I just started working at a nursing home (in the IT dept) and I have not yet seen a female higher up. Probably 90% of the staff is female if you leave out the maintenance departments (which we all know are generally staffed by men). I am happy to say IT has 50% females, but I know how rare that is.

Humans everywhere are mostly stinkers. I just keep trying to collect the good ones in protest. /endcynic

My high school offered an OPTIONAL class called EASTERN RELIGIONS. HORRORS. That’s actually where I first learned a couple of Yoga poses. This was 1997, btw. This family probably would have wasted a decade trying to sue the school over that one. Meanwhile, I got my Social Studies credit and some better education about…

Hell, when I worked at the game store, I know that the ASM they hired after the last guy left was making about 25% less, and both men. I realize some of that is dictated by experience and qualifications, but statistically women will still be paid less. When I told my current recruiter dude (IT) my hoped for rate, they…

I have been trying to find IT work since graduating over a year ago from a pretty decent if small tech college. Literally the closest I came before a week ago was when I was interviewed by a woman. I just started a different job because the other one, which would have been mine, ended up not being created at all for…

I used to work for a certain video game chain before it was bought by ‘Stop. I was the token female employee for the five years I was there. I took an immense amount of evil pleasure in having male employees bring customers to me for technical questions or opinions on games like Halo and Splinter Cell.

It’s not worth the pay difference.

I temped for a construction company briefly and was the only female on site. I used to be in the Army Reserves so it didn’t bother me as much as it would most probably, but I got very tired of my desk being next to the only bathroom door. Ugh.

I carry cash for the tip. The rest goes on the card...

You never know. My husband's mom wasn't supposed to be able to have kids. She ended up with six. I don't know if joining the Peace Corps had anything to do with it, but just throwing that out there... ^_~

I'm not going to lie, I've tailored my answer to my setting and audience. At my laughable class 'reunion' (long story, but it was the '16 year reunion'...) someone who is clearly either thrilled to be a mom a couple times over OR overcompensating on her social media, asked if I have kids 'yet'. I told her it wasn't my…

Hmm. You may have just given me a clue as to figuring out what my deal is. I know I have arthritis in my back, but I also have a lot of hip/shoulder/rib problems. Guess I'll have to mention that to my doctor.

Just think of it this way, you have free pest control. I'm in a pretty similar area; cemetery, turkeys, great horned owl, barred owl, hawks, coyotes... and I've never seen a mouse. Just a few chipmunks that freeload off my bird feeders and a squirrel whose days are likely numbered.

I'm not even 35 yet and I am in enough pain daily that I constantly think about getting old. I feel like I need to cram as much activity into now as I can, because I don't know if I'll last as long as the stats say (my mom died at 54 from cancer).

I suppose in a way, they do exist, but they're only one side of that person. We don't get to see the other side(s) until we do something that upsets the careful balance of personality traits they've allowed us to see.

Last year I realized an old friend (who I had admittedly not seen much in years and years) was basically the same way. It still makes me sad that the person I thought he was doesn't actually exist.

This is probably pretty tame, but last year I found out that the guy I dated from 17 to 21 spent a good amount of time sex-chatting with my best friend (this was over a decade ago). I'm glad I didn't find out til now, because I literally do not care, but I probably would have freaked the hell out back then. She…

I had a cheat code for this episode, I saw recently that the actor who plays Noah got a spot on some other show, so I figured his time was nigh. Also Maggie's comment to Glenn before they got in the van made me go 'Yup. Someone(s) gonna die.'

Sounds like you need to figure out a way to store them up by the ceiling or something; I get the apartment thing but tissues and toilet paper are A. far cheaper in bulk, and B. never going to go bad. I buy tissues in packs of ten, because I have chronic rhinitis, and when we both got sick recently we came close to…

A high school friend of mine has relatives there, and we've discussed this as she goes to visit at least once a year. She definitely feels like it is not safe.