Dear Queens,
I once had hope. I graduated with an excellent STEM degree and was recruited into a contractor position with a reputable Fortune 500 tech company.
I thought it would be possible to contribute. I thought I could be a trailblazer.
I ended up being the only woman and was mercilessly mocked by my boss who became department head. He transferred me to another team where it took less than a week for my new supervisor to ask me if I was single or married. Only to clarify that he wanted to know if I was pregnant or not.
That doesn't even mention the Roe v wade loss reaction that I got from my team that convinced me to go remote asap.
I spent money on job search coaches to revive my LI profile and hints on how to change my resume.
While it did result in new interviews, all they were doing was offering me the exact same job that I am desperate to escape. Once I tried those interviews, they all demand that I stay with my current employer since I don't have enough experience and they don't want to mentor me at this point in my career.
I now have a list of states that I cannot accept opportunities from since the loss of Roe v Wade.
I tried to attend a women's conference for my industry. All of the people interested in hiring me want me to stay as the rare female hire in my current field; which again I am trying to escape since the harassment of women is endless in my field, especially since remote work is rarely offered to newer professionals in this field.
I am now realizing that tech will never welcome me unless I go get a masters since clearly a bachelors degree isn't enough. But I'm terrified of going into debt just to face the same problem.
What lazy girl remote job should I try since I'm too burnt out to produce quality sw projects to be eligible for those opportunities?
Hey, I'm a fellow STEM degree female with consulting job, I feel the pain. But please don'tlet scrotes win. If you are good with what you do, your experience will speak for you. Don't get intimidated by scrotes.