Natalie Harper, 47, left her well-paid job in the financial sector after constantly being expected to travel at short notice, when colleagues who were parents were not.
'Once a month one of us had to hand-deliver and collect signatures on important documents. The date always varied and was often last minute, sometimes with less than 24 hours' notice. Month after month my boss chose me to carry the documents.
'When I raised this with him, I was told I was the best person for the job, which is nonsense — anyone can get on a plane and collect a signature. I have no doubt it fell to me because they thought I had no responsibilities outside of work. It led to such a divide with my colleagues that I ended up quitting.'
Ha! welcome to the partypal Ma'am.....It's almost like they are realizing what it's like to be a man in a male/female workplace.
I don't think she thought this one through.....How will she feed her 12 cats without a job?
That said why fly somewhere to secure a signature? Must be a Brit thing.
'Once a month one of us had to hand-deliver and collect signatures on important documents. The date always varied and was often last minute, sometimes with less than 24 hours' notice. Month after month my boss chose me to carry the documents.
'When I raised this with him, I was told I was the best person for the job, which is nonsense — anyone can get on a plane and collect a signature. I have no doubt it fell to me because they thought I had no responsibilities outside of work. It led to such a divide with my colleagues that I ended up quitting.'
We childless women are sick of being exploited by mums in the office
Last year things took a dark turn when demographer Paul Morland, a research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London, proposed a tax on childless people...
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Ha! welcome to the party
I don't think she thought this one through.....How will she feed her 12 cats without a job?
That said why fly somewhere to secure a signature? Must be a Brit thing.