As a parent, I have been present for meetings with my child and speech therapists, psychologists, and Drs. I watched my daughters when they went to ice-skating, gymnastics, swimming, whatever classes. When I was a Brownie leader, there was a 2 leader minimum, a required adult-to-child ratio, and mandatory criminal…

Its starting to look like a lot of the Olympic sports are having this sort of problem, swimming in particular. There is a culture of obsessive dedication with these that leaves kids particularly vulnerable. The pressure put on them by parents and themselves to succeed and just like in this case they are told their…

That’s not true. Everyone in tech knows that Uber are assholes, other companies would be happy to hire her. Plus, this kind of HR failure is a golden ticket. It’s so bad, any competent lawyer should be able to get her enough money that she wouldn’t need to work for a while.

ugh I know. and to be fair she left of her own volition, and it’s a steep climb to make out a constructive discharge claim, and given that she has a new job probably not a lot in damages... BUT STILL. ANGER. HULK SMASH.

I had the same thought, but sadly I’m pretty sure she knew damn well that if she ever did sue them for it, she would never be hired by a big tech company again... :|

as a lawyer who is usually on the defense side of employment discrimination suits, and who also thinks that sometimes people are just assholes and it’s not about gender/race/whatever: GIRL SUE THEM.

Had to look that up, but yes, death to unicorns. They contribute nothing of value to society and that is not hyperbole.

Death to unicorns

Oh PLEASE let there be a tech bubble burst. I would love nothing more than for those snide, vapid, useless motherfuckers in Silicon Valley to have to do actual fucking work for money.

The HR rep asked Fowler if she and the other female engineers were friends, and asked for details on how they communicated.

I’m calling it now there is gonna be a tech bubble burst and Uber is gonna be the next Pets.com

Yep, my 16 year old sister confirmed that this is because they are hyper aware of their online presence and want to be in control of it. It’s also a signal to your friends not to tag you either, which I get but...why are you posing for a picture in the first place? Why not just decline the photographer or turn your…

I had a group of friends in the late 90s (all black guys—this is relevant) who used to drive every other weekend from Sacramento to fucking Medford, Oregon, to go to an under 21 nightclub (I don’t remember if the minimum age was 18 or 16, but I think 18). When I inquired as to why in the fuck they would drive like 5…

JESUS they know those rules saying only married people can use birth control were declared unconstitutional, no?? This is some archaic bullshit

My doctor knew I didn’t have a thousand dollars to pay up front. Tell him you’ll pay him monthly ($1000/60 months) since that’s how he thinks of it.

Grr. It’s that oblivious attitude that’s making me want to beat my own medical pros around the head and shoulders with a clue by four. I had to have a meds check in early December, and my blood pressure is slightly elevated. (I have a heart murmur, thus med checks and monitoring.) I was very clear about why and got…

“...This is my second or third new doctor after the first few refused to believe that a woman my age didn’t want to be ready to make the babies RIGHT NOW.”

My IUD is good for three more years, but I’ll likely be fertile longer. Insurance won’t pay for a replacement while it’s still functional, so I’d asked my doctor if it was possible the IUD had slipped and needed to be replaced.

He said no, which I expected, but then tried to reassure me it was no big deal because they…

Here’s to hoping all of my American Jezzie friends have their IUD’s locked and loaded.