supportive gestures.