The Man Has Got Me Down!
I apologize to the males within the community, but I am going to vent a little. So, if you are sensitive to the glass ceiling issue, please stop reading now.
Today is another day that I feel like the "man is trying to keep me down".
I hope there are some people out there that can relate to my problem today. Promises were made, and then things change and those promises fly out the window. I don't ask for much at my full-time job, but when I do I expect my request to be granted. When it isn't, I get more and more frustrated with my situation.
Don't get me wrong, I like my job, but there are times when I wish I could walk away from it. I am the go-to person in the office, every day, I get something new tossed my way to handle because they aren't sure how to take care of it. So where is the appreciation?
The glass ceiling in the construction business is very apparent, they may play it off as something else, but let me tell you, it's still a problem in this century.
I am thankful that I have a place to vent my frustrations. WA has given me so much. On days like this I am even more determined to reach my goals with affiliate marketing and website creation. Someday, when they push me too far, I will have the ability to actually walk away and be fine financially.
So, thank you for letting me vent. I will have the opportunity to get away from "the man" someday, but for now, I will keep truckin' and keep my head held high knowing that I am doing something to improve my life.
Here's to a better tomorrow!
Many Thanks~
Lindsey
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I know exactly where you are coming from Lindsey, all I can say is a man is nothing without a woman! But besides that look at it this way you have a job you get paid each week , many thousands of people
would love to be where you are at this moment!
We are all the same we get in a comfort zone , I know you will soon
be able to walk away with high feelings of success and a big smile on your face to boot!
Thank you! You make a very valid point, I am lucky to have a steady income. I forget that sometimes. I appreciate your support.
Lindsey
Oh, I can relate more than you know. I am so determined to make all of this work. So, we have motivation to keep on truckin'! Keep your head up high and a smile on your face.
Determination will keep us going, one of the great things about being a woman, we are stubborn.
Lindsey
Yeah, you are that. ;) (Please note this is said with humor and not otherwise.)
As Kary says, use it for motivation. Think of the day when you can fire your boss.
when a man can do great, women has to do excellent to gain the same credit! I can related with your situation, Lindsey, I hope you gonna make it soon with your website so can say bye-bye to that scratchy situation.
I bet you will, Lindsey! this is the man world, that song said, but without woman is gonna be nothing, so they probably the driver but we are the navigator!
Hey Lindsey, The WA Truckin' Babe.......you go, girl. Yes, there are still glass ceilings in abundance in many industries, but you have the right idea.
Get really good at what you do here, offer more than your competitors, and you might be the GoTo person for some of those neanderthals you are currently enduring....what a tasty revenge. Necessity might be the mother of invention, but Frustration is a first cousin....
Feel free to vent any time....we'll be here for you!
Suz
Hi Lindsey, I can absolutely relate to your problem, and that is why I am here. The man has been getting me down for a long time, always working for others, (it never occurred to me I'd be strong enough to work for myself) selling products and excelling at customer service, but for things that really do not matter at the end of the day, and that help one person, maybe, until they get into debt like with the banking products I was forced to sell, all so some fat cat could have his several million pound bonuses every year, while I managed to pay my bills and that was it. Then I finally got a job I worked really hard to get, a really different position which was what I had wanted, and my former colleagues were really happy for me, but I could never tell them how it was going and broke contact with them, because within days of starting, I was being bullied! Bullied at work! I had never been bullied during my adult life before, so I had no idea how to deal with it and the workplace didn't deal with it at all, so for a long time I dreaded stepping foot in there every day and spent my evenings in tears and lying awake at night. Then about 7 long months later it stopped when the person moved departments, but about a year afterwards I was made redundant. Now I sit here trying to build my dream, working for me, doing the thing I most love doing, making a positive impact in the world and trying to create a job with security, where I will not face those problems or ever have to work for 'the man', who only sees me as a nameless cog in the great machine of their dream. We can do this!!!
So inspirational, thank you. It sucks that you had to deal with that situation for so long. You're tough. And you're right, we can do this! All the crap we have dealt with has brought us here, together. Keep forging ahead!
Lindsey
Hi Lindsey! The most important thing to remember is YOU know how valuable you are. We cannot control our environments all the time however; we do have the ability to make choices. I wish that Lee (2652axmaker) was your boss! :-) Just keep smiling because you know that very soon your website will be making you enough money to do life your own way!
May all your tomorrows be better, each day, one by one as you get closer to the mean of being able to leave your job 'if you want to'!
I hope everthing works out for you. I owned a construction company for 15 years. I had one girl that worked for me. She worked for me for 8 years during which she became the go to person in the company. She would do any work any time I needed her to. However I treated her very good. I was always telling her how much I appreciated the way she did what I needed without complaining and I always gave her bonusses when I could. Its a shame you get treated like you do. I hope you can make Wealthy Afilliate work for you so you can have the freedom and respect you so richly deserve.
Hi Lee. What a nice thing to say to Lindsey! You sound like you were a dream boss! :-) There's a thing called Karma and you will see yours very soon my friend.
You are an awesome boss! They don't disrespect me, but I could handle a little more appreciation. Thank you for the kind words.
Lindsey
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We move away from what we don't want and towards what we do- and it is disheartening when we find that people lie, and hide behind structures and power to avoid taking responsibility.
I have to say that the enormous diversity here- which is far from typical of society as a whole is big advantage for me.
Keyboards and mice, browsers and for the most part-this community are not ethnicity age, gender, status, income, or otherwise prejudiced...
It kinda feels safe without being comfortable.
Thanks for writing Lindsay..Andy
Great words as usual Andy, thank you.
Lindsey