*This post is not about sadistic prostitutes, so you perverts need not read on. I was inspired to write about this when I read an email from swampmusic about a crusty and difficult co-worker and after my cousin came home and vomited after a vicious verbal attack by female co-worker left her with a lasting migraine.
I’m probably not the first girl to experience this, and I know I won’t be the last, but sometimes being one of the few single or childless women in a work setting dominated by an older self-important and self-righteous female co-worker can suck. I will preface this by saying that I don’t have issues with the majority of the other women I work with. In fact, there’s a sort of sisterhood at my workplace because of that perceived or real common evil we all face. Sometimes having an older and wiser female co-worker to mentor and inspire you can be amazing. I’ve been fortunate to have that happen to me on numerous occasions. (more…)