You might need to watch out for these as you try to make your way to the top. Although the world is not designed to elevate the woman. Sometimes though, things fail to work out because women get in their own way. Let me explain.
It’s a bright and sunny Monday morning. The rest of your colleagues are streaming into the office recharged for a new week. You come in late hauling a huge bag filled with cookies from your weekend baking session. You know how much your colleagues love your cooking, you had to bring some with you.
Or it’s a lazy Thursday afternoon, and the team is trying to touch base after a busy start of the week. Once everyone has settled in, you spring to your feet and begin serving the juices and cookies from the table at the corner. You are a nurturer and you like making people feel comfortable. Your colleagues love you for it and you like to think of yourself as a proper woman.
If this is you, you need to stop. First, let me say that there is nothing wrong with a woman who enjoys cooking, cleaning, and making others feel comfortable. Domesticity, when brought to the workplace, however, becomes a problem in many ways.
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