Comments on: I’m a dittohead for Zuska http://www.shessuchageek.com/2007/01/29/im-a-dittohead-for-zuska/ Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:11:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: chem_fem http://www.shessuchageek.com/2007/01/29/im-a-dittohead-for-zuska/#comment-1271 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:35:58 +0000 http://www.shessuchageek.com/2007/01/29/im-a-dittohead-for-zuska/#comment-1271 This reminds me of a story a collegue of mine told me about some of the complete turkeys he has interviewed over the years. He was doing the non-technical part of the interview with a slightly more junior female collegue and before getting into the inverview room the interviewee asked her where she did her PhD. She hadn't done one and said so (I don't think male collegue was even asked) and in the inerview room he sits down with an interviewer on either side and puts his briefcase on the table in front of female interviewer (he SO did!). Both interviewers are amazed to say the least, so male interviewer gets up, gets himself a drink of water and sits back down on the same side of the table as female interviewer. Interviewee has then to remove his case from the table to see both of them. Funnily enough he was NOT getting the job!! To be fair rudeness is not limited to sexism and the same collegue has been blanked by a proffessor at a conference. Still nice to know this stuff is alive and well :( This reminds me of a story a collegue of mine told me about some of the complete turkeys he has interviewed over the years.

He was doing the non-technical part of the interview with a slightly more junior female collegue and before getting into the inverview room the interviewee asked her where she did her PhD. She hadn’t done one and said so (I don’t think male collegue was even asked) and in the inerview room he sits down with an interviewer on either side and puts his briefcase on the table in front of female interviewer (he SO did!). Both interviewers are amazed to say the least, so male interviewer gets up, gets himself a drink of water and sits back down on the same side of the table as female interviewer. Interviewee has then to remove his case from the table to see both of them.

Funnily enough he was NOT getting the job!!
To be fair rudeness is not limited to sexism and the same collegue has been blanked by a proffessor at a conference. Still nice to know this stuff is alive and well :(

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