atw: Re: CV and interview advice

bja:
On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:54:59 +1100,  you wrote:
> <BIG YAWN>
>
> Spare us the blatant sexism and dismissive comments CK or you will make me 
> cry again.
>
> I don't know which weird little island you came from but in my world, there 
> are far
> more women in this game than men. It's just that the men tend to have the more
> technical skills so in some 'very specific areas' there may be more men. As 
> for your
> comment "Being female is a big enough obstacle to overcome" , well I, I ... 
> <sniff> ... 
> <sniff> ... are you happy now CK ... you made me cry ... don't worry, my 
> little hanky
> has fixed me up and I'm fine now.
>
> Anyway, putting aside the soap-boxes Tracy, your health is NOBODY's business 
> but your
> own unless it can have an affect on your FUTURE work. In that case it is only 
> fair to
> be totally up front and honest (without going into the medical specifics). If 
> there is
> no risk to future work, then I suggest you simply make the vague statement 
> that you
> stayed at home for family reasons.
>
> That happens a lot, particularly with women (spare us the female chauvinism 
> CK - my
> wife also did this), and that is quite acceptable is most people's minds.
>
> My 0.05
>

Ah, Brucie baby !    And here I was, thinking you'd been SO good and had been 
taking your pills regularly like a good little feller. 


-Peter M 

   
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