DThe women’s quota – let’s talk about it. Not so wrong. Equal Pay Day: What does it look like in our company? And do we have applications for girls day? Not that Mr. M. had made these remarks, which had been quite astonishing for him up until then, in one breath. But for some time he has let it be known that he thinks equal rights are good.
He didn’t even flinch when the new young colleague introduced herself with her degree and concluded in a large group: “And I’m a feminist!” That’s right, said Mr. M. with a friendly nod, while his colleagues looked alarmed. Oh god, what an exaggerated eco-tussi, such a left-wing women’s rights activist! If the signal word “feminist” falls, even the exhausted startle. Ten letters and everyone’s wide awake. In the past, Mr M. would have been one of the first to be outraged and would have made it clear to the young woman that nobody here cares whether she is feminist, vegan or frugal. But Mr M. has turned his back on the macho world.
How did this happen? Out of my own concern. His wife got bumps on the glass ceiling. His daughter was taken aback when a poorly qualified competitor passed her in the final round of the dream job. The secretary whispered to her that he wouldn’t get pregnant, at most he’d take parental leave for a short time. “Something like that doesn’t work at all,” complains Mr. M. If your favorite people are slowed down, the fun ends. Even more striking is the purification of the colleagues in the neighboring department. He stared into every cleavage, clicked and joked and laughed at the equal opportunities officer. But ever since his attractive daughter reached her teens, he has adopted a zero-tolerance policy. He finds sexist chatter “just disgusting”.
In the Nine to Five column, different authors write about curiosities from everyday life in the office and university.
